California Muscle Meets Bordeaux Royalty in Vegas
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Steak House
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Craftsteak lands with the kind of confident thud you'd expect from a Tom Colicchio steakhouse inside MGM Grand — 800 to 1,200 selections deep, anchored hard in California and Bordeaux, and clearly put together by people who actually care. This isn't a hotel F&B afterthought. Someone built this list with intent, and Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence (held since 2020) backs that up.
California dominates the cellar in the best possible way — Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Shafer Hillside Select, Peter Michael, Ridge Monte Bello, and Dominus all make appearances alongside Caymus Special Selection for the crowd that wants the name they recognize. Bordeaux holds its own corner of the list with Châteaux Latour, Margaux, and Pétrus covering the classics for anyone in a celebrating-something-serious mood. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars rounds things out for drinkers who want history with their ribeye. The gaps are predictable for a Vegas Strip steakhouse — natural wine and off-the-beaten-path regions aren't the priority here, and that's fine; this list doesn't pretend to be a Brooklyn wine bar.
The by-the-glass program runs 20 to 35 options, which is genuinely robust for a steakhouse format — enough variety that you're not stuck choosing between the same two Cabs while you wait on your party. We don't have confirmed current pour prices or specific glass selections on record, but with named sommeliers Troy Grenstiner and Todd Cunningham steering the program, the rotation should reflect what's actually drinking well right now rather than whatever needed to move.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon — $150–$200 (est.)
On a list where Harlan and Screaming Eagle set the ceiling, Caymus Special Selection is the responsible order — still a serious, concentrated Napa Cab with the weight to stand up to dry-aged beef, without requiring a second mortgage. It's the move when you want to drink well without the table noticing the bill.
Ridge Monte Bello
Everyone at the table is staring at the Screaming Eagle price and nobody's looking at the Ridge. Monte Bello is one of California's most serious and age-worthy Cabernet blends, consistently outperforms wines that cost twice as much, and has the structure to actually match the char and fat of a prime dry-aged ribeye. Skip the hype label and drink this instead.
Chateau Petrus
Pétrus on a Vegas Strip steakhouse list means you're paying a substantial premium stacked on top of an already inflated secondary-market price. Unless someone else is signing the check, this is a bottle better sourced elsewhere — the markup at a resort property takes something extraordinary and turns it into a flex purchase more than a drinking decision.
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon + Prime dry-aged ribeye
Hillside Select is built for exactly this moment — dense dark fruit, firm tannins, and enough structure to cut through the fat and crust of a dry-aged ribeye without either one bullying the other. It's the steakhouse pairing that doesn't need explaining to anyone at the table.
The Bottom Line
Craftsteak earns its Rager badge the old-fashioned way: a deep, well-curated list, named sommeliers who know the cellar, and a California-Bordeaux focus that fits the room perfectly. The markups are Vegas-steep, so go in with a plan — but if you're eating a serious steak here, you should be drinking a serious wine, and this list gives you every opportunity to do exactly that.
· 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.
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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.
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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
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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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
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Set & Forget
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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.
Washington · Washington · Steak House
A 20-wine by-the-glass list with every pour between $14 and $30, split across four sparkling, six white, two rosé and eight red. With a steak, start with the $26 Clos Duval Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon or the $22 Monte Antico Supremus; for the cheapest glass, take the $14 Dr. Loosen Riesling. Pour sizes aren't posted and the page is undated, so confirm today's wines. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Chicago Loop · Chicago · Steak House
A Napa-leaning Cabernet list with a Library & Reserve section that reaches 3,098 and glass pours from $13.99 to $49.99. Start with the $15.99 Broadbent Cabernet by the glass, or the $41.99 Stag's Leap Artemis if the ribeye is on the table, and confirm current availability since the list does not guarantee vintages. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · Steak House
A glass list that does the steakhouse job: 36 pours, a tidy Napa Cabernet set and prices from $13. Order the $15 Beringer Cabernet with your steak, or the $14 Guado Al Tasso Vermentino if you are starting with seafood, and confirm availability since the page is undated and Morton's says pricing may vary. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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