With six locations in the Houston area, this newest outpost of the Arizona-born wine bar chain offers a relaxed vibe and outdoor patio to unwind with wine in hand. Take advantage of their daily happy hour until 5 p.m. with $6 glasses of wine and pitchers of beer, or visit on Monday or Tuesday after 8 p.m., when a bottle of wine and a bruschetta board will run you $25.

Old-world techniques meet modern sensibilities at this women-owned winery. Decant prides itself on cultivating wine using traditional fermentation processes to ensure every bottle is unique and is of tremendous standards. Stop by their Prohibition-era-themed tasting room for bottles, flights, and pours — all with an educational behind-the-scenes view into the love and dedication that goes into the process. An added perk for pet lovers — its patio is pooch-friendly.

This Heights bottle shop and tasting room doubles as a wine destination and gallery of handcrafts and home décor. With bottle specials offered weekly and frequent tasting events, Reata is a homey place to sip and discover new wine without the pomp and circumstance.

Looking for some wine education? Helmed by Le Cordon Bleu trained chefs, sommeliers, and winemakers Ryan Levy and Ian Eastveld, Nice takes their wines and their tasting experiences up a notch. The winery offers appointment-only guided wine class sit-down experiences complete with cheese or food pairings, plus the option to peruse its winery and award-winning bottles, including its 2018 cabernet franc from Paicines, California, which earned the Reserve Best in Show at the most recent Houston Rodeo & Livestock Show.

This family-owned wine cellar, tasting room, and bottle shop is home to over 400 different wines from around the globe. This vast selection is available to take home or sip in-house, but the pro move is to get one of their three-pour flights. From earthy Spanish reds to floral wines from lesser-known regions such as Georgia, pick any three wines you want to sample and get transported to a wine country. Be sure to check out their weekly specials, including their Saturday pizza and flight night.

Space City meets Napa Valley at this gorgeous Heights tasting room, which harbors some of the most exclusive bottles in all of Texas. Besides boasting a rare and extensive bottle list, Mutiny is home to the Farmhouse, where you can find exquisite food pairings to go alongside any of their wines for a true Sonoma-style tasting experience with the Texan hospitality we all know and love.

Situated in a historic, renovated 1902 home on Heights Boulevard, Serca Wines brings the wines of the famed Mendoza region of Argentina to the Houston community. The elegant tasting room pours everything from Argentinean staple malbecs to merlots, plus a variety of other wines from regions around the world, including the rich terroir of Argentina.

Bringing together the vibrant Houston local art scene with wine, cocktails, and a robust dinner and brunch menu, Trez is an intimate Black-owned wine destination with a great ethos. The vibes are always right, with local artists’ work adorning the bar, live music, and an extensive bottle list with wines from top regions around the country. Start with a sommelier-picked wine flight, with three 3-ounce pours, ranging from a set of adventurous, sweet, sparkling, well-aged, or rosé varieties.

Portuguese tapas and old-world wines are front and center at this Midtown hotspot, which also boasts one of the best Madeira, port, and dessert wine lists in town. Grab the pesticos sampler — a plate full of Portuguese staples such as serrano ham and Manchego cheese to pair brilliantly with any of Oporto’s lively reds, fruity whites, or ros​​és.

Located on Westheimer alongside fellow Goodnight Hospitality group hotspots Rosie Cannonball and March, this natural wine bar and shop offers some of Houston’s premier wines, artisanal cheese, and great daily sandwich and food offerings in a quaint, comfortable setting. Take a journey sampling various juicy and rambunctious natty wines at the bar, and be sure to capitalize on the staff’s knowledge when selecting your next bottle. You can’t go wrong with a pet-nat for the road. If seeking to become more of an expert yourself, reserve a spot at the shop’s monthly wine and cheese class, which features a different pairing of four wines and four cheeses each class.

As the first “automated” wine bar in Houston, Roots uses wine vending machines to allow patrons to sample and sip over 50 different wines, taking the phrase “try before you buy” to another level. Roots also specializes in low-intervention wines and highlights lesser-known producers and minority-owned wineries and offers beer, cider, and great small bites such as the wagyu tartare for a well-rounded selection.

Plano’s Sixty Vines has become a favorite watering hole in the Houston area, with outposts in Rice Village and the Woodlands. The wine bar boasts a cutting-edge 60-tap system with wines and cocktails, plus an extensive food menu of pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, and more.