Restaurant Wine List Review #2 – Wynn Las Vegas

Restaurant Wine List Review #2 – Wynn Las Vegas – Episode #547

September 26, 2008

Gary V has been traveling but took a moment during lunch to share his thoughts on a classic Vegas wine list.

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November 3, 2009

Brently
I’ve seen a few decent wine lists, but I don’t venture out to many high-end restaurants. I’d say the priciest places I’ve been are Larson’s in Encino, CA with an interesting wine list and Mi Piace, also a decent list. Oh yeah, Ruth’s Chris once. I’ve never been able to drink hundred Napa Cabs and Opus One etc etc so most of these wine lists have stuff I’ve never drank or heard of. Sooo, we rarely order bottles at restaurants and if we do, it usually does end up being close to the second cheapest, unfortunately.
January 30, 2009

CBone
QOTD: I wouldn’t say this was the best, but the most unusual was just last night. My fiancee and I went to Tono Sushi, in Washington DC, and on their list, they had a few Japanese wines. Nothing to recommend really, but interesting to try!
January 22, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Another fun review. Overpriced as always but hey, if youre ballin go for it. QOTD: Canlis restaurant in Seattle. Their wine list is something like 80 or 90 pages. Its one of the biggest in the country and one of the few restraunts in the world to wine some “grand wine list” award. Overpriced? You bet. Still a fantastic selection though.
November 6, 2008

yowens
GV- You kept showing the wine list but I couldnt read any of the wines. QOTD: XO in Providence, RI
October 27, 2008

mike
QOTD: My cellar! (and it’s much cheaper than those pricey restaurants bottles)
October 19, 2008

Sharon
Is it true that most patrons in a restaurant order the 2nd cheapest wine in the category they’re interested in? Anyway, those prices seem like a real ripoff. Viva la BYO restaurant. Totally.
QOTD: None.
October 7, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: I don’t think I have ever seen a really good wine list.

Drives me nuts when they mark up the $12 bottle to $38..
October 6, 2008

Paul Horan
Best wine list in Northern VA/DC area: The Evening Star in Del Ray.

They’re connected to the wineshop next door – Planet Wine – so their wine list is the entire selection from the shop. They go next door, pull it off the shelf, mark it up a bit, and serve it.

Fantastic food as well.
http://www.eveningstar.net

NoazDad
October 5, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Tasca Wine Bar in Los Angeles has appointed their two head servers as the new wine directors, so they will be overhauling their list thoroughly. I know how enthusiastic and interesting these guys are, so I’d check out what they’re doing over there within the next few months!
October 5, 2008

JayZee
QOTD: I liked the wine list at L’Echaude in Quebec City. Also in Quebec, Portofino had an excellent Italian wine list (amongst others) and was a Wine Spectator Award winner. In Vegas, I recommend the wine list at Aureole in Mandalay Bay.
October 4, 2008

Rich
QOTD: Sooke Harbor House, Sooke, Vancouver Is. BC. 110 pages, a couple of thousand bottles, almost every country. Great selection of local BC/Okanogan wines. Unbelievable.
October 4, 2008

Kenny Hyder
Sad days.. I’ll be staying at the Wynn in November… You would think that they would have a better selection than just the standards.. I’m always bummed to see a bunch of California wines everywhere I go, being that I live in CA!
October 4, 2008

Achilleas in Cyprus
The idea of the restaurant wine list review is excellent.
The camera is bad – really bad. The wine list was never in focus and the movement of the camera makes you very dizzy.

QOTD: None in the last month.
October 3, 2008

Jossan
The wine list at the Hilton San Diego Resort is awesome! A few standards but the staff will gladly push their off-the-beaten-path wines too. Probably one of the best medium sized wine lists I have seen at a California hotel…
October 3, 2008

Harry
I’m liking the restaurant reviews a little more, although the camera flipping back & forth is nauseating. I’m surprised a place like that doesn’t have anything German, Austrian, Spanish & French selections. And thank you for calling out the grower champagne shortage!
I haven’t been dining out much the past couple weeks, but liked the small select list at iCi in Brooklyn, and am in love with teh selections at Elie’s Wine Shop in Royal Oak MI (a must visit store in Michigan if you love French & Spanish wine).
October 1, 2008

pawncop
Good information, was surprized at the level of the wines, would have thought it would be better. Technically, not so good, sound faded, hard to follow. You still rock though.

QOTD – been a while but am going out for BD next week and will see what they have.
October 1, 2008

Wednesday
I really enjoy these restaurant shows. Vegas is especially good as that where I tend to buy the splurge bottles (doubt I’m alone on that).
October 1, 2008

Tony
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QOD Cafe Lucci in Glenview IL.
September 30, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: There are no wine lists when you are camping. Unfortunately.
September 30, 2008

Jimmy T
CORRECTION, I meant “Bistro”
September 30, 2008

Jimmy T
QOTD: Bitro 1245 in Gainesville, FL
September 30, 2008

Vmoney
The Cannery in Newport Beach, CA has a great wine list.
September 29, 2008

Blum
QOTD: Park and Orchard Restaurant in East Rutherford, NJ
September 29, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
Meritage in East Greenwich, RI has quite the selection of old and new world, and quite a few different choices in each category. All in all a good selection.
September 29, 2008

J Crazy
QOTD: I just made a wine list for a friend who is opening up a wine bar here in town. It’s nothing enormous but I’m proud of it.