12 editor picks in San Antonio.
12 wine bar places in San Antonio we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Antonio | Wine Bar across every city.
San Antonio's wine-bar scene has grown alongside its dining boom, spread across the Pearl, Southtown and the St Mary's Strip. High Street Wine Co. at the Pearl pairs an extensive list with retail bottles, while Little Death on the St Mary's Strip leans into natural and lower-intervention wines. King William Wine Co. and Stella Public House give Southtown its own pours.
High Street Wine Co. at the Pearl is both shop and bar, pouring Old World and natural growers by the glass; buy a bottle to drink in with the cheese board.
TipIt is a shop and a bar, so buy a bottle to drink in for a small corkage. The cheese board is the food order.
Little Death brought a bawdy, fun-first wine bar to the St Mary's strip, pouring affordable natural and lesser-known wines by the glass alongside oysters.
TipWine is kept affordable by the glass and bottle. The oysters are the snack to pair; it gets lively late.
Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar sits in a historic downtown building steps from the River Walk, with a cellar of more than 4,000 bottles and a candle-lit courtyard.
TipThe courtyard is the seat to want at night. Ask the staff to steer you through the very deep list.
King William Wine Co. in Southtown is a shop and bar in one; browse the retail wall and open whatever catches your eye, a relaxed alternative to a restaurant.
TipBrowse the retail wall and open whatever catches your eye in the bar. A relaxed Southtown alternative to a full restaurant.
Copa Wine Bar & Tasting Room is the best wine option in the Stone Oak suburbs, where self-serve tasting machines let you build a flight across rare vintages.
TipThe self-serve tasting machines let you build your own flight. The best wine bar option in the Stone Oak suburbs.
Postino brought its Arizona-born wine-cafe model to Broadway, with an accessible by-the-glass list and bruschetta boards in a converted industrial space.
TipThe bruschetta board and a glass of wine is the deal, especially on the early-evening happy hour.
Vino Grotta opened in the far Northwest near Cross Mountain to give that part of the city a proper wine bar, with a broad list and small plates; book on Resy.
TipA genuine wine bar in a part of town that lacked one. Book a table on Resy for a weekend evening.
Bar Loretta in King William is a restaurant and bar in one where wine pairs with modern Texas plates; the happy hour is the value entry, with bottles to go.
TipIt is a restaurant and bar in one; the happy hour is the value entry. The adjoining market sells bottles to go.
Stella Public House in the Blue Star complex pairs a selected international wine list and 20 rotating taps with Neapolitan pizza, a relaxed Southtown room.
TipThe wood-fired pizza and a glass off the international list is the move. The patio overlooks the Blue Star complex.
Sternewirth, the bar inside Hotel Emma at the Pearl, pours wine and cocktails beneath the old brewery's restored cast-iron tanks in a striking room.
TipGo for the room as much as the wine; the converted brewhouse is spectacular. Snacks come from the Emma kitchen.
Tre Trattoria downtown pairs a Tuscan-leaning Italian list with its pastas, where happy hour is an easy way in for a glass and a snack before a fuller meal.
TipThe Italian list pairs naturally with the pastas. Happy hour is a good way in for a glass and a snack.
Hola! at the entrance to Southtown is a Spanish tapas bar with a wine list to match, with a patio looking out to the Tower of the Americas and Hemisfair.
TipOrder a spread of tapas with a glass off the Spanish-leaning list. The patio with the Tower of the Americas view is the seat to want.
Guided tour · 8h 30m
Explore the Texas Hill Country on a guided tour from San Antonio. Visit 3 wineries for tastings and enjoy a leisurely 2-hour visit to the charming town of Fredericksburg.
Day trip · 6.5 hours
Discover the heart of Texas's wine country on a day trip from San Antonio to the charming town of Fredericksburg. Have free time to explore the town and stop at two wi...
Day trip · 5.5 hours
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