Pluck Wine Bar & Restaurant New Orleans

Supposedly summer is officially over, but I don’t buy it. One of my summer tactics is a wine bar dinner, pairing with wonderful wines to lift out of a hot day.

I’m here to say the same appeal endures in early fall (and, really, winter for that matter).

At the stylish downtown gem @pluckwines , the “wine bar burger” is a sleeper hit.

Much more than a slider, though downright demure compared to a big fat bar burger, it could fit on a tea plate.

The cheese is a nutty, buttery Comté. That wine-dark layer under the double patties is a jam made with smoky Spanish chorizo.

Ask for a pairing from the always-changing wine list.

It is one of eight dishes in my latest column, see it all via the link in my bio

That’s the great @davidgrunfeld with the first photo

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Yes, I am irresistibly drawn to a pun. Also, I find myself drawn to @pluckwines .

This wine bar has one of the deepest and best wine lists in New Orleans, and it’s also the most accessible thanks to the way Pluck operates.

Pluck is a wine bar built around a restaurant, with a full-service approach to both.

There is the level of pride and knowledge normally encountered at a winery’s own tasting room, from people presenting wine they had a hand in making.

Link in my bio has the full read a summer dinner with a progression of wines from the by the glass list

Also pictured, tuna crudo with salsa macha, Regalis boquerones and garlic shrimp with manchego grit cake and much more on food and wine and Pluck in the full story

Photos here by the great @davidgrunfeld and myself

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