We walked in and was warmly greeted by the manger Jared at the bar. Our daughter asked if we order at the bar or at the table, he let us know that he would come out and take our order. He let us know that happen to have a vintage 2018, 2019 & 2021 red wine flight for $30, we did the wine flight while hubby got the draft beer. We also decided to get a light appetizer to go with our drinks that night we got the pita bread with the warm hummus, everything is made in house and everything was so delicious. So good you almost wanna lick the plate. Our daughter walked around to take a look at the collection that they had on the wall where you can buy bottles there, Jared personally, came out to answer any question that she had about the wines and he was very knowledgable about it all. As we sat there and enjoyed our evening together, we saw all sorts of people trickle in, sit down and have drinks and food and just talk. The ambiance is very relaxed and very chill. It's so nice to know that a cool place like this exist in Davis. We will definitely be back next time with more friends and family. We enjoyed ourselves very much and it is so lovely that it has so many cute gifts and trinkets to buy for that wine enthusiast in your life. If you buy any full bottles to go you also get a discount. :) read more

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Had a nice time here, while checking out a friend's jazz quartet playing. We ordered a few glasses of wine and a charcuterie plate. The wine was well selected and the meat plate was really good. Service was very good. If we lived locally, we would check out the pop up dinners on weeknights. read more

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Fun environment and walking distance from Hyatt place on the UC davis campus. Pricing is a bit odd but the sommelier was very fun and also a good scientist! read more

Beautiful ambiance at this location, we took a seat outdoor and each had a glass of wine. Service was attentive and knowledgeable about their products. They even made a recommendation for the next time we visit here. We didn't order any food but we had a great time and there was live music and great atmosphere. Until next time, thank you ! read more

Fantastic wine selection and menu - I have tried the rose, the Pinot Grigio and the petit Syrah blend. They also have a nice selection of beers - including local options! All great - also had the nuts and the olives and duck rillettes. Great nibble selection. Really lovely patio space perfect for a warm evening and people watching opportunities! They also have live music on Saturday nights. Service here is always good! Thank you! read more

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So glad to have a place like this in Davis. The ambiance is lovely and the food (and of course the wine) are delicious.

Love the wait staff, they are attentive and very kind. The ambiance is a rare gem in Davis. The foods pair well with the drinks, I always look forward to pasta nights. I look forward to the food service expanding. read more

This place is so cool! I wish I had the opportunity to go more often when I still lived in Davis. As expected, there is wine everywhere, and food options to order as well. My group opted to order what we wanted by the glass, and the gal that helped us out was extremely informative. She helped each of us choose a wine that suited our preference, and I think she was spot on for everyone. There are plenty of tables as well as counter seating and outdoor seating, and it's a perfect little location in downtown to drink wine. Definitely check it out if you're nearby! read more

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Wine bar did not come up to our table. We ordered like 3 rounds of wine and a charcuterie board and we did not feel welcomed.. as a Davis native I expected more hospitality from this place and I originally was super excited to try this place out! I'm saddened to say that the service was super superb. I hope in the future they treat their customers equally ! read more

Mellow, comfortable, great for dates, girls night out, or after-work gatherings With colleagues. The owner is local, consistent and knowledgeable (he has a food science background). After a long day, I can count on a chilled glass of white and a decadent fruit and cheese spread from this hidden gem. read more

I came here with a friend to have wine and the cheese and charcuterie board. Both were excellent. Not packed at all on a Saturday in the early afternoon. We were checked on a few times and everything was delicious. A little pricey for my personal taste but I'll definitely be back. read more

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Cool spot, friendly, knowledgeable service, and good wine selection. Was going to just pick up a bottle of wine to go, but ended up sitting next a friendly patron at the bar, chatting and getting a glass of the Zinfandel blend from Lodi and then a 20-year tawny Port, both of which were really good. They have some seating inside and out. Definitely recommend. read more

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We had a great server who was very kind and accommodating. The spinach and artichoke dip we ordered came in a hot dish and it was delicious the vibe was quiet and relaxing. read more

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Fun place with some really nice wines and chocolates! I've been here a handful of times and always had excellent service. I anticipate coming back here more regularly to enjoy some tasty beverages and yummy wine. read more

We've had the same guy help us all three times we've been in. He is very knowledgeable about the wines they carry and has repeatedly selected fantastic wines while staying within our budget. Both the mixed nuts and the charcuterie board were delicious and paired well with the wine we chose. I hear they have live music sometimes and I'd love to come for that. We live in Reno but make it a point to stop in when we are traveling nearby. read more

I think the prices were very fair. I split a bottle of Sauvignon blanc with my sister and ordered the charcuterie board. The charcuterie board was definitely worth the value, was yummy and wine was great! read more

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Super cute space, great selection of wine and DELICIOUS food, and incredibly friendly staff. I helped my mom hold an event here recently and their team was lovely. I'm incredibly grateful for them: thank you for making my mom's evening so special. Please please visit this incredible establishment and support a small business! read more

After dinner in downtown, we stopped by for a glass of dessert wine. Davis is known for its viticulture and oenology, but there are not many places in downtown that offer a variety of wines. This place offers wine by the glass, or you can buy a bottle and drink it inside ($10 corkage fee). Although we did not try, they also have snacks to go with the wine. This place may not be perfect (need comfy couches), but they've been doing a good job and I hope they continue to offer wine downtown Davis. OK, another glass (or bottle) of wine may make my rating a bit higher;) read more

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Delicious appetizers. Love the skewers and the hummus plate. Quaint place with plenty of outdoor seating. The inside is swanky and sexy. read more

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Great selection of California and International wines. Charcuterie Plate and Hummus Plate are absolutely fantastic. If you live in the Sacramento/ Davis area and like great wine you won't be disappointed read more

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I want to like this place. The idea of a wine tasting/bar downtown is great. We were excited to go to Davis Wine (we hadn't been since the Vini days), especially after Covid reopening. Unfortunately, it was quite a disappointment. As others have said, the tasting pours are largely gone (and apparently, now they charge a fee if more than one person uses a tasting card, which makes no sense although we did not taste and I'm basing this on another review). We paid $48 for a bottle of sparking rose and truffle chips. The wine was fine (didn't stand out in any way), and the price for chips ($6) seems high, but oh well. What bugged us is a $10 corkage fee(!) for drinking the wine we just purchased! I've never seen a corkage fee for wine purchased in-house (it's always been for wine you bring in from outside). I called the owner today to ask, and although he said there are signs about the corkage fee, we did not see any. Other reviewers also missed whatever signs were placed, since they were also surprised by the corkage fee. The owner explained, oddly, that the corkage fee is to cover the cost of service, meaning opening the bottle (lol) and bringing out glasses. Um....isn't that what your employees are paid to do? How in the heck does it make sense to charge an additional fee -- for wine purchased in-house -- to account for an employee bringing out two glasses and opening the bottle? I'd happily grab my own glasses and spend 5 seconds opening the bottle, to avoid such a silly and ridiculous fee. At no point did the employee mention the corkage fee until she brought the bill. When we asked about it, she shrugged and said (paraphrased)," That's just how we do it." Bottom-line: Wine was OK, nothing special. $10 corkage fee for in-house bottles, to apparently compensate the employee for doing his/her job. read more

Fabulous service and wines! Great time while in town for a short visit. We will definitely be back the next time we are in town.

The selection at this location is superb. The service however at times made us feel we were secondary but one of only two groups (2+ people). read more

When Vini closed, I was devastated as it was really the only place in town to go drink wine in a casual, non-restaurant setting. Plus, their pour-your-own machines were so novel and fun to use. So, when I realized that Davis Wine had opened I was STOKED to try it! Upon walking in, it's immediately clear that they got rid of the vast majority of the stations to "pour-your-own." That said, they did maintain a few of those stations and treat it as a tasting wall, and rather than each wine pour having a specific cost, there is a set price for a set number of tastes. I really, really love that they kept that part of the former business. Other than that, they have a giant selection of wine to buy by the bottle and a decent amount of beers of tap, and wines by the glass. We always go for a whole bottle because the bottle prices are SO reasonable. There is a $10 corkage fee but the bottles are priced so low, that it's more than worth it. For reference, we're wine club members at a winery who sells wine in this store, and the bottle price in store isn't very far off from what we pay as wine club members. So, even with the corkage fee, it's a steal. They also offer "light" bites. Though, we got the biggest board they offer, with alllll the cheese and meats and there was nothing light about it. The portions are HUGE and, honestly, we loved it. I think the portion sizes have decreased a little as they've gotten their footing, but it is still a great deal for what you're paying. Honestly, I think Davis Wine is such a great addition to downtown Davis and I'm so glad it's here! read more

First time back since the reopening from Vini, the immediate thing one notices are the changes in the interior decor. They removed all the couch like booths and low tables, and replaced them all with high tops and bar stools. It doesn't look as relaxing anymore, and it's certainly not very ADA friendly. They also changed all the wall decor, and it looks much less classy European wine bar and much more like the owner has a thing for brightly painted anything. The reloading and usage of the self-pour system is the same, however ever other aspect has changed. Now you must buy a flight of tastings starting at $20, instead of being able to reload whatever amount you wanted to before. Also, they now charge an extra $5 if you want to share your card with another person. Before if you were coming with somebody else, you could share the same card without incurring an extra charge. Now every pour is $4, instead of before where they had many choices below $4 and some above $4, which allowed you to try more expensive ones. It's now mediocre ones across the board. They also lazily left the self-pour instruction signs up with the Vini information, and left the Vini name in the electronic display. What they did remove was the more useful information about the wine including a lengthier description and price per bottle. They removed the three free standing self-pour stations, and reduced the amount of the ones built into the wall by half, leaving only one set for a limited amount of whites and one for a limited amount of reds. I understand the business decision was to switch to more bottle sales...but you can walk into any grocery store or liquor mart or big box store and buy bottles. You can walk into practically any sit down restaurant and order a glass of wine. There was (and still is) only one place in Davis doing self-pour wine (or any self-pour alcohol at all). We went on a Wednesday night, got there shortly after 9:30, and noted that the hours posted next to the door said they close at 11. At around 10:05, the owner (?) turned the closed sign and locked the front doors. About 20 minutes later, we were the only customers left in the store. The owner told us from across the store that it was time to finish up and head home. We left the store at about 10:30, way earlier than their posted close time. One positive new thing is that there is now a much larger selection (thanks to getting rid of most of the self-pour stations) of bottled wine, and the prices are very reasonable and even cheap. What was confusing to me were the numbers scrawled in a White-Out-esque paint across the bottles. At first I thought the bottles had been numbered and corresponded to a pricing sheet, but after failing to locate a pricing sheet and noticing some of the numbers were the same, I realized that they were in fact prices. It didn't help they didn't put dollar signs before the numbers on the bottle. In my opinion the white paint made the bottles appear a bit tacky, and it looks like they built their wine rack from leftover shipping pallets. read more

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Expensive for what you get but there aren't any other options and they have a great location and fun cute outdoor seating. The young woman who was the hostess tonight is completely useless. She told me they closed soon and to go get a table outside, so I waited outside for 10 min while she walked around inside. I finally got up and ordered a glass of wine and charcuterie board but because it was 2 minutes after 9 she said the kitchen was closed. Very disappointing and we ended up going elsewhere for a snack to eat. She was obviously not interested in helping customers and wanted to go home early. The owner/manager is great and very helpful and friendly. read more

Excellent service and location. Good wine. Ok small plate. Uncomfortable high top tables. Mildly overpriced at $50 for two glasses, eight average bites of food + tip. We had dinner + cocktails down the street the same night for the same price, so it will take some enticing for me to return. Casual meet-up place if it's you're thing. read more

If you haven't been here, you need to come. It's the SPOT. Especially if you're looking for a nice place to take your date. The atmosphere is romantic but not too pretentious. Barty made the Spinach and artichoke dip. It was rich and even had a kick to it! I would definitely order it again. Can we all get the recipe?? Just kidding! This wine bar is just perfect for a great glass of wine and a small bite. Jared is always there on weekends and he is extremely genuine and welcoming. The staff rocks! Anyways, take your date here. You won't be disappointed. read more

Amazing selection of wines and beers. The staff Ia super friendly and very knowledgeable about wine. I was extremely surprised about how inexpensive some of my favorite wines were. Definitely a wine lover paradise. read more

Ken and Jared run a nice place. Friendly nice music good snacks excellent dessert. Awesome French selection of White and Red at reasonable prices. A no brainer and one of the few remaining adult places in Davis to hang and mingle. read more

I've always loved having a wine bar downtown, but with the new owners came a different look & feel, with different furniture that I really dislike. Previously there were comfortable but stylish modern booths and a jazz vibe decor. Now the seating is exclusively high, hard stools around high cocktail tables. The stools are uncomfortable & the new look is really generic and less classy. I still love the automatic wine tasting dispensers, the variety of wines, the food menu- cheeses & small plates, but I sure hope they improve the seating. read more

Nice spot. And improvement on the last tenant for sure. Only 4 stars because the last time I went the live music was so loud it was impossible to talk and hear across the table. Other than that, the place was great. read more

Great experience! Lovely low key atmosphere. The bartender gave me several great wines recommendations. Will be back again for sure.

Such a cool place! If you love wine and tasting, this is your spot! $20 and you get to try 5 wines, the customer service was very welcoming and warm. Nice to just enjoy some wine and relax with good conversation. They have everything from white, Rosé, reds, sweet blend, etc. read more

My wife and I always enjoy this place every time we visit Ryan at UC Davis. The owner and staff are the nice and willing people . You can even enjoy a glass with them. I order wine shipped home too. Great selections and even good brew on tap. They fixed the place up nicely and the lite food is great. You must stop by and splurge . Worth the time and the crowd has a great vibe. You wont be disappointed. read more

My wife and I went here while visiting Davis. The owner and employee, Jared are so nice and helpful. We found great deals on bottle and their wine machine is perfect for tasting. We will go again for sure. What a great place to spend time tasting wine. read more