Casino wine list that punches above its chips
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Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed C2 Steak & Seafood’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're inside a casino resort off Highway 16 in the middle of Yolo County, and somehow the wine list has Opus One and Joseph Phelps Insignia on it. The room carries itself like a proper steakhouse — dark, polished, the kind of place that takes its wine program seriously even if the slot machines are fifty feet away. This is not what you expected, and that's exactly the point.
The 200-400 bottle list leans hard into California and France, which is exactly where it should be for a steakhouse with a prime ribeye anchor. The California heavy-hitters are well-represented — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Dominus, Chateau Montelena, and the full Napa prestige roster — with Louis Jadot holding down the French side. The gaps show up outside those two lanes: if you're hunting Rhône, Iberian, or anything Southern Hemisphere, you'll be disappointed. Wine Spectator handed this list a Best of Award of Excellence in 2025, and the California-France depth is exactly why that credential sticks.
With 12-20 options by the glass, there's enough rotation to make a decision feel meaningful rather than forced. The pours skew toward recognizable California names, which plays well for a casino crowd that wants something familiar without being condescending. We'd love to see a French option or two sneak into the glass program more aggressively, but what's here is serviceable and well above the regional average.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $80
Jordan is perpetually underrated in the prestige Napa conversation — it's structured, food-friendly, and doesn't ask you to remortgage for the experience. In a list loaded with $200+ bottles, this is the one that drinks smart and leaves money on the table for dessert.
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
Most people at a steakhouse beeline for Cabernet and never look back. That's their loss. Montelena's Chardonnay is historically significant — the 1973 won Paris — and the current releases are restrained, mineral-driven, and nothing like the butter-bomb California Chards that dominate the category. Order it with the lobster tail and let the table question all their choices.
Opus One
Opus One is a genuinely great wine, but it's also the most marked-up bottle on every list it appears on, and casino restaurants are not known for restraint on prestige Napa. You're paying a significant premium for the name recognition in a room where the goal is to impress — there are better bets on this list for the actual drinking experience.
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon + Prime Ribeye
Silver Oak is built for this moment — it's plush, has enough dark fruit to stand up to a well-marbled ribeye, and carries enough age-worthiness to feel intentional rather than reflexive. It's the steakhouse pairing that earns its cliché status because it genuinely works.
The Bottom Line
C2 is a genuine surprise: a casino steakhouse with a wine program that earned its Wine Spectator credential rather than bought one. Markups will sting, and you won't find any adventurous pours, but if you want serious California Cabernet with a serious cut of beef in an unexpected zip code, this delivers.
· Yountville · American
RH Yountville is a genuinely beautiful place to drink wine — the room earns that much on atmosphere alone, and the California-forward list will keep most guests happy without any friction. But in Yountville, where the competition includes some of the most serious wine programs in the country, 'happy without friction' isn't the same as memorable. Go for the experience, order confidently by region, and don't expect the list to surprise you.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Bakersfield · American
Yard House Bakersfield is a beer hall that happens to sell wine, and the list makes no effort to hide that. Markups are aggressive, selections are safe to the point of being anonymous, and the only reason to open a bottle here is if your table voted against another round of IPAs. If you're wine-focused, redirect your budget to the Jean-Luc Colombo Rosé by the glass and call it a night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Yountville · American
The Kitchen at Priest Ranch is a one-winery show, and that's exactly the point. If you want to spend an evening exploring what a single Napa estate produces across whites, rosé, Zinfandel, Merlot, and multiple Cabernet expressions — including older large-format bottles — this is a genuinely interesting way to do it. Just don't come expecting breadth or outside discovery. Send a friend here if they love Priest Ranch or want to.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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