Best Wine Bars in Dubai

Updated 6 October 2026

A useful wine bar tells you what the evening costs before the second glass: a measured pour, a guided flight, a bottle plus corkage, or a pairing with cheese. Dubai’s wine-led rooms sell those in different ways. This guide compares the actual format and published price basis, so a three-glass tasting is not mistaken for three full glasses and a bottle price is not treated as the whole bill.

At a glance

These are different purchases. VNTG’s retail bottle price still has a separate, unpublished service corkage charge; flight prices are for three glasses but the pour size is not stated. At Grapeskin, the menu gives exact glass volumes. Confirm live vintages, availability, fees and package details with each bar before booking.

VNTG Grape & Cheese Society: A bottle-led cellar with retail pricing and daily sommelier flights

VNTG is the unusual option for a table that wants to choose its own bottle: the operator says bottles are sold at retail price, then adds a separate corkage charge for service. That charge is not published, so ask for the exact bottle total before ordering. If you would rather compare wines first, a sommelier curates three-glass flights daily at AED120, AED170 or AED400; the page does not specify the pour size or say whether those prices are per person. More than 350 labels, a dedicated cheese selection, and shared dishes make it feel closer to an enoteca and deli than a conventional restaurant wine list. It is inside JW Marriott Marquis in Business Bay; the operator opens from 4pm Monday–Thursday and from noon Friday–Sunday, until 2am.

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19 Sixty-Four by McGettigan’s: A guided introduction to wine with three selected pours

At Souk Madinat, 19 Sixty-Four makes the learning part of the evening explicit. Its Wine 101 session pairs a sommelier-led introduction to styles, regions and tasting technique with three selected wines for AED99 per person, Tuesday–Sunday from 5pm. Prefer to keep it informal? A bottle of wine with a gourmet cheese platter is AED215, available throughout opening hours, with limited seats. The operator also lists selected wines from AED38 during Wine O’Clock, although days and end times vary by Tuesday–Friday versus the weekend. Its current food page is built around sharing bar bites, while the wine page separates reds, whites, rosé, sparkling, Champagne and vintage bottles. It is open Tuesday–Sunday, 5pm–midnight; Monday is closed. Ask which three wines and which bottle are in the package before booking.

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Grapeskin Grape Bar & Kitchen: The clearest published glass-size comparison, plus cheese and sharing plates

Grapeskin is the practical pick if you want to compare a glass with a larger pour before settling on a bottle. Its 2026 menu lists selected house wine at AED50 for 150ml, AED80 for 250ml or AED250 a bottle, with service, municipality fee and VAT included. That is the most transparent pour-size comparison in this shortlist. The operator also advertises a Wednesday 6–9pm offer of three glasses of house wine or sparkling with a mixed cheese platter for AED120; its page labels it “Ladies Night”, and it does not state the glass volume, so confirm who can book and what is included. Cheese boards and tapas-style plates give the wine a food-led setting at La Ville in City Walk. The operator lists daily opening from 5pm to midnight.

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Vintage Cheese & Wine Bar: Wine-flight nights, cheese pairings and fondue in a dedicated wine bar

Wafi’s Vintage is built around wine and cheese, not a cocktail menu with a few bottles at the back. Its current beverage menu, dated April 2026, spans European, Australian, South African and New Zealand labels; selected listed glasses start at AED50, although the menu does not state the pour size; prices include service, municipality fee and VAT. Pair a bottle or a pour with its five-cheese board at AED160, or share a cheese fondue at AED180. The venue also promotes weekly flight nights and cheese-and-cold-cut evenings with sommelier-selected wines, but it does not publish those event prices or complete terms online. Ask which wines and how many pours are included for your date. Vintage is in Wafi Pyramids and opens Sunday–Thursday from 5pm to midnight, and Friday–Saturday until 1am.

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Choose by the format you want

For a sommelier-guided first tasting, book 19 Sixty-Four’s three-wine Wine 101, Tuesday–Sunday after 5pm. For a flexible bottle order, VNTG gives a retail-price base but ask how much corkage is added. If pour size matters to your budget, Grapeskin is the one that publishes 150ml and 250ml options. For a longer cheese-led evening, Vintage has a current priced cheese board and fondue alongside wine.

All four have a wine-and-food identity, but they are not interchangeable: a wine flight, a retail bottle with corkage, a measured glass and a fondue night answer different occasions. The venue’s current booking page is the final check for seats, vintages and timed offers.

Before you reserve

Ask whether the listed glass is 150ml or another pour, whether a tasting is priced per person, and which wines are included. For bottles, check whether service, corkage, or both are added. A pairing platter may be for one or for sharing; confirm its size. If an event is described as a “ladies’ night” or a limited-seat tasting, verify eligibility and availability before travelling.

FAQs

Which Dubai wine bar publishes the glass size?

Grapeskin’s 2026 menu lists selected house wines at AED50 for 150ml and AED80 for 250ml, or AED250 by the bottle. It says prices include service, municipality fee and VAT.

Where can I try several wines with a sommelier?

19 Sixty-Four offers a three-wine Wine 101 session with a sommelier for AED99 per person, Tuesday–Sunday from 5pm. VNTG also offers daily three-glass sommelier-curated flights at AED120, AED170 and AED400, but its page does not say whether the prices are per person or list the pour size.

What should I ask about VNTG’s bottle prices?

VNTG says bottles are priced at retail, with a separate corkage charge for service. It does not publish the corkage amount, so ask for the total on your chosen bottle before ordering.