Spanish Soul, Approachable Pours, Solid Enough
· White Plains · Spanish tapas & wine bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed September 12, 2026 · How we review
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Forty-nine bottles at a tapas spot in White Plains — this is a wine bar that takes the 'wine bar' part seriously. The list skews approachable without being lazy, and the price ceiling of $425 (Dom Pérignon, if you're feeling dramatic) is an outlier on an otherwise grounded list. First read gives you confidence this isn't a checklist afterthought.
The list earns its keep by mixing crowd-pleasing California staples with some genuinely Iberian-leaning picks. You've got Granbazan Albariño 'Etiqueta Verde' from Galicia, a Can Sumoi Xarel-lo from Catalonia, and the intriguing Dominio do Bibei Ribeiro Blanco 'Lalume' — actual Spanish wine for a Spanish restaurant, imagine that. The Italian and French whites (Santa Margherita, Louis Jadot Pouilly Fuissé, Maison Chantal Sancerre) fill out the roster for guests who won't touch Albariño with a ten-foot pole. Red wine depth is where it thins out — we only see Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 'Prati' in the sourced data, which suggests the red section may not punch as hard as the whites.
By-the-glass specifics weren't confirmed in the data we have, so we can't tell you how many pours are available or whether the glass program rotates. Given the 49-label list, there's likely a reasonable BTG selection — but call ahead if that's your main play for the evening.
Villa Matilde Falanghina Rocca Dei Leoni — $46
Falanghina from Campania is one of Italy's most food-friendly whites and most people have never heard of it. At $46 a bottle in a wine bar setting, this is the move — it's got the brightness and texture to handle anything on a tapas menu without asking much of your wallet.
Dominio do Bibei Ribeiro Blanco 'Lalume'
Most tables are going to reach for the Albariño or the Whispering Angel and call it a night. The Ribeiro Blanco from Dominio do Bibei is a different animal — it's a natural-leaning Galician white with real texture and character, the kind of wine that makes you stop mid-conversation. At $54, it's one of the most interesting bottles on the list and will go completely unordered by 90% of the room.
Dom Pérignon Brut
At $425, this is the kind of entry that exists for special occasions where someone else is paying. But you're at a tapas bar in White Plains, not a Michelin two-star in Manhattan — the Bodegas Barbadillo Brut Espumoso 'Toto' at $48 is a far better fit for what you're actually doing at this table.
Granbazan Albariño 'Etiqueta Verde' + Gambas al Ajillo
Galician Albariño and garlic shrimp is essentially a regional pairing — both come from the same corner of Spain. The wine's citrus edge and saline backbone cut through the olive oil and amplify the sweetness of the shrimp. This is why the wine exists.
The Bottom Line
Buleria is doing the right things — an actual Spanish-leaning list at fair prices in a market that could easily get away with slapping Malbec and Pinot Grigio on a page and calling it done. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a genuinely solid one, and that's worth something.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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This appears to be a Restaurant Week wine promotion rather than Benjamin Steakhouse's full list, and we'd want to see a complete menu before rendering a final verdict on the overall program. Based on what's sourced here, though, the wine offering is thin for a steakhouse of this caliber — if you're coming for a serious bottle of Cab with your dry-aged ribeye, call ahead and ask what's actually on the full list.
Grocery Store
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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The Capital Grille Stamford isn't going to excite anyone who takes wine seriously, but it's not the embarrassment that many chain steakhouse lists are either. The Prüm Riesling and Substance Cab punch above their price points, and 23 BTG options gives you real flexibility. Just go in knowing the markups are aggressive and the list hasn't changed since someone in a corporate office approved it — probably over a Meiomi.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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La Bocca is a polished, reservation-worthy Italian room in White Plains with a wine identity that leans on Italy's marquee regions — safe, serviceable, and priced for a special-occasion crowd. Until we can get eyes on the actual list and confirm what's pouring, we'd treat the wine program as a pleasant companion to the food rather than a destination in its own right. Ask the staff for their recommendation and see what happens.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Ernie's is the kind of neighborhood wine bar Westchester needs more of: unpretentious, genuinely wine-forward, and priced like they actually want you to order a second glass. If you're in the area on a weekday, hit that happy hour window and settle in.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Shiraz Kitchen is the kind of unexpected wine find that makes suburban dining worth exploring — a Persian restaurant in White Plains with an honest, curious wine list and glass pour access to nearly everything on it. If you're in Westchester and tired of the same old Chardonnay-and-Cabernet loop, this is your move.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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