Bars where the list is the point: long by-the-glass lists, local producers and people behind the bar who know them.

431 wine bars in 48 regions · 13 countries

France 10Italy 10Spain 7Germany 6Portugal 4Austria 2Greece 2Hungary 2Croatia 1England 1Georgia 1Slovenia 1Switzerland 1
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Editors' picks

The best wine bars we cover

Our highest-rated wine bars, at most two per region so every corner of the map gets a look.

4.8 Ribera del Duero · Sardon de Duero Abadia Retuerta Cellar Lounge Wine lounge in the vaulted cellars of the 12th-century Abadia Retuerta abbey. Full estate pago catalog including library vintages; the Romanesque... 4.8 Sicily · Politeama, Palermo Enoteca Picone Palermo enoteca in continuous operation since 1946; floor-to-ceiling bottles, a deep Sicilian list and an expert team that stocks wines rarely... 4.8 Santorini · Episkopi Gonias Estate Argyros Tasting Bar The cellar bar of Estate Argyros in Episkopi Gonias holds an extensive old-vine Vinsanto library, with verticals stretching back roughly three... 4.8 Sicily · Kalsa, Palermo Osteria dei Vespri Wine Bar Michelin-listed Palermo restaurant in Palazzo Gangi (the location of Visconti's 'The Leopard') with a 650-label cellar covering Sicily and Italy... 4.8 Rías Baixas · Cambados, Val do Salnés Ribeira de Fefiñáns Sommelier José Luis Aragunde's Cambados wine bar, shop and restaurant on the edge of the Plaza de Fefiñáns. The reference vinoteca for Albariño in... 4.8 Wachau · Mautern Weinstube Nikolaihof Wachau The seasonal wine tavern at Nikolaihof Wachau in Mautern, an estate with documented winemaking history to 985 AD and Demeter certification since... 4.7 Veneto · Centro storico, Verona Antica Bottega del Vino Verona institution combining restaurant, wine bar, and wine cellar. Wine Spectator Grand Award recipient since 2004; cellar deep in Italian and... 4.7 Champagne · Reims centre Au Bon Manger A neighbourhood bar, cave and kitchen on a quiet Reims street, run by Aline and Eric Serva. The focus is small-scale, organic and biodynamic... 4.7 Beaujolais · Fleurie Auberge du Cep Wine Bar The wine bar of Fleurie's Michelin-starred restaurant anchors the village square. The cellar spans the full Beaujolais spectrum with aged-Cru... 4.7 Franciacorta · erbusco Cantine di Franciacorta Villa Pedergnano enoteca and bar osteria stocking 1,200+ Franciacorta labels at winery prices since 1994, with a by-the-glass program paired with... 4.7 Jerez & Sherry · Sanlucar de Barrameda centro Casa Balbino On the main plaza in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Casa Balbino is a long-established tapas bar in the Marco de Jerez triangle. The sherry list focuses... 4.7 Franciacorta · adro Dispensa Pani e Vini Franciacorta Chef Vittorio Fusari's Torbiato enoteca and osteria with 700 Franciacorta-led labels, an aperitivo counter and a fine-dining room upstairs, opened...

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