After admitting sweet-tooth, salt-fang, and caramel-molar, the committee in charge of colloquialisms now officially recognizes the wine-tusk. Today's Groupon lets you use your wine-tusks with $50 worth of wine for $25 at Double Helix Wine Bar and Boutique in The Shoppes at The Palazzo. This Groupon is only good for Double Helix's wines (at the bar or boutique), but it can be used during happy hour (every day 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close) and weekly wine tastings (every Friday 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., ). Cultivate a wine-sense capable of detecting oaky undertones from up to 10 miles away.

Double Helix Wine Bar and Boutique suggests that the consumption of wine is an inseparable component of our DNA, and the shop makes its argument through the lavish whimsy of its spacious interior, with an ornamented ceiling and chic seating that invite you to a decadent outing. Use today's Groupon toward a full wine menu, and order by glass or by bottle.

Among an enormous selections of reds, whites, champagnes, and cocktails, Italian-leaning palates can sample the rich tannins of a 2002 Luciano Sandrone ($19 for a glass, $10 half glass) while domestic appetites are transported to Oregon through Ken Wright's "Abbott Claim Vineyard" Pinot Noir ($30 for a glass, $16 half glass). When a tender filet asks for the perfect accompaniment or a scarlet dress-shirt seeks the least revealing stains, your new wine-sense will help you determine the ideal pairing.

This Groupon is not good toward merchandise or food, and does not include the $5 admission charge for weekly wine tastings

Reviews

Bloggers love Double Helix Wine Bar & Boutique, and Citysearch called it one of the Best Las Vegas Wine Bars in 2008.

• We love lots of things about the Double Helix: the name, the wines by the glass selection, the cool mixed drinks, the shopping hotties that hang there, and the fact that it’s the only place in The Palazzo Shoppes we can afford. – John Curtas, Eating Las Vegas
• It is a vino heaven for aficionados, and novices alike. – Food Fashionista

Eighty percent of Urbanspooners like Double Helix Wine Bar & Boutique. Seven Citysearchers give it four stars and Yelpers give it 3.5:

• I had a great time, the staff is entertaining and helpful. The wine selection is amazing and the cocktails were great too! – CSMobileUser2, Citysearch