Off the Rails Tasting Room and Wine Depot — Restaurant in Louisville

A brilliant new gem in local wine making and tasting. It’s humbly located in Buechel (southeast Louisville, KY) on a side road just south of the railroad tracks crossing at Bardstown Rd. (behind Cobra Motors). A modest historic warehouse on the outside with an impressively clean and modern interior. Their distinct Off The Rails brand of wines is made and bottled onsite, even the labels and corks look professional. They have excellent traditional cabs and pinots, and I really like their more creative and exotic fruit wines like chocolate-cherry, blackberry-blueberry, and pumpkin spice. Ask for the wine tasting to explore their selection and you can keep the glass. You can also tell this is a business that values family, many wines are named to honor relatives and close friends. Round this out with a great selection of beers, Kentucky bourbons, and meat and cheese (charcuterie) trays, and you have a winner worth putting on your to-visit-soon...

I found OTR doing a Google search for bourbon tastings and found them, so glad I did!

We were there last Saturday for bourbon and wine tasting and so enjoyed our time there. Megan (our bartender) and Kenny (owner/vintner) were so delightful and helpful selecting bourbons and wines to taste. We told them what we liked, they made some suggestions and they were spot on! We found 3 new bourbons, and 3 wines from OTR we liked that we purchased.

Had some pretzel bites and beer cheese, they were delicious.

We will definitely be back! Hope you will...

Beautifully laid out tasting room. Comfortable and welcoming. Good variety of local craft beers, with something for every taste. Not sure what you like? Try a flight on a unique serving board! The bourbon selection is good and growing quickly. Both the beer and bourbon offer an excellent taste of Kentucky! Wines are unique and homemade on the premises, and range from fruity sweet to tastefully dry. Owners Kenny and Denise are more than friendly and are knowledgeable about their products and are committed to your enjoyment. A must-visit on any...