Pick restaurants
by the wine list.

Kalahari Resorts – Double Cut Steakhouse

· Round Rock · Steakhouse

The Reliable

Double Cut is a resort steakhouse wine list doing exactly what it was designed to do: keep guests comfortable and keep bottles moving. The markups are real, especially at the top end, and the list won't surprise anyone who's eaten at a hotel restaurant in the last decade. If you're here, order the Norton Malbec or the Mer Soleil Silver, skip the Caymus, and don't expect a wine revelation — that's not the point.

Third Wave Cafe & Wine Bar

· Daytona Beach · Cafe / Wine Bar

The Lazy List

Third Wave calls itself a wine bar, but eight labels — mostly accessible California brands — isn't a wine program, it's a placeholder. If wine is your reason for going out, this list won't reward the effort. Stick to whatever coffee or cocktail program they run better.

Shiras Winery and Wine Bar

· Grand Junction · Urban Winery / Wine Bar

The Wild Card

Shiras is the kind of wine bar that doesn't exist in enough mid-sized American cities: a local producer pouring its own bottles at prices that don't require a second mortgage. The all-house list is a constraint, not a flaw, and the range from Chenin Blanc to Old Vine Zin shows real range. If you're passing through Grand Junction and want to understand what Western Colorado wine actually tastes like, this is the stop.