Great Views, Forgettable Wines, Decent Cocktails
Downtown Fort Myers River District · Fort Myers · Rooftop Bar / Tapas & Small Plates · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 16, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Beacon Social Drinkery’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You step off the elevator onto the 12th floor, the Caloosahatchee River sprawls out below you, and the vibe is genuinely cool. Then the wine list arrives and it feels like it was assembled by someone who had 20 minutes and a SkyMall catalog. The views are doing all the heavy lifting here.
The list clocks in somewhere between 20 and 35 bottles, drawing from California, France, Italy, and Spain — which sounds reasonable until you realize there's no particular depth in any of those directions. This is a hits-only playlist: the kind of list that covers the bases without ever surprising you. No producer names jump off the page, no interesting regional outliers, nothing that would make a curious drinker lean in. It's wine as wallpaper, and in a room this pretty, that's a wasted opportunity.
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass sounds generous, but the selections lean squarely toward the inoffensive — think crowd-pleasing Pinot Grigio and rosé from names you've seen at the grocery store. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority, and nothing on the glass list suggests anyone is paying close attention to what's in the bottle.
Crios Rosé by Susana Balbo — $10
At $10 a glass, this Mendoza rosé from Susana Balbo is the one pour that feels like a reasonable deal on a rooftop where everything else skews toward sunset-tax pricing. It's a known, reliable wine and the glass price is at least defensible.
Crios Rosé by Susana Balbo
Most people at a rooftop bar in Florida are reaching for a cocktail or a sparkling water, but the Crios Rosé is genuinely a solid producer — Susana Balbo knows what she's doing — and it's the one bottle on this list with actual winemaking credentials behind it. Worth ordering if you want something with a pulse.
Ziobaffa Pinot Grigio
Nine dollars for a glass of a non-vintage Pinot Grigio that retails for $13 a bottle. That's north of a 400% markup on a wine that wasn't trying very hard to begin with. The view from up here is free. Spend your money on a cocktail.
Crios Rosé by Susana Balbo + Artisanal Flatbread
The Crios Rosé has enough fruit and acidity to cut through the richness of a flatbread without overpowering lighter toppings. It's the kind of easy, food-friendly pour that actually makes sense with shareable bar bites on a warm Florida evening.
The Bottom Line
Beacon Social Drinkery is a genuinely fun place to watch the sun go down — just don't come here expecting the wine list to match the altitude. Order a cocktail, enjoy the view, and if you must have wine, the Crios Rosé is your move.
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A one-page list of 42 wines where 24 are priced by the 6 oz and 9 oz pour, from $11 to $28, and the rest are bottles up to $499. Start with the $12 Cigar Box Malbec by the 6 oz glass, or step up to the $75 Les Cadrans de Lassègue if you want the one Bordeaux on the list. The PDF is undated, so confirm what's pouring. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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A wine list that tells you what is in the glass but not what it costs. For a steak, start with the Chappellet Signature Cabernet or the Gigondas, and ask the server for prices and by-the-glass availability since the list posts none. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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A short wine list at a craft beer and cocktail bar: nine wines, two price tiers, no regions or vintages. Order the Meiomi Pinot Noir with the You Gouda Try This! mac and cheese, or stay on the house wines at $8 and $30; the page is undated, so confirm current wines and ask which price is the glass before you order. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks menu, not service, storage or markups.
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