Carouse Wines - Review - Totterdown - Bristol - The Infatuation

"Nothing speaks to Carouse’s escapism factor quite like the fact that by the time you’ve had your first sip of biodynamic Piedmont red, you’ll have already forgotten that you’re a stone’s throw from a grey Totterdown walkway and a heaving Tesco Express. Inside, this vibey neighbourhood wine bar and shop is all chartreuse walls, orange chairs, and shelves packed with wines we can guarantee their supermarket neighbour doesn’t stock. For a quick pre-dinner or tentative first date drink, lean into their by-the-glass options, but if you’re planning a catch-up with a bottle's worth of updates to share, embrace the £15 corkage and charcuterie platters. All of our favourite wine bar small plate Cs are covered—cheese, crackers, cornichons—and an order of the fiery banderillas is essential if you’re sipping something fresh and fruity." - Heidi Lauth Beasley