Solid Mountain Pours With a View to Match
Mountain Village · Telluride · Contemporary American with Rocky Mountain influences · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 26, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Altezza at The Peaks Resort’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're sitting at 9,500 feet with ski runs out the window and a wine list that plays it safe — and honestly, that tracks. Altezza leans into the hits: Rombauer, Faust, Flowers. Nothing will surprise you, but nothing will disappoint you either.
Twelve labels covering California, Italy, France, Oregon, and Argentina — a tidy little world tour that never ventures off the beaten path. The Italian contingent is the most interesting corner of the list: Girlan Chardonnay from Alto Adige and La Togata Barengo Toscana show someone was paying at least some attention to the old world. Benton Lane Pinot Noir from Oregon is a respectable nod to the Pacific Northwest. The rest — Leviathan, Rombauer, Faust — are restaurant-circuit staples you've seen on a hundred lists exactly like this one.
Here's the twist: every bottle on the list is also available by the glass, so you're looking at 12 pour options ranging from $11 for the Mionetto Prosecco up to $32 for the Faust Cab. That's a solid glass range for a resort restaurant, even if the selection itself is more crowd-pleasing than adventurous. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority — this feels like a set-it-and-forget-it program.
Leviathan Red Blend — $20
At $20 a glass, the Leviathan is a California red blend that overdelivers for resort pricing — ripe, full, and built for a cold mountain night without asking your wallet to ski into a black diamond.
Girlan Chardonnay Alto Adige
While everyone's ordering the Rombauer on autopilot, the Girlan from Alto Adige is the sleeper pick — it's a leaner, more mineral-driven Chardonnay from one of Italy's most underrated wine regions, and it'll make you feel like you discovered something.
Faust Cabernet
At $32 a glass, you're paying top dollar for a wine that retails around $30 a bottle. It's a fine Cab, but that markup is doing a lot of heavy lifting — save the splurge for another round of the Leviathan.
Benton Lane Pinot Noir + Rocky Mountain Trout
Benton Lane's Oregon Pinot has enough red fruit brightness and earthy backbone to complement the delicate, slightly rich flavor of freshwater trout without steamrolling it — this is the kind of pairing that makes you feel like you actually know what you're doing.
The Bottom Line
Altezza is a reliable resort wine list — not exciting, not gouging you into oblivion, just a dependable slate of familiar names with a killer alpine backdrop. If you're here for the views and the trout, the wine will hold its own.
· Telluride · Wine Bar
Communion is a focused, deliberate wine bar that built a short list with real intention — anchored on Leitz, punctuated by a standout Chave Selections white, and thoughtful enough to include non-alcoholic options alongside the serious stuff. We don't have pricing data to confirm value, and the list is compact enough that adventurous drinkers may want more range — but what's here is chosen with care. If you're in Telluride and want wine that someone actually thought about, this is your stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Mountain Village · Telluride · Contemporary American Mountain Cuisine
The Peak is a reliable, if unambitious, wine program that does its job — nobody leaves thirsty and the bottles are stored properly. Just don't come here expecting discovery; come expecting a decent glass of something familiar with a genuinely spectacular mountain backdrop.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown Telluride · Telluride · Cocktail bar with light bites
Liberty is a cocktail bar that accidentally has a wine list worth paying attention to — especially on Mondays when half-price bottles make even the steep markups forgive themselves. It's not a wine destination, but it's a wildly better option than you'd ever expect at 8,750 feet.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Gondola Base / Downtown · Telluride · Barbecue and American Comfort Food
Oak isn't a wine destination — it's a BBQ and bourbon bar that happens to have a decent wine list and one of the best midweek wine deals in Telluride. If you're here on a Wednesday, order a bottle and consider yourself lucky.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
On-Mountain (Top of Polar Queen Express) · Telluride · French-inspired alpine dining
Bon Vivant has no business being this interesting for a ski mountain lunch spot, and the all-French, all-by-the-glass format is a genuine swing. Markups are resort-level steep, but the curatorial effort earns it a pass — just order something you couldn't find at the hotel bar.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
On-Mountain (Lift 4 area) · Telluride · Mountain lodge / ski resort dining
Nobody expects a French-focused wine list at an on-mountain ski lodge, which is exactly why Gorrono Ranch earns a second look. The markups are real and there's no sommelier in sight, but the selection itself punches way above its surroundings — order the Cab Franc, skip the Champagne, and enjoy the view.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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