Boca Raton

Trattoria Romana is the real deal for Italian wine in South Florida — a 300-plus bottle list with genuine depth in Tuscany and a pedigree that's earned, not purchased. Markup runs steep and there's no dedicated sommelier to guide you through it, but the bones of this program are excellent enough that we'd send anyone here who takes Barolo and Brunello seriously.

Casa D'Angelo is the real deal — a destination wine list anchored in Italian excellence with the staff and setting to back it up. The markups lean steep, but when the Barolo lineup reads like a greatest-hits of Piedmont, you already know what you signed up for.

Abe & Louie's is Boca Raton's best argument for the classic American steakhouse wine program — deep in California, credible in Italy and France, and carrying a Wine Spectator pedigree that's earned. The markups will sting and there's no sommelier to help you navigate, but if you know what you want and you want it big and bold, this list delivers.