“There should be a story behind every label.” That’s the Cellar Rat credo, printed right on the door of their Crossroads District shop, and they mean it. Over 1,200 wines, 300 spirits, 200 beers, all tasted and selected by the staff, nothing sold unless they’d drink it themselves. The famous $100 case (twelve bottles, hand-picked) has become a Kansas City ritual, and the monthly tasting night where you try before you buy is exactly the kind of low-key, high-enthusiasm environment where Georgian wine thrives.