Social is everyone’s favorite happy hour bar (according to our Best of Charleston poll for the last couple of years). Its new chef Jesse Sutton, along with owner and sommelier Brad Ball, have transformed the menu into a serious study of food and wine.

Social is everyone’s favorite happy hour bar (according to our Best of Charleston poll for the last couple of years). Its new chef Jesse Sutton, along with owner and sommelier Brad Ball, have transformed the menu into a serious study of food and wine.

Local sommelier and restaurateur Brad Ball is hoping to reach the palates of an entire generation — Millenials — with his La Wine Agency. You can currently purchase La Bubbly, a sparkling wine, at regional Whole Foods and Social, Ball’s restaurant. La Chard and La Pinot are on their way.

Local sommelier and restaurateur Brad Ball is hoping to reach the palates of an entire generation — Millenials — with his La Wine Agency. You can currently purchase La Bubbly, a sparkling wine, at regional Whole Foods and Social, Ball’s restaurant. La Chard and La Pinot are on their way.