Paradise Valley

Weft and Warp is a genuinely pleasant surprise for a hotel wine program — France and California handled with care, a real sommelier in the room, and a setting that makes the whole exercise feel worth dressing up for. The markups are resort-level, so calibrate your expectations, but if you're already at the Andaz, the wine list won't let you down.

Hearth '61 is exactly what a high-end Arizona resort restaurant should be: reliable, well-stocked with California blue chips, and easy to drink well if you know where to look. It won't convert a wine adventurer, but it'll satisfy most tables without a fight.

Elements is the real deal — a hotel restaurant that actually takes wine seriously, with the credentials and the staff to back it up. If you're eating in Paradise Valley and want a proper bottle of California Cabernet with your dry-aged beef, this is the room.

Lon's at the Hermosa has earned its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and then some — this is a thoughtfully curated, deeply stocked list with genuine personality, anchored by a sommelier team that actually knows what's in the cellar. Markups can sting, but the experience around the bottle makes it worth it for a special night out.