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Wouldn't you rather decide on the wines you really like instead of reading about the wines you should like?

Visiting wine bars have become the new favorite pastime for 20 and 30-somethings around the planet — from London, Paris and New York to San Francisco — as a new generation discovers the pleasures of idly swirling glasses of Bordeaux, sniffing the latest Riesling, or sipping a new vintage that's just hit the market.

Wine bars are a great way to relax and have fun, meet new friends, and learn something about your favorite wine along the way. (It's a hard job, but somebody has to do it!)

Pull up a lounge chair as we point you to the hottest wine bars in major cities worldwide...

MurphGuide Directory of NY Wine Bars - The ultimate bar guide for the Big Apple takes on wine bars - with a listing of top places to sip and sit plus location and contact details.

10 Best Wine Bars in Los Angeles - Gayot.com's pick of the best, with A.O.C, Café Pierre, and Citrine leading the pack, including maps and directions, contact info and stellar reviews plus a separate list of best wine bars in San Francisco.

Chicago Wine Bars - Extensive directory of the city's top wine bars with location & contact details, hours, directions, and user reviews.

Miami Wine Bars - Listing of the Top Ten (and many more as you scroll down the page) with related map, menus, visitor reviews, from the Urban Spoon.com, .

London Pubs & Wine Bars - Yahoo! Travel's guide to the hip and ultra-trendy wine bar scene in Notting Hill, The City and all around London town with recommendations, reviews, location and contact info.

The Wine Bars of Paris - A great overview of the wine bar scene in a city that really knows its wine, and leaving the impression that the City of Light is the least pretentious of the lot, and offering up best kept secrets with locations, price guide, food reviews.

Rome Central - Wine Bars - The pick of the best in central Rome, with price guide, complete location and contact info, and Rome wine bar reviews.

Viennese Wine Bars - Take a tour of the Austrian capital's wine bars with a first-hand account of the hip and happening, with links to each.

Australian Wine Bars - Listings by city with addresses, amenities and brief reviews from across the country, and tool around the rest of the site for a collection of feature articles, event calendar and related links from Australian wine expert, Jim McMahon.

Hong Kong wine bars to savor - A special report by CNN International with the lowdown on the city's best wine bars including reviews, related photos and contact details.

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