$9 Wine and Cheese Pairing at Wine Detective ($19 Value) https://www.groupon.com/los-angeles/deals/wine-detective?utm_campaign=UserReferral&utm_medium=email&utm_source=uu142868

After Capri Sun began creepily transforming people into amorphous metallic globules, wine rose to prominence, offering a similarly complex flavor profile without the threat of spontaneous melting. Celebrate wine, or “nature’s Capri Sun,” with today’s Groupon. For $9, you’ll get one glass of house wine (an $8 value) and your choice of a three-cheese or three-charcuteries plate (an $11 value) at Wine Detective, a haute spot hopelessly devoted to uncorking bottled bliss. Reservations are not required; you can stop in at any time, but you must redeem this Groupon within three months.

This Pasadena pour house features an expansive tasting room complete with wine-dispensing machines, a wine bar, a store, and a tasting room with more than 48 different bottles available for sampling. Supplement your glass with your choice of a cheese or charcuteries plate. Dairy devotees will gobble up the trifecta of tasty bites, featuring a soft Italian buffalo cheese, a French goat cheese, and an Italian sheep cheese. Alternately, the charcuteries platter stars a soprassata, salami nostrano, and serrano ham. Post-meal, stop into the wine store to take a bit of the experience home, just like picking up astronaut ice cream at the planetarium.

Slink into cozy sofas or post up at the sleek, wooden bar for an evening of epicurean escape. A convenient location in the Commons Plaza encourages weary shoppers to kick up their heels and relax after an afternoon of tiring plastic swiping. Stop in for sips and snacks Monday through Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Thursdays 3 p.m. to midnight, Saturdays 12 p.m. to midnight, and Sundays 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The have a good selection of red and white wines from Spain.

Muga Rioja, Spain, 2007

Vina Sastre Temparanillo 2006, Spain

Alto Moncayo Garnacha Campo de Borja 2007, Spain

Bodegas Ateca, Atteca Armas Garnacha 2006, Spain

White:

Bodegas Shaya Verdejo Rueda, Spain 2008

La Cana Albarino Rias Baixas, Spain 2008

Bodegas Botani Moscatel de Alejandria 2008, Spain

Do Ferreiro Albarino Rias Biaxas 2007, Spain

Bodegas Avanthia, Avanthia Godello Valdeorras 2008, Spain