downtown
The Aperitivo Club on Market Street downtown is an Italian wine and aperitivo bar in Pittsburgh. Spritzes, Italian wines and small plates in the city centre.
Signature pour: A glass of Italian white at aperitivo hour
Wine focus: Italian wines and aperitivo
Food: Italian small plates
lawrenceville
Grapperia on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is an Italian amaro, grappa and wine bar in Pittsburgh. A digestivo-focused room above Piccolo Forno.
Signature pour: An amaro or grappa flight
Wine focus: Italian wine, amaro and grappa
Food: Italian snacks
south-side
Eighth & Hays on West 8th Avenue in Homestead is a wine bar in greater Pittsburgh. An approachable glass list and small plates on a river-town street.
Signature pour: A glass off the by-the-glass list
Wine focus: Approachable wines by the glass
Food: Small plates
north-side
Refucilo Winery on Western Avenue on the North Side is an Argentine-rooted tasting room in Pittsburgh. Malbecs and blends with a family link to Mendoza.
Signature pour: A Malbec in the tasting room
Wine focus: Argentine-style wines
Food: Cheese boards
lawrenceville
The five-seat wine bar at The Vandal on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a fine perch in Pittsburgh. Low-intervention pours and snacks beside the kitchen.
Signature pour: A natural pour at the five-seat bar
Wine focus: Low-intervention and natural wines
Food: Snacks and small plates
lawrenceville
The standing bar at Morcilla on Butler Street in Lawrenceville pours sherry, vermouth and Spanish wine in Pittsburgh. Justin Severino's charcuterie alongside.
Signature pour: A glass off the deep sherry list
Wine focus: Spanish wines, vermouth and sherry
Food: Tapas and charcuterie