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Die Kost Bar

English translation: Tasting Bar

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German term or phrase:Die Kost Bar
English translation:Tasting Bar
Entered by: British Diana

13:20 Jul 30, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / Humorous or ambiguous name for a wine bar or similar
German term or phrase: Die Kost Bar
Hallo colleagues!
As you can see I am still preoccupied with these "Vinothek" places. I am preparing a guided tour in English for which I have to explain the pun (if that is what it is) involved in the designation "Die Kost Bar" for the indoor counter/wine bar of a nearby Vinothek.
Here is the blurb about it which I luckily only need to pass on in my own words, not translate:

Die Kostbar
ist das Refugium für große und außergewöhnliche Weine und ein Ort, um entspannt Neues zu entdecken. Trockene fränkische Rebsortenklassiker wie Riesling, Silvaner und Burgunder warten ebenso darauf verkostet zu werden, wie ihre internationalen Pendants aus Cabernet und Sauvignon blanc. Jahrhunderte alte heimische Exoten wie der Traminer treffen auf fruchtige Newcomer wie Scheurebe oder Bacchus. Alle Weine werden auch glasweise ausgeschenkt. Wir bieten dazu kleine, feine Brotzeiten aus der Region an, die von Menschen stammen, die mit dem gleichen Herzblut für Ihre Produkte leben wie wir für unseren Wein.
Wir sind sieben Tage die Woche für Sie da. Es gibt viel zu entdecken und zu erleben in einer wunderbaren Welt des Weins. Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch
Die Kost Bar im Weinreich

http://www.winzer-sommerach.de/Location_Location_23_kkmenue....
British Diana
Germany
Local time: 23:43
The wonderful world of wine (and others)
Explanation:
Palate Bar
Taste Bar
Wine World
The Connoisseurs’ Paradise
The Secrets of Wine
Discover!
Vino, vide, vici! (very bad Latin - I know)
The Grapevine
The Viti Culture Club
In Vino Veritas
Wine Revisited
Between Cask & Bottle
From Grape to Glass


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Personally, I would go for "The Grapevine" - the source of wine and the source of information for insiders

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You even get a whole load of instant slogans like "I heard it at The Grapevine", "Listen to The Grapevine" etc.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:04:48 GMT)
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And - I apologise now for the terrible rhyme - it rhymes with "great wine"

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:07:03 GMT)
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Utterly horrid: "The Tastery"

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:12:21 GMT)
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Even more:

Cellar & Table (if light snacks (Vesperli) are also served),

Uncorked - the secrets of wine



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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-07-30 16:32:12 GMT)
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And another "The Vine Bar" a not particularly well hidden dig at the pronunciation of wine by some Germans. (Brits on the tour would love it!)
Selected response from:

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Grading comment
It was tempting to try one of the more punning alternatives but I decided they were too subtle for your typical wineloving tourist. So Tasting Bar it is.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3The wonderful world of wine (and others)
Yorkshireman
3Fine Wines Bar None
Michael Martin, MA
3The Wine Counter
Helen Shiner
3Taste Bude
billcorno (X)


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Fine Wines Bar None


Explanation:
Preserves the pun with the bar and gets rid of Kost which wasn't particularly convincing in the first place, as Yorkshireman already hinted.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Michael! Is this suggestion perhaps a bit too subtle??

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The wonderful world of wine (and others)


Explanation:
Palate Bar
Taste Bar
Wine World
The Connoisseurs’ Paradise
The Secrets of Wine
Discover!
Vino, vide, vici! (very bad Latin - I know)
The Grapevine
The Viti Culture Club
In Vino Veritas
Wine Revisited
Between Cask & Bottle
From Grape to Glass


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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:00:39 GMT)
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Personally, I would go for "The Grapevine" - the source of wine and the source of information for insiders

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:03:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

You even get a whole load of instant slogans like "I heard it at The Grapevine", "Listen to The Grapevine" etc.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:04:48 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

And - I apologise now for the terrible rhyme - it rhymes with "great wine"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:07:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Utterly horrid: "The Tastery"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-30 15:12:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Even more:

Cellar & Table (if light snacks (Vesperli) are also served),

Uncorked - the secrets of wine



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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-07-30 16:32:12 GMT)
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And another "The Vine Bar" a not particularly well hidden dig at the pronunciation of wine by some Germans. (Brits on the tour would love it!)

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
It was tempting to try one of the more punning alternatives but I decided they were too subtle for your typical wineloving tourist. So Tasting Bar it is.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Yorkshireman! I am looking for a name for the "Kost Bar" so that people will know what it is there for.

Asker: I also like "The Vine Bar" !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher: The Taste Bar. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass hier die Verkostung im Vordergrund steht.
28 mins
  -> THX, Susanne
agree  Trudy Peters: Tasting Bar maybe? - http://www.junglejims.com/beerwine/tasting_bar.asp// I like vine bar too! // Tasteful bar was another thought I had, but prob too confusing
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Trudy - Tasting Bar ain't bad, either :-)
agree  Lancashireman: A rich seam of ideas
9 hrs
  -> Glückauf!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The Wine Counter


Explanation:
Again a simple option used by others:

http://www.littlewinecounter.com/ http://www.littlewinecounter.com/menu/

Nice story:
http://atheologyofwine.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/its-14-foot-lo...

http://bayleaf.us/2014/03/06/mussel-fest-2014/wine-counter-2...

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Helen! In the "nice story" it seems that the owner deliberately used "Counter" because his licence was not for a "bar"and that a "bar" is higher. Does this mean I ouhght to measure the height of the "KostBar";-).

Asker: Decided against this, Helen, as "Counter" loses the association with drinking that "Bar" has.

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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Taste Bude


Explanation:
An English speaker would probably get this, as might a German.

billcorno (X)
United States
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Bill , but was is the pun?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yorkshireman: A pretty cruel pun - I like it!
3 hrs
  -> Thanks! (Could it be as some people say these days - krewel?)
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