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crate & cork

boutique wine experience

Come for the wine. Stay for the story. A wine boutique built on crate-digging culture, soulful R&B and hip-hop, and curated bottles from small makers — opening in Tuscaloosa, AL.

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Good wine. Good music. Good company.

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the concept

crate-digging, for wine.

In hip-hop culture, crate-digging means flipping through bins of overlooked records to find something rare — a break, a sample, a story nobody else caught. That's exactly how we source our wine.

We build relationships with small, independent makers the big shelves skip over, and we bring their bottles home to Tuscaloosa alongside the soul, R&B, and hip-hop soundtrack that raised us.

"old soul soundtracks: soul. r&b. hip hop. jazz. timeless vibes."

Rooted in our stories. Inspired for everyone. It's a space for cozy seating, live music and poetry, and good company — where strangers become your people.

what to expect

every visit, a different mood

Curated wines, buildable charcuterie, and a soundtrack that never skips.

Mood-based pairings

A menu built around how you feel, not just what's in the glass — from Sunday Dinner to Date Night to We Made It.

Buildable charcuterie

Pick your cheeses, choose your proteins, add your pairings — we build it fresh, board by board.

Flights & tastings

Order flights, by the glass, or the full bottle. Guided tastings for the curious and the connoisseur alike.

The Crate Society

Our membership program — perks, early access to drops and events, and a numbered card that's yours alone.

A hand selecting a piece of cured meat from an elegantly arranged charcuterie board with grapes, olives, almonds, and cheese
buildable charcuterie

board by board, built your way.

Every board starts the same way ours does — a little digging. Pick your cheeses, choose your proteins, add the pairings that speak to you, and we build it fresh, right there.

No two boards are ever quite the same, and that's the point. Come hungry, come curious, come back for the combination you haven't tried yet.

the mood & occasion menu

every bottle has a story.

what will you write today?

Sunday Dinner

Like mama used to make... only better with wine.

We Made It

Pop the cork, toast to the come up.

Soulful Sundays

R&B, soul, smooth vibes, no skips — the soundtrack of us.

Date Night

Dim lights, real talk, no distractions.

Poetry & Pours

Spoken word, open hearts, open mics — pour your truth.

Auntie Vibes

Strong pours, stronger standards.

Two hands clinking wine glasses together in a warm, dimly lit lounge
good company

here's to the ones who show up.

To the friends who become family, the first dates that turn into forever, the coworkers who become your people — every visit is a reason to raise a glass.

Whatever the occasion, whoever you're with, there's a pour and a mood waiting for you.

weekly programming

a reason to come back, every night

Sunday
Slow Jam Sunday

R&B, candlelight, red blends, dessert pairings.

Monday
Read Between the Wines

Book club, author chats, poetry & quiet reading.

Midweek
Midweek Mood

Choose a mood — we pour accordingly.

Thursday
Crates & Conversations

Real talk, great wine, better perspective.

Friday
The Listening Session

One album, paired pours, full experience.

Saturday
The Crate Society

DJ, premium pours, good people, good vibes.