Casa Montana Wine Cellar is a wine bar in Valencia.
Casa Montana on Carrer de Josep Benlliure in Valencia's Cabanyal has poured wine from oak barrels since 1836, with a 1,500-bottle wine cellar and a strong Valencian focus.
Food program: Valencian tapas
Tip: Reserve in advance. The wine list runs deep into Valencian small producers; ask the sommelier.
Address: Calle de Jose Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia
Bodegas Biosca on Carrer del Doctor Serrano is the 1932 Ruzafa cellar still in the same family after three generations. The basement holds 10,000-litre tanks; the bar pours Bobal and other Valencian wines across counter tapas.
Signature pour: Bobal by the glass from the 1932 cellar
Wine focus: Three generations of Valencian wines, Bobal depth
Food: Counter tapas and chacinas
Tinto Fino Ultramarino on Carrer de la Corretgeria pours a Spanish-and-Italian list with counter tapas in a snug Ciutat Vella room. Wednesday acoustic sessions start at 20:00; wine and small plates run at fair prices through the week.
Signature pour: Spanish reds by the glass at fair prices
Wine focus: Spanish and Italian by-the-glass
Food: Counter tapas and small plates
Vinorte on Calle de Cervantes is the Extramurs wine bar pouring a Mediterranean-and-Spanish list. By-the-glass rotations, small Mediterranean plates and cheese boards in a tight modern room west of the centre.
Signature pour: Valencian by-the-glass list
Wine focus: Mediterranean and Spanish by-the-glass with natural-leaning bottles
Food: Mediterranean small plates and cheese boards
ViveVino on Carrer del Music Padilla in Valencia's Russafa is a natural and orange-wine bar with a 100-bottle small-producer list, tapas and a music-bar vibe.
Signature pour: Glass of orange wine flight
Wine focus: Natural and orange wines
Food: Small plates and embutidos
Tip: The orange-wine flight runs five glasses. Reserve for weekend nights.
Wine Gallery Ruzafa in Valencia is an art-gallery and wine-bar combo with a Spanish-wine list and a small tapas program, in the heart of the Russafa food district.
Signature pour: Glass of Utiel-Requena bobal
Wine focus: Spanish and Valencian wines
Food: Tapas valencianas
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Tuesday-night DJ sessions run late.
