Aerie

You're on the 10th floor of the Cliff Lodge, floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Wasatch peaks, and the wine list lands with the kind of heft that makes you sit up straight. This isn't a resort restaurant coasting on captive diners — someone here actually cares. Wine Spectator just handed them a Best of Award of Excellence for the first time in 2025, and walking through the list, you believe it.

Three hundred to five hundred bottles anchored firmly in California and France — that's the spine of this list, and it's a strong one. You've got the heavy hitters: Opus One, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Kistler Chardonnay, Far Niente — the kind of names that read like a greatest-hits compilation for Napa obsessives. France shows up credibly through Louis Jadot Burgundy, giving the list some old-world balance without going too deep into obscurity. The gaps are real — don't come hunting for Rhône producers or anything remotely natural — but within its California-France lane, this list executes with conviction.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious commitment for a mountain resort, and the range runs $14 to $22 — reasonable given the zip code and the altitude tax you're already paying on everything else. The glass program pulls from the same California-forward producers that anchor the bottle list, so you're not drinking the leftovers. We'd push staff on what's freshest and moving quickly; turnover matters up here.