Discount nights mean sweet deals for wine lovers
What’s more fun than trying a new bottle of wine? Having that wine served to you at a discount, of course.
Here, then, is a list of some of Milwaukee-area restaurants with a “wine night,” when bottles are discounted:
Pizza Man — On Mondays, bottles of wine less than $100 are half off (and for members of the military, on Sunday, as well). Theirs is a broad list organized by varietal, dominated by wines from California, France and Italy, although other regions — including the Finger Lakes and even Algoma — are represented, too. Wine lists vary by location. 2597 N. Downer Ave. (414) 2721745; 11500 W. Burleigh St., Wauwatosa. (414) 2492000; 7974 S. Main St., Oak Creek, in Drexel Town Center. (414) 856-1000. pizzamanwi.com
Strange Town — Explore natural wines by small producers; select bottles are half price on Mondays at this cozy restaurant with a plant-based menu. On Wednesdays, bottles by women winemakers are half off. 2101 N. Prospect Ave. (414) 885-0404. strangetownmke.com
Goodkind — Mondays bring half-priced bottles. They’re Old and New World, focused on smaller producers and including some organic wines. You’ll find some unusual varietals, like Sylvaner, grown in Bavaria. 2457 S. Wentworth Ave. (414) 763-4706. goodkind bayview.com
Pastiche Bistro — In Brown Deer, bottles under $100 are half price on Mondays. At Pastiche at the Metro downtown, bottles of wine are half off at lunch and dinner on Tuesdays (the occasional high-end bottle might be excluded). France is well-represented on the list, of course, but expect bottles from Spain, California
and beyond. Downtown: 411 E. Mason St., in Hotel Metro. (414) 225-3270. Brown Deer: 4313 W. River Lane. (414) 354-1995. pastichebistro.com
Ristorante Bartolotta — Bottles less than $100 from the restaurant’s deep list of Italian wines are half off Mondays and Tuesdays; wines over $100 get a smaller discount, depending on the cost. 7616 W. State St., Wauwatosa. (414) 771-7910. bartolottaristorante. com
Morel — A select list of bottles are half-price on Tuesdays, usually 10 whites and 10 reds. Morel’s list spans Old and New World wines, with a particular focus on California reds. 430 S. 2nd St. (414) 897-0747. morelmke.com
Amilinda — The bottles here are Spanish and Portuguese, matching the menu. They’re half-price on Tuesdays. (Note that Amilinda will pour any wine on the menu by the glass.) 315 E. Wisconsin Ave. (414) 369-3683. amilinda.com
Cafe Grace — Half-price bottles are offered on Sunday and Tuesday evenings at this French bistro, where about three-quarters of the list is French. Of the rest, many bottles are from California, Oregon and Washington.11200 W. Burleigh St., in the Mayfair Collection, Wauwatosa. (414) 837-6310. cafegracemke.com
Buckley’s — Select bottles are half off all day Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with a new list issued weekly. 801 N. Cass St. (414) 277-1111. buckleysmilwaukee.com
The Fitz — Bottles are half off on Wednesday in the restaurant, and the deal is valid in the bar, Gin Rickey, too. Expect New and Old World wines with some uncommon varietals in the mix. In the Ambassador Hotel, 2308 W. Wisconsin Ave. (414) 345-5015. thefitzmke.com.
Maxie’s — This New Orleans/Southern restaurant offers half-off wines by the bottle on Wednesdays. The value-oriented list is organized by characteristics, like soft and lush, or bold and spicy. 6732 W. Fairview Ave. (414) 292-3969. maxies.com/milwaukee
Jake’s — On Wine Wednesday, bottles less than $100 are half off, and bottles $100 or more are $50 off. The list favors American winemakers; many of the names on the bottles are venerable vintners from places like Napa and Sonoma County. 21445 W. Gumina Road, Pewaukee. (262) 781-7995. jakes-restaurant. com Restaurants, do you have a discount night for wines by the bottle? Send the details to carol.deptolla@jrn.com.