Wine bar£££merchant-cityDaily 12:00-00:00
Vin Cru is a natural wine bar in Merchant Square, Glasgow, pairing low-intervention bottles with fresh tacos in a cobbled Merchant City courtyard.
Signature pour: A low-intervention red by the glass
Wine focus: Natural, organic and low-intervention wine
Food: Fresh tacos
Tip: The taco-and-wine pairing is the format here; go for a few glasses and a round of tacos rather than a big meal.
Wine bar£££west-endWed-Thu 17:00-00:00; Fri 17:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-00:00
Cuvée is a champagne and fine-wine bar upstairs on Lynedoch Street in Glasgow's West End, a small drawing-room lounge for fizz, cocktails and tapas.
Signature pour: A flute of grower Champagne
Wine focus: Champagne and fine wine
Food: Tapas
Tip: It is a walk-in-only, 30-cover lounge; go early evening midweek for a seat at the bar.
Wine bar£££west-endSun-Wed 12:00-20:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-22:00
Corke and Caske is a wine bar, shop and tasting room on Hyndland Road in Glasgow's West End, pouring bottles from around the world with charcuterie.
Signature pour: A wine flight with a charcuterie board
Wine focus: World wines by the glass and bottle
Food: Charcuterie and cheese
Tip: Buy a bottle off the shelf to drink in for a small corkage; the flights are the way to explore the range.
Wine bar££west-endMon-Fri 09:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00
The Left Bank pours natural wine and Scottish craft beer on vinyl-soundtracked Gibson Street in Glasgow's West End, turning wine bar by night.
Signature pour: A natural wine off the changing list
Wine focus: Natural wine and Scottish craft beer
Food: All-day plates and small plates
Tip: It runs from morning coffee to late-night wine, so it works whether you want a glass at lunch or after dinner.
Wine bar£££finniestonMon-Fri 12:00-22:30; Sat 12:00-16:30, 17:30-22:30; Sun 12:00-21:00
Gloriosa pairs Rosie Healey's wood-fired Mediterranean cooking with one of Glasgow's best low-intervention wine lists on Argyle Street in Finnieston.
Signature pour: A biodynamic bottle from the growers' list
Wine focus: Low-intervention and biodynamic wine
Food: Wood-fired Mediterranean plates
Tip: Sit at the counter and ask the team to match glasses to whatever is coming off the wood fire.
Wine bar££dennistounDaily 12:00-22:00
Dennistoun Bar-B-Que is an East End smokehouse on Duke Street, Glasgow, pairing barbecue and burgers with a surprising, well-chosen natural wine list.
Signature pour: A natural wine with a plate of smoked brisket
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wine
Food: Smoked barbecue and burgers
Tip: It is as much a natural-wine bar as a barbecue joint; ask what growers are open by the glass that night.