Sauer Grapes Wine Shop, Daniel Island — Restaurant in Charleston

You may have visited many wine shops or just a few but your expectations of a wine shop can't prepare you for what's to come when you grasp the handle of the door to this shop. The lights are low when you enter. As your eyes start to adjust you begin to notice case upon case of wine surrounding and towering above you. The glint of light from each bottle, colored by the gems within, sparkle in the corners of your eyes. As the bottles come in to focus, you see groups of wine from near and far... some from places you might only ever visit in your imagination. From the corner comes a voice welcoming you. It’s Marie, the owner of Sauer Grapes, Sauer being her family name. As you begin to look around maybe not quite sure exactly what you want, Marie chats with you. She disappears behind one of the shelves, reminiscent of the wand keeper in Harry Potter, she conjures up the bottle of wine you had on your mind but couldn’t describe. The wizard of wine. You won’t be disappointed visiting this magical shop on...

A wonderfully understated-yet-brilliant experience!

On today's tastings, Marie's selections of wines closely mirrors my own - here, Loire reds that are subtle yet distinctive, allowing them to be immediately enjoyable and still memorable., but I'd also now trust her with other selections too.

The accompanying food is also great. Nothing too complicated, but great flavours that stand on their own, but alonsgside the wine produce a truly satisfying combination. Exactly what I was looing for.

Thanks too for your patience and understanding of a late customer who overstayed closing time. I really hope to be back again before the end of my visit (and hopefully again on future), but will take away today's memories...

The place was so cool! Unfortunately I was a little disappointed by the service. I heard amazing things about the owner and how helpful she was. So I tried asking the server (who I assume was the owner) lots of questions as I'm not too cultured in the wine world and it was my first time in her wine shop. She gave very short answers and seemed annoyed with us. I thought this was just her personality but she was very nice to another group and helped them navigate the shop. Not sure if we upset her in some way but the experience was very awkward and unpleasant after all that. The wine however was great and reasonably priced! I would recommend going there and hope she treats you...