Cellar 13 Wine Bar

Stumbled upon this place while driving home--we really felt welcome here. Sat in the cellar, which is a very cozy lounge. We had the place to ourselves. Melissa was our server. She was great. We had the cheese plate, which was stellar. The grilled cheese and Tuscan sandwiches were delicious. Our wine was wonderful. Very relaxing, and most important, unpretentious! That will keep me coming back.

I must have arrived on a bad night. We found this place to be disappointing. We tried their house wine which was awful. We noticed many patrons drinking beer. Say what you will, but this place is not for us.

Super nice, love the intimate vibe and smaller than Scottsdale setting.  Nice simple food.  It was a 5 stars for my first visit.  Really nice folks, and a complete lack of douches and gold diggers.

Not perfect though.  On my 2nd visit brought my wife along on her birthday for their Friday the 13th party.  Fun event with major issues though like the paid wine tasting finishes at 8PM (which they didn't tell us) and they'd lost their cook that day so it took 90 minutes to get a minuscule flatbread.  So we had to go to Carefree Station to get a 2nd dinner.

Lesson is don't expect to eat there during their big parties, especially if their cook is MIA.