Burgundy Meets Butter Chicken in The Woodlands
The Woodlands · The Woodlands · Indian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Amrina’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into an Indian restaurant in suburban Houston and get handed a wine list with Domaine de la Romanée-Conti on it — that alone earns a double take. Amrina is doing something genuinely unexpected here, building a serious 200-plus bottle program around a cuisine that most American restaurants pair with beer or mango lassi. Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2022, and they've held it — that's not an accident.
The list leans hard into Burgundy and Bordeaux, with recognizable anchors like Joseph Drouhin Clos de Vougeot, Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin, Château Margaux, and Château Lynch-Bages giving the French section real credibility. California shows up with confidence — Opus One, Caymus Cabernet, and Kistler Chardonnay cover the crowd-pleaser and the prestige ends of the spectrum. The DRC presence at the top of the list is a statement: this restaurant is serious about wine in a way that most Indian restaurants in the country simply are not. The gap is on the lower-price, food-friendly end — we'd love to see some Alsatian Rieslings or Grüner Veltliner in the mix, since those are the real workhorses with spiced food.
With 20 to 35 options by the glass, this is one of the more generous pour programs in The Woodlands area. The by-the-glass lineup gives diners real flexibility without committing to a bottle, which matters when you're navigating a spice-forward menu. We don't have a full rotation breakdown, but the depth of the bottle list suggests the glass pours aren't just the cheapest stuff left on the shelf.
Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin — $90–$120
Gevrey-Chambertin from a reliable Burgundy house is a genuine treat, and with the earthy, savory depth of the Lamb Rogan Josh on the menu, this is one of those rare pairings that actually justifies the spend. Village-level Burgundy at a restaurant like this is often the sweet spot before prices go vertical.
Château Lynch-Bages
Lynch-Bages is a Pauillac fifth growth that consistently punches above its classification — rich, structured Cabernet-dominant Bordeaux that most diners overlook in favor of the flashier Margaux next to it on the list. It's typically better value bottle-for-bottle and has the backbone to stand up to Amrina's tandoor-heavy dishes.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is a fine wine — but at restaurant markup in 2024, you're paying a serious premium for a bottle that's widely distributed and available at retail everywhere. The list has more interesting California and French options at comparable or lower prices. Save the Caymus money for a glass of something you can't buy at Total Wine.
Kistler Chardonnay + Tandoori Prawns
Kistler's richly textured, oak-influenced Chardonnay has the weight and fruit to hold its own against the char and spice of tandoori-cooked shellfish without getting steamrolled. The wine's citrus core cuts through the richness while its body matches the prawns' heft — this is the kind of pairing that makes you look smart at the table.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Amrina is the most surprising wine list in The Woodlands and probably the most ambitious Indian restaurant wine program in Texas — the French and California heavy-hitters are real, the glass pour selection is generous, and the whole thing earns its Wine Spectator hardware. The markups lean steep and the food-friendly white wine options need work, but if you're willing to spend, there's genuinely exciting drinking to be done here.
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