Austin may pride itself on being a beer town – I’ve seen fights break out over what’s better, Austin Beerworks or Hops & Grain. (The answer is BOTH). Plus, there seems to be a new brewery opening every other week. But sometimes, Austinites need to take a break from the hops and go for the grapes. We’ve searched (and sampled?) to find the 20 best wine happy hours Austin has to offer, from every corner of the capital city proper. Don’t worry — they aren’t all from 5-6pm and there are also plenty of other deals to be found. If your color is red, white, blush or bubbly, there’s a a social hour calling your name.
Apothecary Café & Wine Bar
4800 Burnet Rd, #450
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Saturday | 4pm-7pm | $1 off all glasses / $3 off all bottles
Sunday & Monday: $1 off all glasses / $10 off all bottles
Saturday: 1/2 off select bottles of bubbles
Arro
601 W 6th St
Happy Hour: Monday – Friday at the bar | 5pm-7pm | $3 off all wines by the glass | $3 Kronenbourg draft, $4 apéritifs, $5 kir royale, $10 bar snacks
Aviary Lounge
2110 S Lamar Blvd.
Happy Hour: Tuesday–Saturday | 3pm-7pm | $4 house wine and $1 off all beer, $4 small plates
Tuesday: All day Happy Hour
Wednesday: Half off ALL bottles of wine starting at 7PM
Thursday: $2 off ALL glasses of wine
Friday: $10 off all bottles ALL day
Saturday: $10 off all bottles of bubbles and Rosé ALL day
Botticelli’s
1321 S Congress Ave
Happy Hour: 7 days a week in the front bar or beer garden | 5pm-7pm |
Sunday & Monday: $5 homemade peach sangria, $5 Italian red wine, $5 Italian white wine, $2 Lonestar-Miller Lite-Coors Light, $3 Dos XX-Corona-Negra Modelo-Shiner, $5 Aperol Blood Orange $5 Mad Don, $5 Hemingway Daiquiri, $5 Chicago Style Bloody Mary, plus food specials
Cru Wine Bar
Two locations:
2nd Street District
238 W 2nd Street Unit 13
The Domain
11410 Century Oaks Terrace #104
Happy Hour: Monday–Friday | 4pm-6:30pm | $3 off all glasses or flights of wine, small plate specials
Monday: Buy a bottle of wine and pizza is on us
Thursday: all champagnes 1/2 off
East Side Showroom
1100 E 6th St
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Sunday | 5pm-7pm | $1 off glasses of wine and all draft beer, special happy hour food menu, $5 Cocktails: French 75, Old Fashioned, Moscow Mule, Pimm’s Cup, El Diablo
Monday: Happy Hour all night
3801 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Suite C-200
Happy Hour: Monday – Friday | 3pm-6pm | $3 off all wines by the glass, $11 off all bottles of wine under $100, $2 off craft cocktails, $2 off all bottles of beer, $3 off all appetizers
Fabi + Rosi
509 Hearn St
Happy Hour: Monday – Friday | 5pm-6:30pm | $2 Off Wine + Beer
$5 Starters, $8 Boards
Thursday: Enjoy 1/2 off all bubbles all night
Flour and Vine
300 S Lamar Blvd • Suite A
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Friday | 5pm-7pm | in the bar or on the patio
Saturday, 7:00pm to 9:00pm: Reduced prices on select wines, cocktails and small plates
Fork & Vine3010 West Anderson Lane, Suite D
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Friday | 3pm-6pm | $1 off all wines $8 and under,
$2 off all wines by the glass over $8, $1 off all draft beer, $9 shared plates
Henri’s Wine and Cheese
2026 S Lamar Blvd
Happy hour: Weekdays | 2pm-6pm | $2 off wine by the glass, 15% off bottles of wine, $1 off beer
Hi Hat Public House
2121 E 6th St
Happy Hour: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 4pm-7pm | $2 off glasses of wine, 1/2 off tostadas & pretzels, $1 off pints
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th St
Happy Hour: 3pm-5pm | $5 Hillside classic cocktails, reduced prices on wines by the glass and bottle, reduced prices on beer, special food menu
House Wine
408 Josephine St
Happy Hour Every Hour: $5 glasses, $18 bottles
Monday–Saturday, 3pm-5pm: $4 Sangria, $2 off Wine Cocktails, $2 off appetizer plates
Monday: 10 for $20 | Choose one of 10 different bottles for $20
Tuesday: Wine Tasting Class | 7:30pm $25 | 5 wines, cheese, expert instruction. Reservations requested
Wednesday: All Day Happy Hour | 3pm-11pm | $6 off bottles, $2 off glasses and beers
Thursday: Free Appetizers | 7pm-9pm
Friday: Weekend Wine-Down Happy Hour | 4pm-7pm | $6 off bottles, $2 off glasses & beers, $2 off artisan, cheese & med plates
Sunday: 1/2 price wine by the glass on bottles opened Saturday night. While supplies last
Max’s Wine Dive
207 San Jacinto Blvd
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Friday 4pm-7pm | ALL DAY Monday | $5 select wines by the glass, 1/2 off select wines by the glass, $3 beer specials, food specials
Summer Happy Hour: Monday-Friday | open-6pm
Mulberry
3rd St and Nueces
Happy Hour: Weekdays | 5pm-7pm | $2 off all wines by the glass, 20% off all wine bottles, $2 off all beers, food specials
Trace Austin
200 Lavaca St
Happy Hour: 5pm-7pm | in the bar, patio and outdoor lounge | 25% bottles of wine, reduced prices on wines by the glass, beer and cocktails, special nibbles menu
TRIO
98 San Jacinto Blvd
Happy Hour: 7 days a week | 5pm-7pm | $5 off bar menu, 1/2 off wines by the glass, 1/2 off a rotating beer and cocktail.
Vino Vino
4119 Guadalupe St
Happy Hour: Monday – Saturday | 5:30pm-7pm | $2 off any glass of wine, $2 off well drinks, half-priced draft beer, select half-priced appetizers
Winebelly
519 W Oltorf
Happy Hour: Tuesday – Thursday | 4pm-6pm | $5 glasses of red, white or rose house wines, $5 food specials
Sunday and Monday: 1/2 off select bottles
If imbibing wine at home is more your style, Specs’ Cork Project is now live. Simply take your wine corks into any Specs for recycling and they will donate to The Ready or Not Foundation. See specsonline.com for more info.
Do tell: what’s your favorite place for a glass of wine in Austin?
]After growing up in Pittsburgh and bouncing around The West, Lisa Caldwell settled in Austin in 2012 with her husband and daughter with the dream of eating tacos for the majority of her meals. In her spare time, she writes at Hip-Baby Mama.
Great list! Big fan of Flour and Vine, Hillside, and Departure Lounge for their wine happy hours.