The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar

I am always flummoxed as to why this place is empty. So I decided to Unilocal it. It’s a wine and beer shop in great location. They have the best wine selection in Bend that I have found. The atmosphere is comfortable. Reminds me of a European bar. Please go here so I can see this place packed. I think the staff is great. Very knowledgeable and will answer any silly question you have about their wine and beer. And did I mention they have sake? Their charcuterie is yummy.

Great place. Awesome wine tastings and selection. Great beers old and new. Staff is friendly, location is awesome. I come here quite a bit to get away from the norm… thank you guys so much!

We visiting this tasting room on a girls trip in Bend! The Oregon wine flight was amazing and the selection of wines was impressive! And guess what… they will even serve you a platter of chocolate to go with your wine!

put another dollar sign on this one. very expensive for 5 oz wine. Antipasti plate for two is $ 25. Good but $$$$$

This wine bar is insulting to wine lovers. They are overpriced and only pour a 5 oz where most places pour 6 oz. Their cheese plates are ridiculously over priced. This place is meant for tourist who don’t know better.

Food = ?
Price = 2
Experience = 3
Shaky floor behind bar… slow service, even at the bar??? and the place was empty???

First time visitor to The Wine Shop recently. Really enjoyed the whole experience. Jim, behind the bar, was funny, conversant and knew his wine! Nice per glass menu, although could have used perhaps a bit more variety, and tasty small bites options. I’ll definitely stop in again next time I’m in Bend.

A Haiku Review of The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar:
Average, nothing great.
Nice selection, friendly staff.
The place was empty.

My friend and I were visiting from Seattle and wanted to go wine tasting while in Bend. We loved this little spot. Really great ambiance and great service. We both had one of the wine flights, which we thought was a great feature ($ 16 for a glass of 3 different wines). We watched the Olympics and enjoyed rooting for team USA with the bartender and others in the bar. It was so great that they were open until 11 (and actually didn’t rush anyone to finish when the time went well past 11pm. This place was more casual than wine tasting bars tend to be, which was refreshing. It was not stuffy or hoity toity at all and was really relaxing! They also had a selection of imported beers for the non-​wine drinkers. I found myself wishing there were more places like this in Seattle!

I was dragged into this establishment with a Belgian ale fan who gravitated toward the small Chimay sign hung over the alley door like a moth to a flame. So I entered with beer on the brain, not wine. Looking across the tap heads and down the beer menu, I was as delighted to discover Rodenbach Flemish Sour Ale on draught as my friend was to see the Chimay tap was white-​label (rare to find on tap, he says). They were $ 9 beers, not cheap even for Bend, but it was kind of expected, given the quality of these brews, and the fact that your average beer-​guzzling palate probably heads down the street to Deschutes (boring!) leading to lowered keg turnover.
We struck up a conversation with the barkeep (Cindy, who is the owner it turns out) about the selection, later moving onto a discussion of the wine selection, which we took a look at on our way out — huge! She stocks wines from all over the world and the West Coast. Cindy was interested in what we had to say about California wines (our home stomping grounds) and took some notes. Which I thought was cool, as I like to see business owners being highly receptive to customer feedback.
The place was quiet and nearly deserted during my visit, late afternoon on a Saturday, which was good because I was there to talk with a friend and didn’t want to shout. I can’t comment on what the atmosphere is usually like when there are more patrons, but it doesn’t feel like a place that ever gets too loud.
The bottom line here is that the wares are costly but the selection is great and the staff is friendly and helpful.

I give this review only for the «to go» beer selection. I get that it is a wine bar and that they have lots of wine and probably do really good with the wine thing. However, I don’t drink wine. I drink only beer. I was stoked to see a sign claiming «beer to go» on my way back from Deschutes Brewery. Unfortunately, once inside the «to go» beer selection is SUPER small. One small cooler only and most were imports that I don’t have the palate or wallet to go for. I went for some of the staple beers available, Stone Brewing, without asking how much it costs. $ 4 per 12oz beer!
I get it if you are serving draft beers and I am paying to rent a stool for awhile but I am giving you money and walking out with these beers. That is $ 24 a 6 pack! When I spoke with the bartender about the prices she responded with «this is a bar not a grocery store.» Why do you advertise beer to go then?
Don’t want to harsh on this place because it looks like a great place to drink a glass of wine or taste one of their many (10?) draft taps, but I was seriously disappointed with what I found in their cooler. If they want to claim they are into beer then they should know how much beer cost and they SHOULD know when they are ripping people off.

I love this place. I stopped by on my way through town and was delighted by the great atmosphere. The people were friendly, and the wine selection was excellent. Can;t recommend this place enough!

You didn’t have a few things on the menu that I wanted to try, the prices were on the high side of fair, and you’re still pulling four stars with a guy from out of town.
How? Service.

I love the wine bar. I think it is a great place to grab a glass of wine. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable about the wines they serve.
The bar itself is very comfortable and a great place to meet a friend or two for a drink. They have a good selection of wines and a very large selection of beers.
I like the atmosphere and they know us when we come in… now that I think about it, maybe that is a problem. NAH! Wine is good!