Reviews

"Claiming cultural superiority over the pub-obsessed West Side, the East Side has a decent argument, especially when it comes to wine. La Cave du Vin has a well-stocked selection that attracts graduate students, young professionals, Coventry beatniks and the after-theater crowd. And it may be the only wine shrine where knowledgeable bartenders crank up techno music at the end of the night. Along with more than 70 by-the-glass choices, the bar also has a selection of unique beers like the Belgian import Rodenbach Grand Cru and Bell's Beer from Kalamazoo. The cozy site is below street level… It's a nice place to hide out and soak up some legendary culture." - Tim Piai  Citysearch Editorial Profile

 

"We don't know what separates a porter from a stout, and frankly, we don't care. If it tastes good and gets us drunk, that's good enough. Luckily, we don't have to know the intricacies of brewing -- not with a guy like Erich LaSher around. He guides customers through the dizzying array of beers and wines at La Cave du Vin with scholarly precision. You want something light, but not too fruity? He's got your brew. Best of all, he doesn't make you feel like an idiot. This is beer, for Christ's sake, not Shakespeare."-Scene Magazine Best of Cleveland. Erich Lasher - Best Bartender.

"Groundhogs and meerkats aside, most of us prefer to stay above ground when carousing. Surprisingly, being underground has many buried rewards, particularly when you crawl into the right cave.

La Cave du Vin is the right cave. Fifteen feet below Coventry Road, down there with the earthworms and forgotten time capsules, sits a wine cellar waiting to spoil you on above-ground bars forever.

With more than 500 bottles of wine on the list and 70 of those available by the glass, indecision can hit you like a rocketing champagne cork. That is where resident expert Erich LaSher comes in. LaSher has been a vital element of La Cave since it opened in 1994.

As thrilled as LaSher gets talking about wine, you should see him talk about the open fermentation process involved in creating a Belgian Lambic ale.

More than 180 varieties of beer fill the convenience store-style coolers in the first room. Beer shopping is an interactive venture in "The Cave." Instead of scanning a laundry list of suds from a table tent, drinkers get the hands-on pleasure of peering through the glass-fronted coolers and selecting their own beers.. If you are looking for a Budweiser or a Heineken, you are wasting your time." -Douglas Trattner Plain Dealer

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