Rocket Wine is a wine bar in Mitte, Berlin.
Jeff Roy's Rocket Wine in Berlin Mitte pairs a long-form natural-wine retail shop with a bar; the list runs deep on Robinot, Nesterec and small French.
Food program: Artisan bread, cheese, small plates
Tip: Closed Sundays. Walk-up to the bar from 14:00 weekdays; tasting events Saturdays book ahead via the website.
Address: Sophienstrasse 10, 10178 Berlin
Marco Mueller's Weinbar Rutz on the ground floor of the three-star Rutz in Berlin Mitte pours German Rieslings from the same 1,200-bottle cellar.
Signature pour: Keller G-Max Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: German Rieslings and Pinots
Food: Bistro plates from the Rutz kitchen
Tip: Walk-ins from 18:30; bistro plates at a third the price of the upstairs tasting. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Jaja on Berlin's Weichselstrasse in Neukoelln pours natural French wines from a 200-bottle list, with bar-counter walk-ins from 18:00 anchoring the borough's natural-wine scene Tuesday through Saturday.
Signature pour: Jura Trousseau by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French and German wines
Food: Small plates and charcuterie
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bar walk-ins from 18:00; the small plates run until midnight.
Otto in Berlin Neukoelln runs a natural-German-wine bar with a tight small-plates kitchen; the Riesling-led by-the-glass list and the bread course anchor.
Signature pour: Schaefer-Froehlich Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: Natural German and Austrian wines
Food: Small plates from a tight open kitchen
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The early 18:00 seating walks in; tables from 20:00 book online a week ahead.
Viniculture on Berlin's Grolmanstrasse in Charlottenburg runs the city's biodynamic-Italian and Sicilian-wine specialist; the Etna. Open tue-sat 18:00-00:00.
Signature pour: Cornelissen Etna Rosso by the glass
Wine focus: French and Italian biodynamic wines
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar from 18:00 is the easier seating than the tables; cheese board is the order.
Marco Mueller's Weinbar Rutz on the ground floor of the three-star Rutz in Berlin Mitte pours German Rieslings from the same 1,200-bottle cellar.
Signature pour: Keller G-Max Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: German Rieslings and Pinots
Food: Bistro plates from the Rutz kitchen
Tip: Walk-ins from 18:30; bistro plates at a third the price of the upstairs tasting. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Palsta on Berlin's Oderstrasse in Neukoelln Schillerkiez runs a Finnish-Nordic wine bar opposite Tempelhofer Feld; the by-the-glass natural list.
Signature pour: By-the-glass Nordic and Finnish naturals
Wine focus: Natural wines (Nordic and European low-intervention)
Food: Nordic small plates and seafood
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar window from 18:30 takes walk-ups; weekend tables book a week ahead.
Vendemmia on Berlin's Akazienstrasse in Schoeneberg runs an Italian-only wine shop and bar with 600 bottles; the regional Italian-only by-the-glass list.
Signature pour: Foradori Teroldego by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines
Food: Antipasti and pasta
Tip: Closed Sunday. The shop side stays open later than the bar; takeaway bottles run a 20 percent corkage.
