Klapotetz Weinbar

Graz, Austria

Klapotetz Weinbar has been pouring wine since 2015 in the Renaissance arcaded courtyard of the GRAWE-Hof on Herrengasse, in the middle of the Graz old town, where the bar has its garden in the courtyard. Qualified sommelier Evelyn Merc builds the list of about 130 white and red wines around her personal ties to growers in southern Styria and Burgenland. Around 25 wines are always poured by the glass, and the mix changes every two weeks, ranging from classic Welschriesling to single-vineyard Sauvignon, with rarities from the winemakers' private cellars turning up regularly. Food comes from regional producers: Leitner family meats such as Verhackert and Lendbratl, cheese from the Kasalm on Kaiser-Josef-Platz, and house spreads on fresh bread.