11 Best Wine Bars in Charlottesville

“Charcuterie Board! Very tasty with 3 cheeses and 2 meats. Great price. Service was excellent. Yummy baguette, very good crust. Thank you!“

“Highly recommend this restaurant! The house salad was the best salad I’d ever had. The cocktails are wonderful; the tender even accommodated my special request. The entrees were sumptuous; we got the Italian sausage pasta and the salmon. We travel through Charlottesville twice a year and dine here on our way up and back each year. It’s my favorite part of our trip. Service is excellent.“

“We came here back to back nights- first for a glass of wine (10/10, highly recommend the Tempranillo) and then back for dinner. The pasta is from Luce and was incredible! We had the kale Caesar salad, cacio e pepe and Bolo pastas. Fresh, handmade pasta/ingredients. The service was outstanding for both experiences. Highly recommend for drinks, apps, dinner!“

“We came here on Sunday morning, and there were plenty of seats. The service is good. The environment is chill and nice. The coffee and pastries are pretty standard. We also walked around this area to see the bridge and the river. It’s pretty nice in general. Would recommend if you happen to be in the nearby area.“

“Stunning new space in Charlottesville!“

“Service excellence. Perfect setting. Fantastic food. Everything was great“

“The food was delicious and the service was wonderful.“

“We had a wonderful experience at Tastings of Charlottesville’s wine dinner on 2/24, as a belated Valentine’s Day celebration. The evening focused on wines from Burgundy — specifically Côtes de Beaune and Pommard — and featured producer Domaine Rougeot.

We really love learning about wine (especially when it comes to pairing it with food) and we value educational experiences that are both insightful and free of pretension. We know that’s a delicate balance to strike, and Tastings absolutely hit the mark! 👏

The evening started with some Catsmo smoked salmon canapés, paired with one of the best traditional-method sparklings I’ve had: Vitteaut-Alberti Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Blanc de Blancs. Trust me when I say you need to get a bottle!

The first picture showcases the flight of White Burgundies with a really delicious and cozy coq au vin. Our favorite wine was the third, Domaine Rougeot’s 2022 Saint-Romain “La Combe Bazin.” The nose alone was one of the most gorgeous I’ve experienced in quite some time — truly a stunning bouquet.

The second picture is of the flight of Pinot Noirs. With the reds, we enjoyed a lovely petite tenderloin and “Ma’s Scalloped Potatoes.” Of the second flight, our favorite wine was again the third. This time, it was Domaine Rougeot’s 2022 Pommard “Clos des Roses,” a natural, organic Pinot Noir from a walled monopole vineyard.

The evening concluded with a thoughtfully-curated cheese plate, Deb’s cookie of the week (a yummy oatmeal raisin), and a delightful taste of 2016 Bouchard Père & Fils Pommard.

We *thoroughly* enjoyed ourselves! The food, wine, and company were excellent. We can’t wait to visit Tastings for another wine dinner in the future! 🥂🍷“

“Authentic Italian food! Our waitress Modesta was amazing! Best meal we have had while visiting the area!“

“I recently had the BEST SALAD of my life at Bizou (the roasted beet, mango + goat cheese salad!) It was a gorgeous Wednesday afternoon in summer, sitting in the lovely shade of a patio umbrella, a chilled glass of Virginia-made Rose wine…. A quintessential Charlottesville experience. I will definitely be back, and I highly recommend!“

“The dining room of the Forum Hotel, in the business & law school grounds of the University of Virginia; the hotel opened a few months ago. We were three for a 12:30 lunch on a Saturday. Surprisingly for a Saturday evening home football game, the restaurant was nearly empty. Our server Gabe was more courteous than you'd expect from a waiter surveying a hundred empty seats. The food was genuinely delicious; the ambiance remarkable (there's an 10-acre aboretum directly outside the hotel restaurant's windows). I stupidly left my sports jacket on the back of my seat; the hotel texted my iPhone before I was five minutes out the door, advising me to come back for it. Remarkable!“