Sorso Wine Room

Came in a little after 10, waitress is nice and quickly drops off menu but then turns around after leaving and asks if I’m eating. I say yes and she informs me that the kitchen just closed. Don’t want to hassle and inform her I’ll just be drinking then. Comes back a little while to get drink order and then says I can order meat or cheese options. All of it comes out and the Noir and charcuterie are wonderful. Really appreciate that I could have a late night meal even after the kitchen has closed!
This place has a great atmosphere and ambiance. Staff never seemed put out even though I was there around 10−11pm and was working on my phone. Tatiana? (sorry, I’m terrible with names) the staff member was very helpful.

You don’t know me, Unilocal!reviewer, but Sorso Wine Room does.
You don’t know me, so you might think $ 50 is a preposterous amount for a glass of wine. If you do, then you’ve probably never had a truly divine Russian River pinot noir. For a mere twelve bucks and change you can sample one from Martinelli Vineyards, here at Sorso Wine Room.
You don’t know me, Unilocal!reader, but the chance to taste a near $ 200 bottle without rounding up six of your friends is just one of the many thrills you can only enjoy at Sorso.
You don’t know me Unilocal!er, but my friend Jeff at the bar does. He prefers a corner stool, if one’s available, but he’ll sit at any open spot & stand if any lady is. He’ll drink an Orange Wit if it’s on draft (the un-​official suds of nearby Liv residents) or a Mother Road from the bottle if it’s not. If you had a bad day at work he’ll probably buy you a drink, and if you had a bad week with your sports wagers, he may even pick up your whole tab. If you’re fortunate enough to buy him one (and I hope you are & you do), you’ll probably have a friend for life, if you’re worth half a lick.
You don’t know me, future Sorso employee, but you’ll have the pleasure of knowing these gents right quick, so you might as well learn what’s in their glass (or flute): Anthony’s having the Borgo (the manliest Prosecco this side of Rome), Travis cracks the Whip (white blend, by Murrietta) and you should probably get 2 bordeaux glasses and a wine card ready if you see Jered or Chris V. coming.
You don’t know me, and if you’re a regular trying to keep a low profile on your tenth «first» date at Sorso, Tatiana will pretend she doesn’t know you either;).
You don’t know me, Tinderella, and if you are on your first date with Mike at Sorso, than I most definitely won’t know him, but trust me, he is the One That You Want. It will Feel Like the First Time, and you won’t be hearing a pair of over-​played classic-​rock-​ettes either, because there’s no crappy jukebox or creepy karaōke singers here at Sorso Wine Room (excluding the staff holiday party, of course. And by the way, You Don’t Know Me, Unilocal!er, but I might’ve tried my hand at that old-​stand by at said holiday party, and I probably thought I sounded like Canadian sensation Michael Buble:
, but I most certainly did not.). You can keep that playing if you like, or you can come to Sorso & tip a smooth cab (like Vineyard 29’s ‘Cru’) to a big ol’ Pandora slab of Bob Marley, The Black Keys or some awesome 90’s hip-​hop (see the Boys, Beastie; Bastard, Ol’ Dirty; or Smalls, Biggie), depending on the time of night, and where else can you do that?
You don’t know me, Unilocal!,because I am not David T., the consumer, Unilocal!er and purported author of this review. David T. is posting on my be-​half: I am his (admittedly) more sexy & far more competent professional half.
You don’t know me, but I basked here in the warm glow of a smile turned upside-​down & rolled around in the currency of laughter too many times to count. It may be a tad less sexy there without me*, but you can still bask & laugh & roll all the same.
*diminished sex appeal easily remedied with 3 oz. of house favorite Sexual Chocolate from dispenser #23.
You don’t know me, Unilocal!,because I am not a restaurant, bar, dentist, or beauty supply store.
I am a hospitality professional: a service provider who tends bar, wine dispensers, staff, patrons and/​or anything else that needs tending to, even you.
Service pro’s do not have a Unilocal!page, Unilocal!They have a team.
My team name was SORSO.
Team SORSO Colors are Spicoli Vans, Team Sorso marches to the theme of Laverne & Shirley, & Team SORSO bleeds* in mono-​chrome checkerboard, every damn night ’til 12am!**
*figuratively, for the most part **Except Sundays, of course
Team SORSO’s team mottos are «Un Sorso Alla Volta”(One Sip at a Time) & A-​M-​O-​R F-​A-​T-​I (embrace your fate) & no one on Team SORSO can even speak Italian or spell in Latin,***but thanks to team theme Laverne & Shirley, Team SORSO «never heard the word, ‘impossible’,» so anything is.
***Although at least two of our teammates were at least half-​paisan & a few of our chef-​mates are of the Latin-​American persuasion.
You don’t know me Unilocal!,but I had a name tag engraved just for you (with your logo on it just below mine)
You do not know me, SorsoWineRoom. Unilocal!.biz, perhaps because I never asked you to, but I’lll always be grateful for the 5 glorious months when everybody knew my name simply as (yours truly & sincerely):
bartender,
Sorso Wine Room.
Salud, chindon. ¡Viva La Sorso!

YES! YES! YES! Stopped in after long day at the MIM. Group of 4 and we couldn’t have been happier! Server Scottie said he’d just started there a week ago… we were shocked as he was very comfortable with the menu and provided beautiful service! ONE MAJOR SUGGESTION: another location near the Waterfront and Old Town? You’re too far away from us… otherwise we’d be regulars! Thanks for the great experience!

Not just your typical dinner out! Love the pour-​your-​own wine machines that allow you to get a taste, half a glass or a full glass. Super fun & delicious menu of bruschettas — with gluten-​free bread option at a minor extra charge. Limited menu with bruschettas, charcuterie plates, salads, sandwiches & gelatos. Very friendly service. Hip, swanky atmosphere.

First time here on a casual date. It was slow for a Sunday evening and we could seat ourselves anywhere we liked. Tried a couple tables and booths but the air was blowing so cold everywhere we sat… Kind of a pain. Has a lovely Pino nior, humus and the burrata plate. Both ever very well prepared but took a little while to arrive

Have never been to a place like Sorso before and I have to say, I thought it was really cool! The atmosphere was really nice. I went for happy hour on a Friday and was glad that it wasn’t overly busy.
One thing that I thought was interesting and unique was that they had iPads as the menus! I had not seen something like that before and I thought it was neat. They had a good wine selection too, and a bunch of them were on the happy hour deal, two glasses for the price of one. Thought that was a great HH deal! The server was super nice too, helped us figure out how everything worked and such. Overall cool experience here, I will be back!

Our server Josh was the best! Very attentive, professional and nice!
The various bruschetta is very good and they have a great wine selection
The décor is hip, and chic.
Had a very good time, will be back

Great place to try different and new wine. Fun atmosphere and low key, which is my style. Super friendly bar tender who obviously knew what he was talking about as he was able to give us great recommendations and could pinpoint what we liked and wanted. Fun happy hour menu and a number of bruschetta options we had were delicious.
I haven’t tried the wine sample card yet, maybe next time.

I go back and forth on this place… But I think I’ve made up my mind. Cool concept, but not really worth it. Ive been twice and both times I felt like we just wasted a lot of money for what we got. Fun place to show people that are in town (I guess) it’s pretty to walk around there, but isn’t somewhere I would just «go». There’s tons of other places to eat and drink in that area that I would easily choose over here.
I’ll start off with saying, no matter where I am service is everything to me. With that being said the service here. mediocre, at best. You can tell they pick and choose who they’ll give better service to — which I really don’t like…
To start, I had asked the hostess for a booth, if we could (we were a party of three). It wasn’t busy and there was one available. She told me she couldn’t, they are meant for parties of 5, which seemed reasonable so I said it was okay no worries. She sat a party of three almost directly after us, when there were tables next to us. They pick and choose who to give better service to.
As far as the wines with the cards, it is fun and it’s a cool concept like I said, but with zero description as you stand there. You kinda just have to choose one. Some are pricey and if you’re going to spend money on a nicer wine. You’d at least like to know a little about it. Or I know we did. Luckily, we did like the wine and the bruschetta was nice. (.but so? For what you pay, it should be)
Our server gave us some whatever explanation of everything with zero enthusiasm or personality. I felt more of an inconvenience to her.
Bottom line, we’ve come twice. Same experience. I really wanted to like this place, but there are better wine bars in the valley with much better service and overall experience.
I’m the wine drinker of us two, so I know my boyfriend isn’t dying to go back, but if I wanted to go I know he would take me. Unfortunately I really don’t see myself suggesting we go again. Nor would I recommend to my friends.

Great location for date night. This place was packed but luckily two seats at the bar opened up. The manager was gracious enough to explain how the concept worked.
We were able to try all kinds of wine and ordered a large charcuterie plate (well worth the price) and had enough left over for multiple people.
Perfect date night, pricey but worth it!

We had a hard time trying to figure out where to grab a bite and bev prior to a movie when this place popped into our mind. Buona fortuna for us! This place was packed and had a trendy, upbeat, fun-​loving vibe. There were two seats left at the bar, which would have been fine, but the hostess was resourceful and found a nice two-​top tucked in a corner that worked perfectly for us.
I ordered the «Bubbly flight» — $ 15 for four generous sparkling pours which included a Prosecco, Blanc de noir, Lambrusco, and rose. I’ve never done a ‘champagne’ flight, and it was a pleasure to sip and sample a variety of bubbles.
My husband opted for the very popular, serve-​your-​self, wine dispensers. It sounds a little ‘less-​than-​romantic’ for a wine bar, but this ‘machine’ is stocked with 32 bottles of various wines from around the world. You can opt for half or full pours, which allows customers to sample wines without investing in a full pour if they don’t want to. My husband tried the Malbec recommended by our waiter and a zin. He preferred the Malbec — and we appreciated the waiter’s knowledgeable guidance.
The unsung hero of the evening went to the food. For $ 15 we had one of the best cheese/​charcuterie plates we’ve ever ordered. Three cheeses, three salamis, olives, fig spread, mustard spread, fresh baked bread, and marconi almonds. It was sizable, beautifully presented, and we were both stuffed (we had planned to order entrees as well — sandwiches or salads is what they offer but there was no need).
This place is clearly great for date nights or group outings. Plenty of intimate tables along with several community tables, as well as a side area for more private group functions. My only regret is discovering this wine room after the holidays — my visiting family members would have loved this place. I’m looking forward to taking them next winter… and sampling their other great wine and food offerings with my local family and friends until then.

This place is like a constant wine tasting — it’s effectively serve-​yourself wine with you in the driver’s seat in terms of samples, half pours or full pours. This is an excellent way to try a lot of wine without the commitment of a full glass. It’s super cute inside and would be a fun spot to spend an afternoon snacking and wine sampling.
My only complaint was that our server disappeared and we were in a small panic to get our checks in order to retrieve our cars from valet before they closed. Once we tracked her down, it seemed to take a very long time time to run our cards. Service could use some tweaking.

Well its hard to comment on the food or drinks when left 30 seconds into it. The hostess seated us and then told us that we would have to move in an hour because there was a reservation for the table that she just seated us at. Then she turned and waked away. We were taken back by her rudeness. So we walked out. The hostess followed me out and asked why were not staying, so I told her that she was rude. She said sorry and waked away. Terrible and arrogant!
There are so many other options in the area, so we will never go back.

Food — Great (just had different bruschetta but soooo good)
Wine — Great
Ambiance and service — Super!!!

This is a hidden little gem of a place in Scottsdale Quarter. I remember when my guy (#mrbermuda) was here back in March, it was not quite open yet but we made note to check it out whenever he came back into time. Fast forward to yesterday we were walking around and noticed that they were not only open for business, but had a great happy hour to boot! Score. First off, it is nice quaint little place. There is a bigger room in the back to host a small sized private party, which I may do for my birthday next year. ok ok let me focus :) The gentleman that greeted us was a really nice guy who let us know that the happy hour was from 3 – 6 and all the glasses of wine were half off or you could get a bottle of wine for half off. Hmm score! Also there were four of their bruschetta’s that were on happy hour as well so you could get all four of them for $ 8 or double up on them or just four of the same. Whatever worked for you. Double score! So we ordered Gorgonzola, Honey, Seasonal Fruit, Goat Cheese, Olive Tapenade, Roasted Red Tomatoes, Avocado and Sun Dried Tomato Pesto, Arugula. One thing I really liked is the fact that their bread was warm. It may sound weird but it made the bruschetta taste even better not all places do that (or if they do, but the time I get it, it is cold). I am not a huge olive fan but my favorite one was the goat cheese and olive tapenade. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it was really, really good. They were not stingy with their toppings either (as some places can be from time to time) Each bite was an explosion of deliciousness in your mouth. (Party in my mouth woot woot) I hate to say it but cannot remember which wines we had last night. I know, I know fail on my part, but that just means I will have to go back. Oh another thing, they have wine dispensers in the back in which they do on the honor system. So they give you a card and you go and pick which wine you would like and it automatically dispenses it for you in the size you want 4oz, 6oz, or 8oz I believe and you pay for the wine and the size you pick. Pretty cool if I do say so myself.
So if you are wondering if I will be back? Well duh? I mean it is wine? How could I not go back? Plus it is near work so happy hour time and the service was fabulous and for only $ 25 three glasses of wine and a bruschetta board, you can’t go wrong! :)

We arrived here during peak dinner hours. Since it was late October the weather is so nice you can’t avoid to sit outside in their patio. Lucky for us there was one table available. They do have an extensive wine list so be ready to spend some time looking through the wine list if you’re a wine-​o. Anything from the bruschetta list will tickle your belly. Each cut into 4 pieces it’s enough to sample many of them if you’re on a date. Service was great and the wine was delicious. I’ll be back for more On a casual evening.

So happy this wine bar opened in North Scottsdale. I was at Sorso Friday night for Happy Hour
and it was great! We had the Bruschetta and veggies with hummus. Great selection of wine. I’ll definitely come back.

Sunday afternoon and there are few patrons… and I’m wondering why; lucky for me!
This place is fabulous from the urban décor to the open-​air views to the groovy music (perhaps a Sunday vibe).
The wine selection is ample with tastes for every pallet (every appreciative pallet that is), and the info provided by the «non» sommelier was thankfully void of that pretentious «essence of roster with a hint of blackberry-​charcoal».
And the food!!! Are you kidding me? If the bruschetta is any indication of the depth of flavors in the rest of the menu, by all means… don’t miss out! Roasted tomato, well balanced balsamic, and fresh basil was just one of the slices of heaven enjoyed.
Ok…I’m rambling…
Try Sorso. You deserve it!

The tasting card. A most revolutionary take on wine tasting. A self serve wine station, the likes of which you have never seen. Tickle your taste buds with small 2 ounce pours, or a full glass of Dionysian nectar. Enter your card into the machine, select your wine and pour, return to your table and delight your senses. As you sip, peruse the wines on offer and and on tap on your tablet (see prices per glass and per bottle) — which tells you about the wine’s flavor profiles and also allows you to save your «considerations «for later.
Tastes start at $ 2, glasses at $ 7.
To pair your wines with noshes, bruschetta plates are in abundance here; as well as charcuterie, salads, and sandwhiches.
Lunch specials are 11a-​2p M-​F and for $ 15 you can enjoy a sandwhich, salad, and a glass of wine or beer.
Happy hour is 3−6p M-​F, glasses of wine $ 5.

Amazing happy hour! $ 4 glass of wine? YES PLEASE! The staff is also very friendly and accommodating and the ambiance is great.
Indoor and outdoor seating, and they’re open super late – always a plus! I didn’t have a chance to try the food, but I’ll be back to do so.
The dessert selection is limited, but the gelato was pretty good. Don’t expect it to be creamy though, it’s more of a sorbet.