Since last July, Vinícola Campestre —a producer from Rio Grande do Sul that opened its first store in the Southeast in São Paulo, in the Pinheiros region—opens its wine bar three times a week for an all-you-can-eat wine.
With the closed price of R$99, it is possible to taste 15 exclusive labels, including some from the Zanotto line, awarded in 2021 by the Decanter World Wine Awards, which for almost 20 years has chosen good bottles around the globe.
It seems tempting — and it is — to offer so much booze at a price that, in most good restaurants, doesn’t even cover a single wine. And this is, by the way, the main point to keep in mind when visiting the rodízio: we are talking about a lot, a lot of drinking.
The service is generous not only in the manners, but also in the doses. Don’t expect the waiter or the polite manager Michelle to moderate how much of each label you’re going to try — if the customer doesn’t signal anything, the glasses will fill almost to the top.
It is also unlikely that someone “pushes” any of the options available on the tables, with snacks such as cold cuts, cheeses and even tapioca dadinhos, all for an average of R$99. coming as those who fatten their bill with food.
The secret to a good experience at Campestre’s rodizio lies precisely in sobriety (which is not synonymous with abstinence, obviously). The diner who goes in the shade, drinking little of each label, drinking water and eating, enjoys much more than the one who burns the start.
It is not mandatory to follow the order suggested in the menu, but it is interesting because it builds a script. The show opens with four whites and a Zanotto rosé, including a surprising gewürztraminer — the name means “spicy grape from Tramin,” a German-speaking city in northern Italy. The flavor is reminiscent of spiced tropical fruit.
The transition to reds takes place with two bottles of Italian and French varieties, and opens what could be called the “second part” of the rodízio with a pinot noir that is not far behind, in any respect, compared to Uruguayan and Argentinean brothers.
Also noteworthy are the syrah, sangiovese and malbec. In short: there are no bad wines in the selection, and the great attraction of the rodízio is to try a little bit of each one, and then return to favorites with more robust doses.
The wine bar is at the back of the Vinícola Campestre store, which sells goodies for food lovers at good prices, including excellent raw ham and salami served on one of the boards.
There are also available wines that pack the rodízio — bottles of gewürztraminer and malbec cost R$59.90 each. Last and most valuable tip (besides, of course, the mandatory “if you drink, don’t drive”): don’t leave your visit to the grocery store until the end.
Do this in the middle of the night, when you need to get up to go to the bathroom, for example. Excitement about the program, calibrated by the many milliliters of alcohol in the blood, can make a dent in the bank account.
Campestre Winery Rotation
Thursdays, from 6pm to midnight, for women only. Fridays and Saturdays, from 6 pm to midnight, for the general public. Free consumption R$ 99. In the program, 15 Zanotto and Villa Campestre labels. Av. Pedroso de Morais, 1047, Pinheiros, São Paulo. WhatsApp (11) 93947-3933. Reservations at www.wine-locals.com/passeios/rodizio-de-vinhos-no-bar-da-campestre-sp.
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