Italian-leaning ambition in a Disney-adjacent zip code
· Anaheim · Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed May 30, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Anaheim White House Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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At 72 labels and 32 by-the-glass options, the Anaheim White House is swinging harder on wine than you'd expect from a restaurant sitting in the shadow of a theme park. The list skews Italian with some California muscle, which tracks for a place billing itself as an Italian-American fine dining experience. Price ceilings hit $650 a bottle and $80 a glass, so they're clearly not shy about playing in the deep end.
The Italian throughline is the list's strongest argument — you've got Pieropan Soave, Becco Reale Pecorino Vigna Madre, Naeli Vermentino di Sardegna, and the dessert-friendly Marco Bonfante Brachetto d'Acqui all showing up in a Disneyland-adjacent zip code, which is genuinely more interesting than it sounds. California gets its moment with Grgich Hills Cab, Hartford Court Chardonnay, and Neyers Vineyards Left Bank Red rounding out the reds. The sparkling section is a nice touch — Cava (Castell de Sant Pau Brut Nature), Prosecco, and a couple of Moët splits for the birthday table — but Champagne depth is essentially nonexistent beyond those miniature Moëts. Gaps show up in Burgundy, Rhône, and anything adventurous from the Southern Hemisphere.
Thirty-two by-the-glass options is a genuinely impressive number — most restaurants in this category offer half that. The range spans sparkling, white, rosé, red, and sweet, which means you can build a full evening's drinking without touching a bottle. We'd want to know how often those pours rotate, because a static BTG list of 32 can get stale fast, and there's no evidence of an active rotation program here.
Castell de Sant Pau Cava Brut Nature — $16/glass (estimated from range)
Cava Brut Nature is one of the most undervalued sparkling styles on the planet — dry, toasty, zero dosage — and Castell de Sant Pau is a solid producer. If this is sitting at the lower end of the BTG range, it's the smartest first pour on the list.
Becco Reale Pecorino Vigna Madre
Pecorino (the grape, not the cheese) from Abruzzo is still flying under the radar for most American diners. It's got the texture of a serious white without the Chardonnay-fatigue, and most tables at a place like this will walk right past it for something they recognize.
Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut 187ml (Split)
Mini Moët is the universal language of restaurant markup theater. You're paying a premium per-ounce for the novelty of a tiny bottle, and Moët Impérial is about as middle-of-the-road as Champagne gets. The Cava delivers more character at a fraction of the per-ounce cost.
Pieropan Soave + Any fresh pasta or seafood dish on the Italian-American menu
Pieropan is one of Soave's benchmark producers — this isn't the watery stuff. Clean almond-and-citrus aromatics with real mineral backbone make it a natural with anything cream- or seafood-based on an Italian menu.
The Bottom Line
The Anaheim White House earns its keep as a reliable wine stop for the area — more thoughtful than the tourist-trap pricing suggests, especially if you navigate toward the Italian bottles. Just watch the per-glass ceiling and steer clear of the Champagne splits unless someone at the table is celebrating.
· Anaheim · Seafood / Steak
The Catch is a solid spot to drink wine with dinner without thinking too hard about it — the West Coast focus plays well with a menu built around Chilean sea bass and prime beef. If you're coming for the food and the atmosphere near Angel Stadium, the wine list won't let you down; just don't come expecting discovery or bargains.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Anaheim · Italian
This is not a wine destination. Carolina's Italian clearly leads with food and treats wine as an afterthought — there's no Italian bottle, no varietal diversity, and no sign anyone consulted a wine list when building this program. If you want sangria at a low price point, you're covered. If you want wine with your Italian dinner, bring your own or drink water.
Grocery Store
Steal
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Anaheim · Hawaiian Fusion
Roy's Anaheim brings a legitimately solid wine list to a tourist-adjacent market that usually settles for far less effort. The markup structure leans steep — especially on recognizable Champagne labels — but the depth of by-the-glass options and the presence of producers like Raats and Leeuwin Estate show a program with real taste. If you're in Anaheim and you want a glass of something worth drinking, this is where you go.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Anaheim · Italian / Pizza
Marri's punches above its weight for a pizza spot — the Italian selections are genuine, the prices are honest, and the list doesn't insult you. We'd send a friend here without hesitation, especially if they order the Valpolicella.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Anaheim · Seafood / Steak
McCormick & Schmick's Anaheim won't impress anyone who thinks about wine for more than thirty seconds, but the prices are fair and the Wairau River is a legit pour. Order the Sauvignon Blanc, eat your seafood, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Anaheim · Southern / American
House of Blues Anaheim does a lot of things — live music, big crowds, Southern comfort food — and wine is clearly not one of them. Order the cocktail, enjoy the show, and save your serious bottle for somewhere that actually cares.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Central · Colorado Springs · Fine Dining
A bottle list with a long Napa Cabernet section and prices from 40 to 3,500, plus an 11-pour glass section at $7 to $25. Start with the Wine Specials page, where the Viña Alberdi Reserva Tempranillo is on the $60 list, or the CVNE Monopole Blanco at 40, and confirm prices because nothing is dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Anchorage · Fine Dining
A wine-bar list with real range: 29 pours with glass and bottle prices, and 73 bottles from $31 to $1,200. Start with the Dr. Loosen Red Slate Riesling at $38 or the Chateau Recougne Bordeaux Superieur at $40, and step up to the Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir at $84 (or the 375 mL half at $46) if you want something to build the dinner around. Confirm prices, since neither list shows a date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Newport · Providence · Fine Dining
Order the $20 Scarpetta Pinot Grigio or the $27 Faiveley Pinot Noir by the glass, and treat the $45 Philipponnat Champagne as the splurge pour. Confirm current availability and prices, since the list sits on a menu dated 7/8/26. This unrated guide covers that posted list, not service, storage or retail markups.
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