Great Views, Forgettable Wines
Kingsbury Grade / Stateline · South Lake Tahoe · Seafood & Steak · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Chart House Lake Tahoe’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The lake view does a lot of heavy lifting here. You open the wine list hoping it matches the scenery, and instead you find a greatest-hits package of grocery-aisle staples that could have been pulled from any chain restaurant in the country. Nothing offensive, nothing interesting.
Thirteen labels total, and most of them are names you recognize from the supermarket checkout lane — Line 39, Mezzacorona, Clos du Bois, Santa Carolina. There's a brief nod to Washington State via two Chateau Ste. Michelle bottles, and J. Lohr's 'Seven Oaks' Cab shows up as the list's flagship red. The most genuinely interesting pour is the Lustau 'San Emilio' Pedro Ximénez Sherry, which feels completely out of place here — and that's not a bad thing. Beyond that outlier, there are no surprises, no regional story, and no sense that anyone curated this with any particular intention.
The entire list is by the glass, which is either generous or a signal that there's no bottle program worth exploring — probably the latter. Prices run $8–$10 across the board, which is refreshingly low for a lakeside dinner spot charging $30–$50 an entrée. Don't expect anything to rotate; this menu feels like it hasn't changed since the Clinton administration.
J. Lohr 'Seven Oaks' Cabernet Sauvignon — $10
At $10 a glass, this is a reliable, well-made Central Coast Cab that punches above its price point here. It's a safe call with the prime rib and won't leave you feeling robbed.
Lustau 'San Emilio' Pedro Ximénez Sherry
Nobody orders sherry at a Lake Tahoe seafood chain, and that's exactly why you should. The San Emilio is a genuinely excellent, intensely sweet PX from one of Jerez's best producers. Sip it with the lava cake and thank us later.
Moscato Sangria
A premixed Moscato sangria has no business on the wine list of a $40-entrée restaurant. It's a bar gimmick dressed up as a wine option. Order the real Luccio Moscato d'Asti if you want something sweet, or just get a cocktail.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling + Macadamia crusted mahi-mahi
Washington Riesling has the acidity to cut through the richness of the macadamia crust and enough fruit to complement the mahi without steamrolling it. At $8 a glass, it's also the smartest spend on the menu.
❌ The Bottom Line
Chart House Tahoe is a beautiful place to watch the sun drop over the water, but the wine list is strictly an afterthought — safe, generic, and clearly not a priority for the kitchen or the chain. Drink the Riesling with your fish, order the Sherry with dessert, and save your serious wine budget for somewhere that cares.
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