Basket Case Wines

Great wine and beer on tap! Fabulous service! We have gotten to know the owners over the years and they are super nice and very generous. The atmosphere is very mellow and casual, perfect for the Oregon coast. Everything is reasonably priced as well.

This place deserves 5 stars for its wine and beer tap selection. Hell, I'd generally give a place 5 stars for a Pliny the Elder tap. So, why did I give this place 3 stars. The owner.

A friend and I stopped by because she had been impressed on a previous visit. The female serving us identified herself as the owner. We had a great time chatting with the other patrons, who were all very friendly. Near the end of our visit, my friend and I exchanged a kiss at the bar and the owner told us to "get a room." I laughed because I was sure it was a joke, it had to be, right? Well, it wasn't a joke and the other customers seemed surprised when she said "no, really, get a room." We quickly paid our tab and left. Too bad, we were having a great time and we were going to tell all of our friends about this lesser known gem in Pacific City.

Very nice spot and owners.  Free sampling was great, but the pours were small.  I would have rather paid a few dollars and got larger pours.  Though, that did not stop us from buying some of their tasty reds and the ice wine.  The ice wine is freaking great.  Much sweeter then I usually like but holy crap it is good!  The owners are very nice and aren't disrespectful  since we aren't the full on wine geeks.  Granted I have had Opus, Silver Oak and high end bottles that are incredible but I don't claim huge knowledge in the wine world, just enjoy drinking good wine and we found some good one here!

The Russian River beer was very good as well.  A couple pints of that after the tasting and it made for a good day at Pacific Beach.