Best of Rhode Island 2008 Editors' Picks

Pier's heady selection of wines and low-light, wine-cellar ambience is seductive. Whether it's a pinot noir from Burgundy or an Australian shiraz, they have it, along with a host of suggestions for other wines in the same vein we might care to sample. The regularly appearing specials--two for $15 Argentinean treats last week, for example--are just a cheery bonus.