Park City's Crowd-Pleasing Seafood List, Done Right
Bonanza Park · Park City · American Steakhouse & Seafood with Sushi and Raw Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 13, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Blind Dog reads like it was built to keep everyone happy — and largely succeeds at that. You'll recognize most of the names here, which is either comforting or boring depending on your outlook. For a ski-town steakhouse with a raw bar, it fits the room without pushing any boundaries.
California dominates, with some Pacific Northwest and French bottles rounding things out and a nod to New Zealand whites for the oyster crowd. The list sits somewhere between 60 and 120 bottles — plenty to work with, but don't come looking for anything that'll make you lean forward in your chair. Producers like Jordan and Rombauer are reliable workhorses, and they show up here as expected. What's missing is any real sense of adventure: no grower Champagne, no skin-contact wines, no interesting Rhône or Spanish value plays.
With 12 to 18 pours by the glass, there's enough variety to match whatever you're eating — white for the raw bar, red for the steak, rosé for the table that can't agree. The usual suspects rotate through, but don't expect anything on the list to surprise you. It gets the job done for a resort-town crowd, just not with any particular flair.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — null
Jordan is a reliable, well-structured Alexander Valley Cab that holds its own against the premium steak menu. If the markup is in line with the rest of the list, this is the bottle that earns its place at the table over the trendier options.
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay
Most tables will reflexively grab the Rombauer, but Sonoma-Cutrer's Russian River Ranches is the more restrained, food-friendly pour — less butter-bomb, more structure — and it's a better match for the delicate flavors coming off the raw bar.
Whispering Angel Rosé
It's a fine rosé. It's also on every restaurant wine list in America, and you're paying a ski-town premium on top of its already elevated retail price. The brand recognition is doing a lot of heavy lifting here that the juice doesn't always justify.
Meiomi Pinot Noir + Premium Steaks
Meiomi is soft, fruit-forward, and low on tannin — which makes it a surprisingly easy match for a leaner cut like a filet. It's not a power pairing, but it bridges the raw bar crowd and the steak crowd at a shared table without stepping on either.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Blind Dog is a 25-year Park City institution, and the wine list reflects that steadiness — dependable, familiar, and priced for a captive resort audience. Send your friends here for oysters and a solid Cab; just don't expect the list to be the reason they come back.
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