Main Street Wine Cellar, Seal Beach, CA.

The original thinking behind this blog was talking about having fun with affordable wine and more importantly sharing that fun with friends and family.  For some special occasions however its still a ton of fun to go out to a great bar.  Though truth be told, since Carmen and I are married with Kiddos we tend to hang out with people at the same point in their lives as well.

The Wine Cellar is on Main Street,, there are 2 public parking lots within one block of the Wine Cellar..  

For our friends recent birthday party we visited the Main Street Wine Cellar in Seal Beach, CA.   It would have probably been more fun at Joe Josts, but lets be honest, I wouldn't want the young kids to feel bad hanging with the old folks so, we went somewhere grown and sexy instead.

The definition of a well stocked bar.

The Wine Cellar has several different options when you visit from intimate dining tables for "date dining", one entire wall is retractable to allow the ocean breeze to waft through.  There is a wonderful long table in the center of the Wine Cellar for large parties our party started with 4 and ballooned to 15 over the course of the evening and we only took up 2/3 of the long table.  The Wine Cellar also boasts a great bar area with wine bottles on a wine tap for by the glass enjoyment.  

Wine on tap... good times ahead.

The staff of the Wine Cellar is knowledgeable, attentive, and generally makes good recommendations if you have an idea of what you are looking for.  Since I have been trying to keep track of my preferences lately after starting this blog I knew what I wanted and could explain it to the staff. 

Appetizers and red wine, the dinner of champions. 

We started with a fruity white wine and went to fuller bodied reds as the night went on.  I think we went through a Malbec, a Napa Cabernet, a tasty Burgundy, and a Zinfandel.  After the paninni course was served, I asked for Spanish wine because an Cubano  I was munching on would go well with a Tempranillo.  The wait staff offered a traditional Tempranillo and a fun Tempranillo called the "Spaniard" which contained romance alluding to the campy but great 80's movie "The Princess Bride." That suggestion was such a hoot, I had to try it, since I love that movie [yes its a chick movie but  Andre the Giant has the best cameo in a movie ever.]

There is also live music on Friday and Saturday nights, which was an unexpected surprise that was greatly appreciated.  The Wine Cellar is a touch on the pricey side however I did not get a bad bottle all night and the service was excellent.  It was a more expensive night than usual Saturday out however I will head back soon if a birthday, anniversary or other excuse pops up.

If you are around the East Long Beach or Seal Beach areas the Wine Cellar is a great wine bar in a fun area and well worth a visit.  The Wine Cellar is located at 302 Main Street Seal Beach, CA 90740.  Tel (562) 430-3200.