Ember & Rye

The wine list at Ember & Rye reads exactly like the room looks — polished, confident, and very much in love with California Cabernet. It's a proper steakhouse list, and it knows it. Wine Spectator handed them an Award of Excellence in 2024, and honestly, the list earns it on execution even if it doesn't exactly push boundaries.

This is a California-first program with a heavy lean toward Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, and the producers they've assembled are the reliable heavy hitters — Caymus, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, Jordan, Far Niente, Stag's Leap, Paul Hobbs, and Opus One anchor the list. What you won't find is much adventure: minimal old-world depth, scant representation from Burgundy, Rhône, or Spain, and very little for the guest who wants to go off-script. At 150-250 bottles it's a respectable size, but the range skews narrow. It's a list built to satisfy a Napa loyalist, not to challenge one.

With 20-35 by-the-glass options priced between $14 and $22, the glass program is genuinely one of the stronger parts of the experience. That's a wide pour selection for a hotel steakhouse, and there's enough range here to build a solid meal without committing to a bottle. The upper end of that glass pricing is where the real quality lives — don't anchor on the cheapest pour.