Say that headline three times fast! Wine, wine and more wine, please! Wine shops are sprawled across Pittsburgh, from inside restaurants and bars to their very own bottle shop and tasting rooms. Keep pouring into your wine glasses with these local places:
Tina’s Bar & Bottle Shop
Located on 4114 Main Street, stop by Tina’s Bar & Bottle Shop to savor some tasty cocktails and peruse their palatable wine shop with unique selections. As a biodynamic bottle shop, the intimate, cozy atmosphere offers chilled sparkling wine, skin contact, white and red wines. Find their wine selections on their website to check out affordable, fair prices with bottles originating from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand, Australia, the Republic of Georgia, and wines in the U.S.
PA Libations Wine Shop
Located in The Strip, 1700 Penn, Reading Terminal and Shadyside, PA Libations Wine Shop is family-owned and operated and is a one-stop shop for craft spirits, wines and fermented beverages and offers state-wide shipping, too! Supporting and selling Pennsylvania-made products, they are the largest haven of selection of PA-made wine, spirits, ciders, mead and beer. The following wine brands are on their shelves: Black Dog Winery, Presque Isle Wine Cellars, Hungry Run, Novosel Winery, Massa Wines, Flickerwood Wine Cellars, Seven Mountains wine Cellars and more. Plus, they can help you on types of wine from dessert, fruit, white blends, whites, reds, to sangria and more. Looking for varietal? They can help with that, too, and have a tasting room to find that perfect bottle. Check out all the wines on their website here.
23rd and Vine
As a local wine bar and shop, 23rd and Vine offers small bites, glass flights, glasses and bottles! Pour it up with friends or on a date night with stacked shelves of selections. Sit on the patio and experiment with a varietal or two. (We’re not judging!) As an added bonus, 23rd and Vine is an exclusive provider of Smokey Robinson wines. With inspirations from Abruzzo, Italy and Santa Barbara, California, each wine boasts names of Smokey Robinson’s classic hits, including “My Girl” Chardonnay, “Being with You” Pinot Noir, “Crusin” Bordeaux Blend, and “Second That Emotion” Cabernet Sauvignon. Play a Smokey song, cheers to Pittsburgh greats and view their current wine list here.
SPiLL The Wine Bar
As a wine retail shop and tasting room, SPiLL the Wine Bar offers specialty selections by the glass, bottle and even case! No need to worry about spilling, the shop provides curbside pickup in bustling Bloomfield as well as phone orders. Call ahead, stop by the shop and parade with those pours in this fun, quirky, vivacious space.
Bar Marco
Stop by Bar Marco in The Strip to peruse their bottle shop of curated selections, Wednesday-Saturday, 12-7 p.m. or on Tuesdays by appointment. The restaurant also offers bottles for pick up and a Wine Club Subscription. The monthly subscription includes three natural wines curated by season. Enjoy the educational component of grape varietals, styles and winemakers in each box, too. While you’re at it, check out Bar Marco’s intimate wine room, available for reservations.
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