Le Baron Rouge — Restaurant in Paris

What a cool concept! Wine Touch allows you to put money on a card (20 euro increments), and try samples of a huge range of wines in (what I think are approximately) 1.5, 3, and 4.5 ounce pours. Prices for the smallest pour range from 1 to 5 euros, depending on the wine.

Wine Touch allows you to try a huge range of wines, at a wide variety of price points. It's a great way to learn about wine -- compare varietals, or compare different vintages of the same varietal. You can also try a 85 - 100 euro bottle without committing to purchasing an entire bottle. Granted, it's not the cheapest way to drink -- those small pours add up pretty quickly! But it's a really novel (and potentially educational) experience.

We were the only ones in the place on a weekday afternoon, and the owner was friendly and very helpful. He gave us detailed information about all of the wines (in French, to my French-speaking partner, but I believe he speaks excellent English as well.)

This is a really cool concept; I hope it catches...

The best bar and evening we spent in Paris! As relative amateurs in wine, our barman / somellier Dill (SP?) was great at recommending wines and giving us sips to taste based on our vague ramblings of "fruity and deep, or nice and fresh" haha! We stayed for 5 different glasses (all exceptional) and then headed out for some food as we fancied a sit down meal, although the charcuterie looked amazing. However we came back immediately afterwards for another glass of out favourite from Dill and then to buy a few bottles of takeaway - both prebottled and straight from the barrel (€3.20 for 1L of delicious Merlot!). Come for a HUGE range of amazingly priced wines and knowledgable and friendly staff! We'll be back as soon as we land next...

Reviews described this as a happening, buzzy, friendly wine bar. Our experience could be summed up in a word : Attentive : if you are a local and turn up at the bar after a tourist, you'll be offered a taste, information about the wine and a friendly smile. Indifferent: if you are tourist, unsure of your French regions/styles, a glass will be placed in front of you and the contents of a nominated, but indeterminate, wine will be sloshed into the glass without any attention, care or information...

P.S. As mentioned elsewhere in these reviews, the Toilet is a hole in a ceramic basin/urinal shared by both men & women ... pretty ordinary and not really ideal for an establishment serving wine and food to...