Kapolei

Longhi's Ko Olina is the reliable wine anchor of the Ko Olina resort strip — not a destination wine list, but a well-curated, Italian-California program that earns its Award of Excellence and gives you enough to work with for a proper dinner. Send your friends here if they want a good bottle without having to think too hard; just steer them away from the Opus One markup.

Island Vintage Wine Bar is exactly the kind of place that earns its Wild Card badge — a thoughtful, Award of Excellence wine program inside a casual Hawaiian concept in a strip mall outside Honolulu. Show up on a Wednesday, order the Tignanello, and stop second-guessing it.