Wineaux Summerlin in Las Vegas is the Rampart Casino wine bar and market by James Beard winner Shawn McClain and Master Sommelier Nick Hetzel, a glass-pour and retail counter with rotating European bottles.
Food program: Wine-friendly snacks and small plates
Tip: The retail wall has 200 bottles for take-home or on-site corkage at $15; the small plates list runs lighter than Marche Bacchus.
Address: 221 N Rampart Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Kassi Beach House at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is the Mediterranean dining room and pool bar, a Greek and Italian wine programme paired with whole-fish and pasta plates.
Signature pour: Glass-by-glass Italian and Greek whites
Wine focus: Mediterranean and Italian wine list pool-side
Food: Coastal Mediterranean dining room and small plates
Tip: Pool-deck seating runs in the warm months; the dining room is open year-round with the same wine programme.
Garagiste in Las Vegas is the Arts District wine bar in the Soho Lofts, a small-room storefront with a deep European bottle wall, by-the-glass natural wines and a cheese-and-charcuterie kitchen.
Signature pour: Rotating natural-orange wine glass programme
Wine focus: Small-producer European wines and natural-leaning bottles
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and small plates
Tip: The wine wall doubles as retail; ask for a bottle to drink on-site at $10 corkage.
Esther's Kitchen wine bar in Las Vegas is the bar room adjacent to the Arts District Italian dining room, an Italian-focused wine programme curated by sommelier Brett Vibber.
Signature pour: Rotating regional Italian by the glass
Wine focus: Italian wine programme by Brett Vibber
Food: Wine-friendly snacks and the full Esther's menu
Tip: The bar is walk-in even when the dining room is booked; ask the somm to route a regional Italian flight.
Marche Bacchus in Las Vegas is the Summerlin lakeside wine shop and French bistro, a retail wall of 950 bottles drunk on the lake patio for a $10 corkage.
Signature pour: Any retail bottle for a $10 corkage at the table
Wine focus: 950-bottle global retail with on-site corkage
Food: French bistro plates from the dining room
Tip: Pick from the retail wall before sitting; the staff bring the bottle out at the table and the corkage is the same on any.
The Freakin' Frog in Las Vegas is the Maryland Parkway craft-beer and wine shop near UNLV, a college-adjacent bar with a deep European wine programme and house-led tastings.
Signature pour: House Friday flight of four pours
Wine focus: Off-Strip wine shop with weekly themed flights
Food: Bar snacks and lunch counter
Tip: The Whisky Attic upstairs runs guided spirits tastings; the wine room downstairs has Friday flight nights.
