Esters Wine Shop & Bar

What are your initial impressions of this place?

Esters is the wine bar of your dreams: ample seating, beautiful light, and a library ladder to swing through the floor-to-ceiling shelves stocked with bottles from around the globe.
Lovely. And who do you see here?

This is a sophisticated, unstuffy crowd.

What’s on the drinks list?

There’s a lovely cocktail menu, but the focus here is wine, including some cool selections from up-and-coming wine regions around Southern California, like Stolpman (Ballard Canyon) and Hocus Bolus (Lompoc).

How about the food menu?

Esters is a member of the Rustic Canyon family of restaurants, meaning that the food here is just as good as the wine. There are snacks, cured meats and cheeses, a raw bar, and plenty of great dishes meant for sharing.

How’s the service?

The staff is incredibly knowledgeable yet un-stuffy—just what you want from a wine bar.
Cool. So what’s the takeaway—why would you recommend this place, and what for?

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