Top Bars For Wine Tasting In Philadelphia

Wine connoisseurs and novices alike can enjoy a good wine tasting now and again to discover new tastes from around the world. Fortunately for Philadelphians, it's not hard to find a wine tasting bar in the city that serves daily wine flights, where you can pick and choose three or four wines off of its menu to try. Read on to discover some of the best bars in Philly to taste different wines.

Cooperage Wine & Whiskey Bar
123 S. 7th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 226-2667
www.cooperagephilly.com

Cooperage Wine & Whiskey Bar is located in the Curtis Center and is now offering wine (and whiskey) flights. Choose four different wines to try (or one of its featured flights) off of its small but well-sampled and worldly list. Cooperage also serves more than 75 bourbons, ryes, scotch and whiskeys, beer that frequently rotates and Southern-inspired food. Try a sandwich, including pulled pork, salad, cheese board or a small snack, like beef short ribs. House wines are $5 during happy hour.

Jet Wine Bar
1525 South St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 735-1116
www.jetwinebar.com

Jet Wine Bar has wine tasting every Tuesday where you can build your own flight of three 2.5 ounce glasses for only $10, or try a half glass wine for half the price. This wine bar also has wine tastings about once a month that sees Jill Weber, the owner of Jet Wine Bar and archaeologist, guide guests through a tasting of five wines from different regions of the world, like Tuscany or Armenia. Jet Wine Bar has quite the selection of wine from around the world that can be paired with cheese, meats or small plates, like deviled eggs or edamame.

Tria Cafe Rittenhouse
123 S.18th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-8742
www.triacafe.com

Every Sunday, Tria Café has what it calls "Sunday School" where customers can learn about a unique wine, beer and cheese at inexpensive prices. The syllabus is updated weekly with the wine, beer and cheese featured that week. Tria Café is a simple bar with no modern distractions (like a TV), inviting you to bask in the moment with good friends, drinks and food. Its wine list is small but ever-changing, unique and perfectly curated for the season. It's complemented by a menu full of sandwiches, small snacks and salads.

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Vintage Wine Bar
129 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 922-3095
www.vintage-philadelphia.com

Vintage Wine Bar has a selection of more than 60 wines by the glass and offers flights in three-ounce pours that you can create yourself. The wines are from all over the world and perfectly complement its French bistro cuisine created with only local and fresh ingredients. Pair your glass with the likes of French onion soup, fig & gorgonzola bruschetta or grilled flank steak at this Midtown City bar. Come in during happy hour and try a house wine or bubbly for only $4 or Sangria for $5.

Wine Bar at Panorama
14 N. Front St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 922-7800
www.pennsviewhotel.com

Wine Bar at Panorama is located in Old City's Penn's View Hotel and, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, has the "largest wine preservation dispensing system in the world." Because of this system, Panorama sees more than 800 wines every year, with selections changing weekly.  Try one of its flights — a selection of five wines each served in 1.5-ounce pours — and choose from more than two-dozen themes. Come in during its daily happy hour and receive $5 off every flight.

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Kelly Neilson is a freelance writer living and working in Philadelphia. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.