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Route 1 / MarketFair area · Princeton · Seafood / Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 23, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Eddie V's Princeton lands with the confidence of a restaurant that knows exactly who its customers are. Three hundred-plus bottles, a sommelier on the floor, and a list anchored so firmly in California that Napa might as well have a satellite office here. It's polished, it's legible, and it will cost you.
This is a California wine list wearing a tuxedo — Caymus, Silver Oak, Opus One, Far Niente, Kistler, Flowers, Stag's Leap Artemis — the whole murderer's row of Napa and Sonoma royalty is present and accounted for. The depth within those California regions is genuinely impressive, and a sommelier is on hand to navigate it. What's missing is any real sense of adventure: don't come looking for Burgundy, Barolo, or anything that fermented within 500 miles of the Loire. If you love big, rich American wine and have the wallet for it, this list delivers exactly what it promises — just don't expect to be surprised.
Twenty by-the-glass options is a solid count for a restaurant at this level, and the pours skew toward crowd-pleasing heavyweights — Whispering Angel rosé, Rombauer Chardonnay, Austin Hope Cabernet are all likely in rotation. The program feels curated for the dining room's vibe rather than for exploration, but the quality floor is high and you won't get burned on a glass pour.
Stag's Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon — $90
Artemis is the entry point to the Stag's Leap house style — structured, polished, genuinely age-worthy — and at a place where bottles can run well past $200, it tends to be one of the more honest markups on the list. Solid juice for the room you're sitting in.
Flowers Pinot Noir
In a list dominated by Cabernet and Chardonnay, the Flowers Pinot gets overlooked by almost everyone in a steakhouse setting. That's a mistake. Flowers works from the Sonoma Coast with a cooler, more restrained style than most California Pinot — it's the right call if you're splitting between the sea bass and the ribeye and need one bottle to do it all.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine wine. It's also everywhere, wildly over-produced, and marked up at every upscale chain in America. You're paying a significant premium for a label that's become a brand more than a statement. With a sommelier on the floor and Artemis or Far Niente in the same neighborhood, there's almost always a better move.
Kistler Chardonnay + Sea Bass with Meyer Lemon Butter
Kistler's Chardonnay brings enough richness and texture to match the butter-forward preparation without steamrolling the fish. The bright acidity keeps it from feeling heavy, and the citrus notes in the wine play off the Meyer lemon in the dish in a way that feels almost too obvious — until you try it.
The Bottom Line
Eddie V's Princeton is a reliable, well-run wine program that excels on its own terms — California-focused, sommelier-staffed, and properly stored — but it won't challenge your palate or your loyalty to the coasts. Send your California Cab-loving friends here without hesitation; send the natural wine crowd somewhere else.
· Princeton · Steakhouse
Ruth's Chris Princeton delivers a competent, corporately assembled wine program that covers the bases without taking any real swings. Markups are steep across the board — this is not the place to drop serious money on a bottle — but the all-by-the-glass format and the Trimbach and Catena Zapata picks give you room to drink well if you choose carefully. Come for the steak; drink strategically.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Palmer Square · Princeton · Italian / Pizza & Wine Bar
Teresa's has the bones of something genuinely good — a wine-bar concept in a charming Princeton setting, with an Italian-leaning list and the kind of casual-but-intentional vibe that makes you want to linger over a second glass. We'd call it a Wild Card because the setup is promising and the concept is right, but without a fully sourced list in hand, we're betting on potential as much as proof. Worth a walk-in to find out.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Princeton · Wine Shop with Tastings
Princeton Corkscrew is doing something genuinely useful: shop-floor pricing on a focused, mostly Old World list that punishes nobody for wanting to drink well without a restaurant markup. The Dubreuil-Fontaine Beaune Premier Cru at $67.50 and the Tardieu-Laurent Rhône Blanc at $19 both represent the kind of value that makes a wine list worth paying attention to. If you're in Princeton and care about what's in your glass, this deserves a stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Princeton · Italian / American
Metro North's wine program is honest, approachable, and priced fairly for what it is — a crowd-pleasing list that gets out of the way and lets you eat dinner. If you're looking for discovery or depth, you won't find it here, but if you want a glass of something reliable at a fair price, the Nebbiolo and the Rosso di Montalcino are quietly doing the real work on this list.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Princeton · Farm-to-Table / New American
Brick Farm Tavern has no business having a wine list this interesting, and that's exactly the point. The markups are real — this isn't a value destination — but the curation earns genuine respect, especially with the local Unionville pours and the Slovenian Rebula Brut as curveballs. If you're driving out to Princeton for the farm-to-table experience anyway, the wine list is a legitimate reason not to skip it.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Princeton · Italian / Pizza
LaScala's Fire Princeton offers a functional, crowd-friendly wine list that does the job without making any bold moves. The by-the-glass selection is genuinely broad and pricing stays reasonable at the lower end, but markups on recognizable names like Kim Crawford and Veuve Clicquot are steep enough to notice. Send a friend here for a casual pizza night — just point them toward the Vermentino or the Prosecco and away from the big-name bottles.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kailua-Kona · Seafood / Steakhouse
Huggo's is a reliable enough place to drink wine if you're already there for the view and the fresh fish — just don't come expecting value or discovery. The regional mix is competent, the setting is genuinely spectacular, and the list will get you through dinner without incident. If you're a wine-first traveler, this probably isn't your destination, but it's a perfectly reasonable stop if the ahi tuna is calling your name.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Harrah's Atlantic City · Atlantic City · Seafood / Steakhouse
McCormick & Schmick's inside Harrah's is a wine list on autopilot — safe brands, static program, and markups that remind you you're inside a casino. Drink the Port, keep your expectations low, and don't skip the cocktail menu.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Overland Park · Overland Park · Seafood / Steakhouse
McCormick & Schmick's isn't here to surprise you with wine, and it doesn't. At $7–$9 a glass the prices are fair, but the list is pure corporate default — grab the Riesling or the Sauvignon Blanc and put your energy into the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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