Old Town charm with a grown-up wine list
Eaton Street / Old Town North · Key West · Mediterranean-influenced contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 23, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Azur Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Forty-eight labels isn't a lot, but Azur isn't trying to be a wine bar — it's a cozy Old Town neighborhood spot, and the list reads like someone actually thought about it. The range hits the right notes for the room: approachable enough for vacation drinkers, serious enough for people who know what Vieux Télégraphe means. First scan tells you a sommelier touched this.
The list leans comfortably on Napa and Bordeaux for the reds, with Chateau Batailley's Lions de Batailley Pauillac and Stag's Leap Cab holding down the prestige slots, and Merry Edwards Russian River Pinot for the Burgundy crowd who won't admit they're a Pinot crowd. Italy shows up respectably with Tommasi Amarone and Val Di Suga Brunello — two wines that take real commitment to stock in a small restaurant. Whites are anchored by a Henri Bourgeois Sancerre and a Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, which is exactly what you want on a warm Key West evening. The gap is the southern hemisphere — zero Southern Hemisphere representation, and natural or skin-contact wine drinkers will need to look elsewhere.
Twenty-one pours by the glass on a 48-bottle list is an unusually high ratio, and that's a real win for the table that can't agree on a bottle. Prices run $12–$22 per glass, which is honest for the market and the quality on offer. We'd love to see more rotation or a chalkboard special, but what's there is reliable.
Drappier Brut Champagne Carte d'Or — $45
Drappier is a serious Champagne house that flies under the radar next to the big names, and the Carte d'Or is a proper grower-style Pinot Noir-dominant fizz. If this bottle is sitting at the low end of the price range, it's the smartest order on the list — especially when you're eating charred octopus and watching the Key West crowd drift by.
Vieux Télégraphe Télégramme Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Most people at a table like this will reach for The Prisoner or the Stag's Leap because those labels are familiar. Don't. The Télégramme is Vieux Télégraphe's second label, which means it's drawing from one of the most respected estates in the Southern Rhône — Grenache-driven, garrigue-scented, and built to handle the kitchen's bolder Mediterranean flavors. It's the wine the sommelier probably wants you to order.
The Prisoner Napa Valley
Nothing wrong with The Prisoner as a wine — it's crowd-pleasing by design. But you're paying a restaurant markup on a bottle that's everywhere, and with Merry Edwards and Vieux Télégraphe sitting on the same list, there's no reason to default to the most algorithmically popular red wine in America. Save The Prisoner for your hotel room.
Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley + Braised beef gnocchi
Merry Edwards RRV Pinot brings that classic Russian River combination of dark cherry and earth with just enough acidity to cut through a rich braise. Slow-cooked beef and pillowy gnocchi want a wine with weight but not tannin that clubs the dish into submission — this one walks that line perfectly.
The Bottom Line
Azur punches above its size in a tourist-heavy town that could easily coast on mojitos and house pours. The markups aren't shy, but there's a real list here with a sommelier behind it — send a friend, order the Télégramme, and let Key West happen around you.
Old Town · Key West · Italian
La Trattoria isn't trying to reinvent anything, but it's putting in more wine effort than most of its neighbors on Duval Street. Fair prices on Italian bottles, a usable by-the-glass program, and real depth in the Italian reds make it a reliable choice — just don't order the La Marca Prosecco.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Key West · Seafood / Resort dining
The Resort at Southernmost Beach is selling the view, and the wine list knows it — there's no reason to put in effort when the sunset does all the heavy lifting. If you're ordering wine here, stick to the Ste. Michelle Riesling or just pop the Prosecco and enjoy where you are. Don't come here for the wine program; come here despite it.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Duval Street · Key West · Wine bar
For Key West, a wine bar with a genuine Champagne focus and a mid-week deal is a minor miracle. We'd send a friend here for a pre-dinner glass on a Wednesday without hesitation — just know that we're working from strong vibes and limited menu data, so go in curious rather than with a specific bottle in mind. When we get the full list, this one could move up the rankings fast.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
· Key West · Cocktail & Wine Bar
Virgilio's is a cocktail bar that quietly keeps a wine list worth paying attention to — fair prices, a genuine Italian white program, and 13 pours by the glass that won't embarrass anyone. The Monday martini specials are the headliner, but the Albariño and Pecorino are the supporting cast worth showing up for. If you're on Duval Street and want a glass of wine that doesn't taste like an afterthought, this is your spot.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
· Key West · American
Caroline's Café is not a wine destination, and it's not trying to be — the identical pricing across all five house labels makes that abundantly clear. If you're in Key West looking for something interesting in your glass, keep walking; if you just need a cold pour of Chardonnay with your lunch and aren't asking questions, $8 gets you there without drama.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Old Town · Key West · Winery tasting room
Key West Winery is a Wild Card because the concept itself is the draw — tropical fruit wines in the Florida Keys is exactly as niche and fun as it sounds, and it earns its badge on novelty alone. We wouldn't send a serious wine drinker here as a primary destination, but if you're already in Old Town and curious about what local winemaking looks like when grapes aren't the star, it's worth a tasting flight. Go in with the right expectations and you'll leave entertained; go in looking for a Côte de Nuits and you'll leave confused.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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