Piedmont Resorts & Spas

Have An Urban Sip At The Ritz

Urban Sip at The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte offers more than 90 wines and 35 single malt Scotches by the glass.

Offering by-the-glass list of Cabernet wines and a noteworthy selection of California vintages by the bottle and by the glass, Urban Sip is the only hotel wine bar in the Carolinas to make available single glasses of Far Niente Chardonnay, Cakebread Chardonnay and Dom Prignon Champagne. By-the-glass wine prices range from $9 to $39. All presented in a contemporary setting offering spectacular urban views.  

Additionally, Urban Sip offers the highly demanded Opus One and Quintessa by the glass, along with ten specially-designed flights of three wines each.

For guests wishing to savor fine and rare Scotch whiskeys, Urban Sip pours single-malts from six different regions of Scotland, including Highland, Lowland, Islay, Isle of Skye, Isle of Jura and Orkney Islands. Featured labels include Macallan 25 Year, Glenlivet 25 Year and Johnny Walker Blue Label Scotch, complemented by fine cognacs such as Hennessey Paradis and Rmy Martin Louis XIII, and by several renowned whiskeys including Crown Royal Reserve and Blanton’s Single Barrel.

Urban Sip complements its wine and Scotch menus with a premium array of 21 cult and artisanal cheeses from seven different categories, including such blues as Ba Ba Blue, several premium French mountain cheeses, hard cheeses such as Utah’s Sea Hive, which is hand-rubbed with local wildflower honey and Redmond Real Salt, and a selection of North Carolina cheeses to include Bloomin’ Sweet Ash from Hillsborough, Carolina Moon from Chapel Hill, and Silk Hope from Siler City.

Urban Sip is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 5 to 11 p.m. and is located on the 15th floor of the AAA Five-Diamond 
Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. Complimentary valet parking is available. 

added: December 8, 2010

updated: January 4, 2011