Welcome to Swirl TV. Keep up with our latest wine bar offerings, special guest appearances and various video intrigue. This month a the Swirl wine bar we are featuring a delicious new winter red wine -NOSTER 2005 ‘INICIAL’ PRIORAT

Brand new to California is this high quality Priorat wine from Spain, at an affordable price –Noster, meaning “our” in Spanish, is supple and modern, with aromas and flavors of red fruits, plums and figs along with cocoa, earth, and the persistent minerality that comes from the classic Priorat llicorella (slate) soils.   The blend is…

We have special guest appearances, Pinot Noir parties, and local wine glitteri joining us at the Swirl Wine Bar. It is a great way to learn, laugh, and love the wine we love, and meet the people who produce the wine we love. For the latest events, visit our News + Tasting page or join our email list to be in the know.

The Swirl on Castro Wine Bar is always open when we are open. Stop in for a tasting of any three of our 20 rotating offerings. Pull up a chair. Try one of our international wines, or play it safe with a glass of bubbles. We are easy going, informative, and love wine. Chat with us.

Cocktails aren’t just a part of our bar scene, they’re a part of San Francisco history. Some of the world’s greatest and most popular drinks originated in the Bay Area: Irish Coffee, the Mai Tai, Pisco Punch. San Francisco mixologists continue to innovate, and our bar scene is internationally famous.

Swirl on Castro carries a plethora of hard to find artisan spirits and liqueurs, as well as a full selection of bitters. Whether it is the latest creation from St. George Spirits, a new Pisco to hit the market, or a rare Absinthe,…

We were approached by the Milk movie scouts in the winter of 2007, as they explored authentic spaces to film scenes for the upcoming movie MILK, to be directed by gay filmmaker Gus Van Sant. There had been many talented people trying to get this movie made for years, and it was finally going to happen with Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk. The story of Harvey was going to be filmed right in the Castro, chronicling his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California’s first…