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    Wine Me Up!

    4.1 (64 reviews)
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    Live music
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    Ashley F.

    Cute vibe. Small wine selection. Very personable. If you're wanting food with your wine.. come earlier. Live music is offered on Friday nights and it's self seating. It was also nice to catch the game too.

    We love the meat lovers flatbread!
    Lulu H.

    Attended my first virtual wine tasting at Wine Me Up with San Rucci Winery! So awesome! I had no idea how it was going to work, and none of my friends had ever done this either. Wine Me Up totally made it work - how ingenious and wonderful it was! Wine Me Up created a wine tasting kit of a superb selection of 5 wines in cute little reusable mini mason jars that we picked up the day of the event for a super easy, virtually no contact pick up. As soon as we pulled up front of Wine Me Up, Michele came rushing out with our baskets which she placed lovingly in the back seat of our car. I'm a wine member, so the $30 charge for the kit was just placed on the credit card they have on file for me. If you aren't a member, you can purchase thru Eventbrite. The tasting kit is enough for 2, and I bought two kits. I invited some friends, the big drinker canceled, the one friend who wanted to come watch doesn't drink, so Nick and I each had a kit to ourselves. A total win, win! They did say "you can have one kit all to yourself, we won't judge" lol It was very cool having the opportunity to "meet" the wonderful winemakers / Owners of the San Rucci Winery, Anthony Merz located owned here in Bakersfield... There was a lot of opportunity to ask questions of the owners who were very knowledgeable and passionate about their craft. Their wines were amazing. My favorite was the Rose, Nick's was the Benvenuta - a blend of 90% Muscat, and 10% Chardonnay. We both really liked the Cabernet Frank. A helpful detailed information sheet for each of the wines poured was provided. There were also three giveaways / drawings for cool prizes. We didn't win, but...next time. I actually thought it was so cool getting to do this at home. I tried to set up a fancy spread, brought out the nice glasses, "lit" the candles. I got a nice ice bucket in which I placed the whites and rose tastings. In Lulu fashion on our way home from the kit pick up, we stopped by Tahoe Joes and got a family dinner, spread out some special fancy cheeses, and had on hand an extra bottle of wine that we had gotten from Wine Me Up. So we had PLENTY. My friend took a lot of pictures.... The mini mason jars are really CUTE, and I just finished washing them, and I intend to use them to make little candles. I miss going to the live person tastings, and hearing the live music. . . However, I really give Wine Me Up credit for being so creative and presenting such an amazing experience. Thank you Michele!

    Nadia A.

    This place is walking distance from my apartment and I went for the first time today and I'm so glad I did! My partner and I went for a 'wines that pair well with chocolate cake' tasting today for National chocolate cake day. I did not know that was a thing but I am a fan! We booked the day before and arrived at 7pm. The place was relatively busy and we were shown to our table quickly and it was already set up. We each got 3 pours of red wine for the tasting with a slice of chocolate cake. The wine was delicious, as was the cake. But I travel to Paso Robles and Napa quite a bit to visit wineries and it's customary to receive 4-5 pours so 3 seemed less for the price. That would be my one note. I think they can go for 4 pours. I opted to get a glass of Chardonnay after the tasting and the caprese flatbread. The flatbread was fairly basic but a good companion to the wine. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience and I'll be back for more events.

    Sandra P.

    Recently attended an event for a Tobin James wine tasting event. It was a good deal of $20 a person that included snacks and a reserve tasting. It was a good deal. The place was a full house and the staff did their best to give good service. We also ordered a bottle of the Tobin Cab reserve which was delicious. I had a good time and would definitely return. If you're new to wine, this would be a fun way to learn without leaving town. Place is cute and super clean. The space is small but they have made the most of their space. Definitely worth trying if you've never been.

    Sampler!
    Karina M.

    This is such a fun little wine place to hang out with a few friends! We had the wine sampler and cheese platter combo and it was a great deal. We were able to sample 4 delicious wines that I really enjoyed. The cheese platter was a lot smaller than I anticipated so it was more like a mini appetizer. Next time I'll just order a full size cheese platter. I did feel very uncomfortable when I walked in as customers just stared at us as if we were out of place but after a while I felt more comfortable.

    Wine and treats pairing for Valentine's Day.
    Trish S.

    This is a great spot in the NW to enjoy some wine and tasty snacks. I've been to 3 tasting events here, and all were fun.

    Wine me up event
    Russell E.

    I've come to this little wine spot for years and have always thought it was a fun place to hang out; I'm looking forward to Thursday night wine tasting events.

    Get the evening started right! Wine and snacks!
    Rose B.

    Had snacks and wine for a great start to the evening. There was live music scheduled and the place filled up days. Casual atmosphere with a great selection of wine!

    Erin P.

    Perfect casual wine bar. I wanted a place to relax with a bottle of wine on a Friday night. My husband and I were able to come and enjoy bottles of wine and a VERY reasonable price as well as delicious appetizers. The steak tips with blue cheese and arugula was perfect, we also got caprese pesto flatbread that was tasty, they had live music too-saxophone and drums. The patio was parfait, thank you so much for the great customer service and food all at great prices.

    Wonderful Merlot tasting while watching Sideways!
    AnneMarie E.

    Looking at other reviews, I feel some are a little unfair. Many are regarding the previous owner and their employees. Garrett and Michelle (the current owners since 2015) are some of the sweetest people ever! My friends and I are frequenters of their wine events. For about 20-25 dollars, you can have some small bites and a wonderful wine tasting. The wineries vary by week. Lisa and Tami are wonderful as well. All in all, we love it here! I hope that the stars and previous reviews will not discourage people from enjoying a super fun place!

    Perfect birthday basket

    Michelle made a PERFECT birthday basket for a relative - specific to their taste and delivered it for me. I live in Texas. The entire experience was delightful and the birthday girl loved it. I will be a repeat customer

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    This place has a very easygoing vibe. The ladies here are attentive. It's a good place to relax and enjoy some wine.

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    If you are not a member here you are sorely missing out. Knowledge and friendly staff. Incredible selection of wines. They even have beers.

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