Where to drink well in Seattle by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Seattle. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
L'Oursin in Seattle at the crossroads of First Hill and the Central District is the 2017 French wine bar: natural Loire and Jura pours, oysters.
Signature pour: Domaine de l'Octavin Poulsard, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers, Loire and Jura
Food: Small plates, oysters, cassoulet
Taylor Shellfish Melrose in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the oyster-and-wine room inside Melrose Market: 16 half-shells, Northwest whites and growers' Champagne.
Signature pour: Schramsberg sparkling, by the glass
Wine focus: Northwest whites, growers' Champagne
Food: Half-shell oysters, geoduck, steamer clams
Vif in Seattle's Fremont is the 2014 natural wine bar and bottle shop: small kitchen of cheese, charcuterie and seasonal plates, plus a retail wall.
Signature pour: Domaine Tissot Jura, by the bottle
Wine focus: Natural, organic and biodynamic European
Food: Small plates, cheese, charcuterie
The Pink Door wine bar in Seattle is the Post Alley bar adjacent to the Italian dining room: Italian regional pours, antipasti to share and a deck view.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional, by the bottle and glass
Food: Antipasti, pasta, cioppino
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square serves Pacific Northwest natural wines from a 24-seat bar; cocktails are the headline, but the wine-by-the-glass.
Signature pour: Walla Walla Cabernet Franc, by the glass
Wine focus: Oregon and Washington natural, low-intervention
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, cheeseburger
Le Pichet wine list in Seattle near Pike Place is the French regional pour: a Loire-Burgundy-Rhone bar program built for the bistro food, served by the glass.
Signature pour: Chinon by the carafe
Wine focus: French regional, Loire, Burgundy, Rhone
Food: Tartines, charcuterie, poulet roti
Cafe Campagne in Seattle's Pike Place runs a tight French and Northwest pour list: Sancerre by the glass, Loire reds for the cassoulet, a half-bottle program.
Signature pour: Sancerre by the glass
Wine focus: French and Pacific Northwest by the glass
Food: Charcuterie, croque madame, cassoulet
The Walrus and the Carpenter wine list in Seattle's Ballard pairs the city's defining oyster bar with crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet and Picpoul.
Signature pour: Muscadet sur lie, by the glass
Wine focus: Crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet, Picpoul
Food: Oysters, steak tartare, rye toast