We gave this place a try based on a friend referring us here for a date night. It has a fun feel to it considering the back door entrance and old-world "speak-easy" feel, at least it's something outside the norm! We arrived a touch too early for their hours, around 5:40 p.m. and they open at 6 p.m. so we walked around the area to kill a bit of time. The downtown Scottsdale area has more than enough stores to window shop at to kill 20 minutes, so this wasn't an issue.
When we arrived back at around 6:10 p.m. we were greeted by Melissa and seated at one of the high top tables for two people. It was extremely dark inside, and compared to the sunny outside you will want to give your eyes a second to adjust. The main idea of this place is that it's an old world wine bar. The menu challenges it's patrons to try something outside of their normal brew orders, which we loved.
My fiancee isn't a big wine drinker (he just hasn't found one he loves just yet) and Melissa was amazingly patient with us and talked over the options and made recommendations AFTER listening to his concerns and thoughts on why he didn't like previous wines.
We ordered the Three Cheese Fondue which came with toasted baguette and apple slice dippers - Yum! Couldn't tell you what the three cheeses were since they weren't listed on the menu, but it was good, so who cares! Also ordered the Pork Belly Flatbread, which we would order again in a heart beat.
As for the wine - I can say that my fiancee finished his glass and even considered a second based on Melissa's recommendations! Win.
Overall: A (grab Melissa if you can - she is amazing)