A Spanish-led list of 483 priced entries, with 21 pours by the glass
Rice Village · Houston · Latin, Spanish · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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The drink menu is a very large wine list: 483 priced entries, led by Spanish regions (Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Priorat, Green Spain) with California Cabernet, Pinot Noir, and a short Texas section alongside. A 21-wine glass list sits at the top, so you do not need to commit to a bottle to start. The page has no date, so confirm vintages and prices when you order.
Rioja is the largest section, with 61 priced entries from the 2017 Beronia Crianza half bottle at $20 up to Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2011 at $325. Ribera del Duero includes Tinto Pesquera Crianza 2021 at $80 and Reserva 2019 at $110, and a Vega Sicilia section with eight Unico vintages ($525 to $695) and eight Valbuena 5º vintages ($295 to $365). Priorat starts at Bodegas Juan Gil Bluegray 2021 ($50) and includes Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2019 ($152). Outside Spain you will find Napa Cabernet, California and Oregon Pinot Noir, and a Texas High Plains group. The cheapest full bottle is $28 (Segura Viudas Brut Reserva); the most expensive is the 2005 Vega Sicilia Unico at $695.
The glass list has 21 wines priced as 6 oz, 1/4 L and bottle. Six-ounce pours run from $8 (Segura Viudas Reserva Brut Cava) to $18 (Turley Juvenile Zinfandel). Spanish options include Emilio Moro Godello ($12 for 6 oz, $44 bottle), Beronia Reserva Tempranillo ($15, $56) and Madai Origen Mencía ($14, $52), and the Klee Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley is $15 ($56).
The Bottom Line
A very large, Spain-first wine list where you are better off choosing a region than scanning the whole thing. Start with the 21-wine glass list, or go straight to the Beronia Gran Reserva 2015 at $68 or the Clos De Nit at $32 if you want a bottle; save the Vega Sicilia section ($295 to $695) for a night you plan around it. Prices are undated, so confirm vintages when you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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Six bottles shouldn't work this well, but The Palm Houston's list reads like someone with actual taste had five minutes and zero budget to fix the wine program — and somehow nailed it. We can't speak to service knowledge or storage conditions with confidence, but the value here, especially that Lucien Crochet at $23, is hard to argue with. If you're eating at The Palm anyway, ignore every instinct to order something familiar and trust the list.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Houston · Seafood Steakhouse
Truluck's Houston wines by the glass read like an afterthought appended to what is probably a serious seafood and steak menu. Eight safe, mid-tier California and Spanish pours at steep per-glass pricing is not a wine program — it's a placeholder. If wine matters to your evening, manage expectations or ask what's available on a full bottle list that wasn't captured here.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Ave · Houston · Upscale American Seafood and Steakhouse
Eddie V's is a reliable choice if someone else is picking up the tab and you want a well-maintained list with competent staff to guide you through it. For a self-funded wine night, the likely markups at this price point mean you're paying for the room as much as the bottle — which is fine, as long as you know that going in.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Montrose · Houston · Mediterranean
A very large list organized as Boundaries and Frontiers, with a short glass page that includes Champagne, Portuguese wines, port and madeira. Order the $15/glass Gota Branco, or ask about the Luis Seabra Douro red at 90 (unit not posted) from the Portugal pages, and confirm current availability. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Montrose · Houston · European
A Montrose restaurant with a color-and-country wine list, a separate Rosé & Orange page, and an 18-wine glass list on the dinner menu. Try the Foillard Beaujolais-Villages at 86 (unit not posted) or the Campuget rosé at 14|52 from the glass list, and check the half-off wine windows on the menu. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Houston · American Bar
A short, tidy wine list at a bourbon bar, with a bottle price printed next to every glass. Order the Jermann Pinot Grigio at $16 a glass if you want white, or the Altocedro Malbec at $15 if you want red, and confirm prices because the page isn't dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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