Eater Inside: Vinoteque

Here we have Vinoteque, Culver City's newest wine bar for small plates (blue cheese-stuffed dates, cucumber gazpacho, seared Halloumi cheese with roasted pepper and olive spread), cheeses, charcuterie, vino, beers, live blues and jazz music, a nice patio, just about everything a laid-back neighborhood joint should have. One partner is Adam Fleischman, a co-founder of the original BottleRock, so the wine list has a similar depth and breadth---sparklers and Champagne, reasonably priced pinto noirs, Italians, classics, "emerging varietals, a lot of glasses under $10. If you want to taste one of the bottles, they'll pop something open and price it by the glass accordingly. The "winelust" menu is too large to link, but we can bring you the food menu. Some previous coverage.