Vitis House ★ 4.2
NC's first WSET wine school doubles as a wine bar. Food-and-wine pairing classes at $115-150 per person; the most serious wine education in the Triangle.
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Wine in Raleigh hides in plain sight. The Angus Barn cellar holds over 1,400 nationally awarded labels, Poole's Diner's bar counter is one of the city's most coveted solo seats with a French-leaning list, and Vitis House, North Carolina's first WSET wine school, folds Spanish and Mediterranean baking into its pairing classes. Dram and Draught covers the whiskey end on Glenwood South with 300-plus bottles.
Dram and Draught ★ 4.1
Dram and Draught runs an international wine programme alongside 300-plus world whiskeys. The Glenwood South setting and late hours suit wine drinkers equally.
Angus Barn Wine Cellar ★ 4.3
The Angus Barn wine cellar holds over 1,400 labels and has won national wine programme awards. Accessible to diners alongside the steakhouse experience.
Poole's Diner Bar ★ 4.6
Poole's Diner bar counter: one of the most coveted seats in Raleigh for solo dining. The wine list skews natural and thoughtful; bar seats are first-come.
Caffe Luna ★ 4.1
Caffe Luna's Italian wine list is among the most focused in Raleigh, developed over nearly three decades alongside the classical Italian kitchen programme.
Stanbury ★ 4.5
Stanbury's wine list leans toward natural and minimal-intervention producers, curated alongside the seasonal kitchen. Bar seats are first-come from 16:30.
Bida Manda ★ 4.6
The drinks programme at Bida Manda is developed to complement the Laotian kitchen's bold flavours. The wine list is curated for Southeast Asian food pairing.
Herons at The Umstead Hotel ★ 4.7
Wine programme at Herons backs a Forbes Five-Star kitchen. Sommelier focus on American producers and European benchmarks; advance reservations essential.
Vitis House ★ 4.2
TipBook the Spanish food-and-wine pairing class rather than a standalone tasting if you have a choice; the food component makes the learning stick.
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