Del Frisco's Grille

Six wines. That's what we're working with here. At a polished Cherry Creek grille that almost certainly charges steakhouse prices, six labels on the wine program is less a list and more a suggestion. The whole thing reads like someone picked crowd-pleasing shelf brands and called it a day.

What's here is a tight cluster of California-centric, recognizable labels — Belle Glos and Böen from Joe Wagner's portfolio, Quilt Napa Cab, and two Westhoff Pioneers blends rounding out the reds. There's no depth, no regional breadth, no old-world presence, and no real story being told beyond 'people recognize these names.' The list appears to be tied to a Joe Wagner wine dinner event, which explains the brand-heavy focus — but as an everyday wine program, it offers almost no range. If you're not into California fruit bombs and big reds, you're essentially out of luck.

By-the-glass options aren't confirmed from the available data, so we can't tell you what's actually pourable tonight or at what price. Given the six-bottle scope of the program, the by-the-glass selection is unlikely to be expansive. Proceed with appropriately low expectations.