Fastvínic is the more casual, cheaper little sister of Monvínc; the latter being something of a powerhouse in wine drinking circles attracting the likes of Jancis Robinson for an evening of sophisticated, high-end wine tasting. There’s a library for serious aficionados and professionals, digitised wine menus and a slick restaurant at the back.
Fastvínic by contrast is more of a designer canteen—I found it a tiny bit soulless if the truth be told, though it looks great on the cover of a magazine—that sells fancy sandwiches and interesting wines by the glass. You pour them yourself from a vending machine—evidently all the rage these days; I just saw one at the unfortunately named Wineing in Palma too—after loading up a ‘credit card’ with cash on arrival. There are six whites and six reds to choose from, and like the mother ship, they change on a weekly basis. If you drink by the bottle, the range is wider, but generally more expensive.
Got to hand it to them: as a means of trying lots of different Spanish wines without bankrupting yourself doing it, these people are definitely onto something.
Long live the nuevo bar de vino!
Diputació 251 (Eixample Esquerra); Tel. 93 487 3241; open Mon-Sat 12 noon-midnight
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