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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Die Kost Bar

English translation:

Tasting Bar

Added to glossary by British Diana
Jul 30, 2014 13:20
9 yrs ago
German term

Die Kost Bar

German to English Marketing Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Humorous or ambiguous name for a wine bar or similar
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....
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 The wonderful world of wine (and others)
3 Fine Wines Bar None
3 The Wine Counter
3 Taste Bude

Discussion

Yorkshireman Aug 3, 2014:
I would have... ... loved to have seen it as "Ze Vine Bar" :-)

Have a good what's left of the weekend - hope it's not as sticky and humid as it is up here in Hannover.
British Diana (asker) Aug 3, 2014:
True, Yorkshireman, but I can only choose and reward answers that have been posted as such. I gave you full points this time because of your contribution to the discussion.
Yorkshireman Aug 3, 2014:
TO BE FAIR... Tasting Bar actually came from Trudy Peters in her agreement with one of my suggestions.
billcorno (X) Jul 31, 2014:
Or Fine Vine Wine Bar?
billcorno (X) Jul 31, 2014:
How about Fine Vines Bar?
Yorkshireman Jul 30, 2014:
Brits on the tour would love it! How about "The Vine Bar"?
a not particularly well hidden dig at the pronunciation of wine by some Germans.
BrigitteHilgner Jul 30, 2014:
Kostbar (it should be one word in German)
the place to sample sumptuous wines
Yorkshireman Jul 30, 2014:
Diana The first thing that comes to mind on reading "Kost Bar" is vegetable juices and salads (Rohkost).

Proposed translations

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24 mins
Selected

The wonderful world of wine (and others)

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)
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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!)
Note from asker:
Thank you, Yorkshireman! I am looking for a name for the "Kost Bar" so that people will know what it is there for.
I also like "The Vine Bar" !
Peer comment(s):
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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. 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."
2 hrs

Fine Wines Bar None

Preserves the pun with the bar and gets rid of Kost which wasn't particularly convincing in the first place, as Yorkshireman already hinted.
Note from asker:
Thank you, Michael! Is this suggestion perhaps a bit too subtle??
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10 hrs

The Wine Counter

Note from 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";-).
Decided against this, Helen, as "Counter" loses the association with drinking that "Bar" has.
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1 day 7 hrs

Taste Bude

An English speaker would probably get this, as might a German.
Note from asker:
Thanks, Bill , but was is the pun?
Peer comment(s):
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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