Vegas Steakhouse That Actually Earns Its Cellar
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Seafood, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Bourbon Steak lands like a well-funded California collector's cellar got a French education and decided to hang out at Mandalay Bay. It's thick, serious, and immediately tells you this isn't your average resort steakhouse pour. Michael Mina's team has clearly put real thought into this — a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2025 isn't handed out for a shelf of Caymus and a prayer.
With 400–600 selections anchored in California, France, and Italy, this list has real depth where it counts. You're getting first-growth Bordeaux like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Latour alongside cult Napa heavyweights — Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Opus One, Dominus — which tells you the cellar team is not messing around. Italy holds its own too, with Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Gaja Barbaresco representing the peninsula at its most serious. The gaps, if any, likely live in the Southern Hemisphere and natural wine categories, but for old-world depth and California prestige, this list is genuinely hard to fault.
With 20–35 by-the-glass options, the program is generous for a high-end steakhouse format. Expect pours that mirror the bottle list's California and French lean — this isn't a spot where the glass program is an afterthought stocked with whatever the kitchen is cooking with. We'd want to see more rotation and transparency on pour dates for the premium options, but the sheer range means you can build a pretty solid tasting menu just working the glass list.
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — $120
In a list where trophy bottles dominate the conversation, Silver Oak Alexander Valley is the one that actually delivers on the steakhouse promise without requiring a second mortgage. Approachable, food-friendly, and a name even casual wine drinkers trust — it's the sweet spot on a list that skews expensive.
Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot
Everyone at this table is ordering Cabernet, which means the Duckhorn Merlot gets overlooked every single night. That's a mistake. Duckhorn built Napa Merlot's reputation before Sideways tried to kill the grape, and their version is structured, complex, and honestly a better match for the seafood side of this menu than any of the cult Cabs.
Screaming Eagle
We get it — you're in Vegas and you want the story. But Screaming Eagle on a resort steakhouse list is going to be marked up to a number that only makes sense if someone else is paying. The wine is extraordinary; the price-to-experience ratio in this context is not. Save the trophy hunting for an auction.
Peter Michael Winery Chardonnay + Tuna Tartar
Peter Michael's Chardonnay has the tension and precision to stand up to raw tuna without steamrolling it — the wine's acidity cuts through the fat while the restrained oak keeps things elegant. It's the kind of pairing that makes you feel like you knew what you were doing all along.
The Bottom Line
Bourbon Steak is the rare Vegas steakhouse where the wine program genuinely justifies the room. Markups are real and the vibe skews trophy-bottle, but with Jose Antonio Alcazar steering the ship and a cellar this deep, you're in good hands — order something you couldn't find at home and don't look at the bill until tomorrow.
· Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Strip House's all-by-the-glass format is smart for a Vegas crowd that wants to explore without committing, and the list has more personality than most hotel steakhouses — the Testamatta and the Lingua Franca Chardonnay prove someone made actual choices here. Prices skew high at the top end, but the $15–$25 tier offers genuine quality. Come for the steak, stay for the glass pours, and skip the Kosta Browne unless the night calls for it.
Solid Range
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Basic Stemmed
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· Las Vegas · Restaurant
Summer House is doing more with its wine program than it has to, and in Las Vegas that deserves genuine credit. Fair prices, a thoughtful by-the-glass roster, and a few genuinely interesting picks — the Grüner and the Selbach Riesling especially — make this worth exploring. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a reliable one, and that's rarer on the Strip than it should be.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
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Hughes Center · Las Vegas · Brazilian Churrascaria
The real story at Fogo de Chão Hughes Center is the Monday-through-Thursday deal: South American bottles under $150 go at half price, all day, in both the dining room and bar. That's a meaningful discount at a format where a table can easily work through a full bottle alongside the picanha parade. If you're going to drink wine here — and you should — plan your visit around that window.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
South Point Casino · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Silverado Steak House isn't trying to win any wine awards, and it doesn't need to — the list is fair, functional, and occasionally punches above its casino-floor weight class. If you're eating steak at South Point and want a solid glass without getting robbed, this list has your back; just stay away from the bottom shelf and head straight for the Davis Bynum or the Symmetry Meritage.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Strip · Las Vegas · Japanese
Order the $21 glass of Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo, or the $50 Signature Flight if you want three saké side by side. If you prefer wine, the Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin at $62 by the Coravin glass is the pour to look for. Confirm availability and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
The Strip · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Try the $60 half bottle of Cristom Pinot Noir or ask about the $60 Kerner, the lowest full-bottle price, or order the Azelia Barolo at $270 with the Dry Aged New York. Confirm vintages and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups.
Georgetown · Washington · Seafood, Steakhouse
An unpriced list that is easier to read for what it offers than for what it costs. If you want Bordeaux, ask for the 2020 Margaux de Brane Cantenac, or look at the Brunello di Montalcino in Sommelier's Selections, and get the price before you commit. This unrated guide covers the posted Beverage Menu, not service, storage or markups.
Back Bay · Boston · Seafood, Steakhouse
A beverage book that covers a lot more than California: 19 glass pours up front, then Napa, Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhône and Piedmont behind them. If you are spending, look at the Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay at $175; if you are not, the Zlatan Otok Plavac Mali is the lowest-priced full bottle at $39. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
Bend · Bend · Seafood, Steakhouse
Brickhouse posts a steakhouse list with a long Washington Cabernet section and 6 oz glass pours from $12. Start with the $12 Green Wing Cabernet by the glass, or step up to the Eyrie Estate Pinot Noir at 85 for a bottle; if you are spending, the Quilceda Creek Cabernets in the Washington section run 425 to 475. Confirm today's availability and prices; this unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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