Where to drink well in Columbus by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Columbus. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Law Bird on South High Street in the Brewery District is Luke and Annie Williams Pierce's natural-wine and cocktail bar with snacks and a tight rotating list.
Signature pour: Rotating natural by-the-glass
Wine focus: Natural wines and seasonal cocktails
Food: Small plates and snacks
The Sycamore on East Sycamore Street in German Village is the neighborhood wine bar, with bar pizzas, cheese boards and a rotating natural list.
Signature pour: Glass off the rotating natural list
Wine focus: Natural and small-producer wines
Food: Bar pizzas and cheese boards
The Extension on West Chapel Street is Land-Grant Brewing's natural-wine and cocktail bar in Franklinton, featuring the brewery's Cultivation Series.
Signature pour: Land-Grant Cultivation Series cocktail or pour
Wine focus: Natural wine and Cultivation Series
Food: Small plates and snacks
The Veritas wine room on West Gay Street downtown Columbus is the by-the-glass program alongside Chef Josh Dalton's tasting menu, with cellar Burgundy pours.
Signature pour: Sommelier-paired Burgundy off the cellar list
Wine focus: Old World fine wines and biodynamic producers
Food: Tasting menu plates
The Refectory wine cellar on Bethel Road carries 700 selections, the largest cellar in central Ohio, paired with the contemporary French tasting menu.
Signature pour: Burgundy from the 700-bottle list
Wine focus: Burgundy and classic French
Food: French canon tasting menu
The Wolf's Ridge dining room runs a small wine list alongside the house-brewed beers, with a sommelier-selected glass paired with each plate.
Signature pour: Sommelier-selected glass with the beer-pairing course
Wine focus: Boutique wines paired with brewery food
Food: Brewery dining-room menu
Forno on North High Street in Columbus runs an Italian-leaning wine list alongside the wood-oven pizza, with a long happy hour at the Short North bar.
Signature pour: Italian glass list alongside the wood-oven pizza
Wine focus: Italian and Mediterranean wines
Food: Wood-oven pizza and small plates
Speck Italian Eatery on North High Street in Columbus runs a regional Italian wine list paired with the pasta and house salumi counter downtown daily.
Signature pour: Glass off the regional Italian list
Wine focus: Italian regional wines
Food: Pasta and house salumi
Cosmic Bird, the Law Bird natural-wine bottle shop on South High Street, sells bottles for retail and pours by the glass with tinned fish snacks.
Signature pour: By-the-glass off the natural list
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic bottle shop
Food: Snacks and tinned fish
Lindey's wine list on East Beck Street pairs the German Village fine-dining menu with Old World and California classics from the deep cellar.
Signature pour: Sommelier's pick paired with the half chicken
Wine focus: Old World and California classics
Food: American fine-dining menu
Service Bar inside Middle West Spirits in Columbus runs a small-producer wine program alongside the cocktail line and chef-driven small plates daily.
Signature pour: By-the-glass paired with the seasonal plate
Wine focus: Small-producer wines and natural list
Food: Seasonal small plates