Wine Cellar Tasting Room

Wine connoisseurs will certainly appreciate the opportunity to experience this unique Las Vegas link to world viticulture The Wine Cellar Tasting Room. Located beneath the casino floor of the Rio All-Suite Hotel is a showcase of some 50,000 bottles of wine valued at over $10 million, It has been acclaimed as "one of the most impressive public wine collections in the United States."

At the Wine Cellar's wine bar, more than 100 wines are available by the glass, along with food pairings, such as international cheeses, freshly baked breads, and chocolates. A number of leather couches are available, too, providing an intimate venue for sipping vino, port, scotch, or cognac.

The attached retail shop offers bottles and cases of wine for sale, ranging from domestic merlots and imported chardonnays to some truly rare finds, such as a bottle of 1800 Madeira from the cellar of Thomas Jefferson or "cult wines" like vintages of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in 18-liter bottles. In the Wine Cellar's subterranean vault, there is also a museum-like vertical collection of Chateau d'Yquem, dating from 1855~1990 and valued at $2 million.

The Wine Cellar Tasting Room is located inside the Masquerade Village of the Rio All-Suite Hotel at 3700 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103-4043. Hours of operation are from 4pm to 10pm on Monday through Thursday, 3pm to 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3pm to 10pm on Sundays.