Restaurant
Unclaimed profileTap & Cellar
Fresno, CA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Tap & Cellar operates as a craft beer and wine restaurant and the home of the Saviez Family Estates Tasting Room, with a wine club. The Saviez family has farmed wine grapes in Napa Valley and the San Joaquin Valley for over a century. Beer gets equal billing: the bar travels the state for kegs from Alvarado St Brewing Co, Humble Sea Brewing Co, and Moonraker, and Pliny the Elder is a named pour. Cellar Sundays pours five wines for $20.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Cellar Sundays wine tasting, five wines for $20, especially if you want a structured comparison across the Saviez Family Estates portfolio. For beer, ask for Pliny the Elder when it is on tap; the bar also rotates through Alvarado St Brewing Co, Humble Sea Brewing Co, and Moonraker.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- People who want a wine-tasting-room format without committing to a full Napa or San Joaquin Valley itinerary, and beer drinkers who track rotating taps from Alvarado St, Humble Sea, and Moonraker. The Saviez wine club and case-sale option suit anyone building a cellar rather than ordering a single glass.
- When should I go?
- The beer program is described as rotating, so the specific taps change; the packet does not establish a best day or hour for beer beyond that.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A craft beer and wine restaurant that also houses the Saviez Family Estates Tasting Room and wine club, tying a century-old family grape-growing history in Napa Valley and the San Joaquin Valley to a rotating craft beer list that reaches Alvarado St, Humble Sea, and Moonraker.
Beverage categories
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Wine
The wine side is built around the Saviez Family Estates Tasting Room and wine club, with a family grape-growing history spanning Napa Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
Menu strengths
- — Home of the Saviez Family Estates Tasting Room with a wine club, giving the wine program a specific producer identity rather than a generic list.
- — Weekly Cellar Sundays tasting priced at $20 for five wines, with a case-sale option attached.
- — Saviez family grape-growing in Napa Valley and the San Joaquin Valley for over a century backs the tasting-room concept.
Standout selections
- — Cellar Sundays Wine Tasting — $20 for 5 wines — Sunday wine tasting of 5 different wine selections; event page.
Pricing: Cellar Sundays wine tasting is $20 for 5 wines. Other wine prices are not listed in the packet.
Beer
The beer program is a stated craft focus with rotating taps and a linked Untappd list. The bar travels the state to bring in breweries such as Alvarado St Brewing Co, Humble Sea Brewing Co, and Moonraker. Guests note a wide variety of beers on tap, including local and non-local options, and a rare beer.
Menu strengths
- — Travels the state for craft beer, with Alvarado St Brewing Co, Humble Sea Brewing Co, and Moonraker named as examples.
- — Bartender was helpful and knowledgeable, offering samples, per guest comments.
Standout selections
- — Pliny the Elder — named as a pour, a recognized West Coast IPA when it is on tap.
Pricing: Beer prices are not listed in the packet.
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