Cab Country, Well-Stocked, Priced for the Room
Vinings · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 6, 2026
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The wine list at 101 Steak is exactly what you'd expect from a polished Vinings steakhouse: Cabernet Sauvignon as far as the eye can see, with a few obligatory Merlots and Pinot Noirs tucked in for the table's outlier. Sixty-four labels sounds like a real list until you notice that roughly half of them are California Cabs, and the room is built for red wine drinkers who already know what they want.
The Cab-forward focus is relentless — from entry-level Decoy and Chateau Ste. Michelle up through Silver Oak, Patrimony, and DAOU's Soul of a Lion, the list covers the California prestige ladder in earnest. The presence of Spring Valley Vineyard's Frederick from Walla Walla and Stark-Condé from South Africa's Stellenbosch is a genuine surprise and the closest thing this list has to adventurous. Beyond Cabernet, the region coverage thins out fast — Merlot, Pinot Noir, and red blends round out the reds, but don't expect much international depth or anything approaching a white wine moment. If you're a Bordeaux lover or Rhône enthusiast, you'll be squinting at this menu for a while.
Thirty-one by-the-glass options is a legitimately impressive number, and the BTG range runs $12–$40/glass with good representation across price points. The glass list mirrors the bottle list's Cab obsession, so variety seekers should temper expectations — but if you want to work your way up from a Decoy ($13/glass) to a Caymus ($40/glass) over the course of a meal, 101 Steak has you covered.
The Bottom Line
101 Steak delivers a reliable, if predictable, wine experience built almost entirely around California Cabernet with a few worthwhile outliers hiding in plain sight. The by-the-glass program is genuinely strong in volume, but markups across the list lean toward what the room will bear rather than what's fair. If you're in Vinings and want a good bottle of red with your steak, you'll find one — just spend a minute with the mid-tier options instead of defaulting to the Caymus.
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DC Steakhouse's list is honest about what it is: a curated set of California crowd-pleasers anchored by a strong Cabernet bench, with a few thoughtful whites sneaking in around the edges. It won't win any points for adventure, and without pricing data or confirmed glass pours we can't vouch for value — but if you're here for red meat and red wine, you'll find something that works.
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· Chandler · Steakhouse
Bourbon & Bones is a steakhouse that takes its Champagne seriously — the sparkling selection runs deeper than most dedicated wine bars in the Valley, and the by-the-glass program gives you real options at multiple price points. The markups are steep across the board and the non-sparkling list is nothing to write home about, but if you're coming here to celebrate over a bone-in ribeye and a bottle of Dom, this list is built for exactly that occasion.
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· Gilbert · Steakhouse
Mastro's is a fine-dining steakhouse charging fine-dining prices, and the wine list reflects almost none of that ambition. Seven labels — all California, all safe, no flexibility for guests who want something outside the Napa Cab lane — is a hard sell when the rest of the experience is supposed to justify a big check. Come for the steak if you must, but lower your wine expectations significantly or you'll leave frustrated.
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