Wine Bar
Unclaimed profileBar Chinchilla
St. Petersburg, FL · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Bar Chinchilla runs a wine-first program with more than 50 wines by the glass or bottle, a wine club offering mixed or single-color red and white selections at $53.50, and weekly tastings that have included vineyard representatives and Italian themes. Happy hour every day discounts select glasses and drafts. The beer side is smaller: six taps and a rotating bottle list of craft beers. The named wine selections range from Bourgogne Pinot Noir to Tokaji Dry Furmint and Amarone.
- What should I order?
- Start with a named pour from the happy hour list—Jean-Claude Bourgogne Pinot Noir Les Ursulines 2017, Disznó Tokaji Dry Furmint 2017, Recchia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2016, Attems Pinot Grigio 2018, or Château du Pape Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2015. If committing to bottles, the Chinchilla's Choice wine club options run $53.50 for mixed, red-only, or white-only.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Wine drinkers who want more than 50 by-the-glass or bottle options and a rotating daily happy hour discount. Beer drinkers seeking six taps and a rotating bottle list of craft discoveries will find a smaller but functional selection.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour runs every day with discounts on select wines and drafts. Weekly wine tastings, including vineyard-representative and Italian-themed events, are another reason to plan a visit.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Wine club selections are $53.50 each for mixed, red-only, or white-only. Happy hour discounts select glasses of wine and takes $1 off drafts. The more than 50 wines by the glass or bottle span a range of price points.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A wine club with three $53.50 formats—mixed red and white, red only, or white only—plus weekly tastings that have featured vineyard representatives and Italian themes. The bar describes itself as the smallest in St. Pete, an intimate beer and wine bar in downtown St. Petersburg.
Beverage categories
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Wine
More than 50 wines by the glass or bottle, a three-option wine club at $53.50, daily happy hour discounts on select glasses, and weekly tastings that have included vineyard representatives and Italian themes. Named selections span Bourgogne, Tokaji, Amarone, Pinot Grigio, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Menu strengths
- — More than 50 wines available by the glass or bottle gives real choice by format.
- — Wine club offers three configurations—mixed red and white, red only, white only—at $53.50 each.
- — Weekly tastings have included vineyard representatives and Italian wine themes.
Standout selections
- — Jean-Claude Bourgogne Pinot Noir Les Ursulines 2017, a Bourgogne Pinot Noir from France.
- — Disznó Tokaji Dry Furmint 2017, a dry Furmint from Tokaji.
- — Recchia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2016, an Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico.
- — Château du Pape Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2015, a red Rhône from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC.
Pricing: Wine club selections $53.50 each; happy hour discounts select glasses daily.
Beer
Six taps plus a bottle list rotated regularly with new beer discoveries and hard-to-find favorites. Happy hour every day takes $1 off drafts. The bar describes itself as an intimate beer and wine bar featuring craft beers discovered around the globe.
Menu strengths
- — Six taps and a rotating bottle list of craft beers with hard-to-find favorites.
- — Happy hour every day includes $1 off drafts.
Standout selections
- — Itself as an intimate beer and wine bar featuring craft beers discovered around the globe.
Pricing: Happy hour every day includes $1 off drafts.
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