A terrarium with a seriously weird wine list
Somerville · Boston · American · Visit Website ↗
Updated July 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Field & Vine’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Field & Vine reads like someone raided a natural wine shop, circled all the weird stuff, and built a restaurant around it. There's no filler Malbec here, no safe Sonoma Chardonnay — just a tight, opinionated list that clearly has a point of view. It's short enough to read twice before your bread arrives, and you'll want to.
For a small list, the geographic range is genuinely impressive: Alsace, Burgundy, Loire, Umbria, coastal Maine, the Pacific Northwest, and the Sierra Foothills all make appearances. The throughline is natural and low-intervention winemaking — producers like Coturri, Dirty & Rowdy, Oyster River Wine Growers, and Swick Wines aren't names you find on accident. There's a real emphasis on skin-contact and funky-edge bottles that rewards curious drinkers, though if you want a clean, conventional red Bordeaux or a mainstream Napa Cab, you're in the wrong place. The Italy showing — specifically Bussoletti's Trebbiano Spolentino from Umbria — signals a list that digs past the tourist trail.
Seven by-the-glass options is modest but respectable when the pours are this deliberate. The glass list covers the full tonal range of the bottle list — there's a Pet Nat Cider from Coturri, a Gewurztraminer from Alsace, and a Gamay from Burgundy, so you're not stuck choosing between two whites and a generic red. We'd love to see the rotation move more aggressively, but what's here is well-chosen.
Chenin Blanc, Margins Wine, Clarksburg, CA 2016 — $$
Clarksburg Chenin Blanc is criminally underrated American wine country, and Margins doesn't get the hype it deserves. At Field & Vine's price tier, this is the bottle that drinks well above its station — honeyed, taut, and genuinely interesting.
Trebbiano Spolentino, Bussoletti, Colle Murello, Umbria, Italy 2016
Nobody orders Trebbiano Spolentino. That's a mistake. Bussoletti's version from Umbria is a textured, savory white that most guests walk right past on their way to something French. It's the sleeper on this list.
Sauvignon Blanc, Dauny, Caillottes, Sancerre, Loire Valley, France 2016
Sancerre is the safe harbor for nervous wine orderers everywhere, and at a restaurant this committed to the weird and wonderful, ordering it feels like a missed opportunity. It's fine — it's Sancerre — but you didn't come here for fine.
Mourvèdre, Dirty & Rowdy, Unfamiliar, California 2017 + Beef tartare with nuoc cham aioli
Dirty & Rowdy's Mourvèdre is earthy, iron-edged, and just funky enough to stand up to raw beef without overwhelming it. The nuoc cham aioli's fermented funk and brightness mirror the wine's natural edge — it's the kind of pairing that feels accidental and inevitable at the same time.
The Bottom Line
Field & Vine is the rare restaurant where the wine list is as considered as the menu — small, weird, and clearly curated by someone who actually cares. If you like natural wine or want to, send yourself here immediately.
Back Bay · Boston · Italian
Keep a white-glass budget below $20 with the posted Bollini or CasalFarneto options. Want reserve Nebbiolo? Compare the $36 Barbaresco with the $46 Barolo after checking pour sizes. Menu-based guidance checked in September 2026; prices and availability can change.
Back Bay · Boston · Northern Italian
Start with the $65 Ceretto white or $70 Borgoluce bubbles. For Barolo in a smaller format, ask about the $95 Paolo Scavino half bottle. These are posted-menu choices checked in September 2026, not an onsite tasting or assessment of service.
· Boston · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão is here to sell you a meat experience, and the wine list is an afterthought that exists to support that mission — not elevate it. Stick to the Zuccardi Malbec or the Garzón Albariño and spend your energy on the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Boston · Steakhouse
STK Boston has the square footage, the lighting, and the noise level of a place that should have a serious wine program — instead it has 142 labels of stuff you've already tried. Order a cocktail, or pick the most interesting bottle you can find and move on.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Seaport District · Boston · Greek
Trade is doing something genuinely rare in Boston: taking Greek wine seriously and giving diners the tools to explore it without a lecture. If you're eating anywhere near the Seaport and curious about what's actually in your glass, this is the move.
Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Financial District · Boston · American Steakhouse
The Vermilion Club isn't trying to reinvent the steakhouse wine list, and it doesn't need to — the California depth is real, the execution is consistent, and it delivers exactly what a power-lunch crowd in the Financial District wants. Just know what you're walking into: this is Cab country, the markups are steakhouse-standard steep, and adventurous wine drinkers should calibrate expectations accordingly.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
· Yountville · American
RH Yountville is a genuinely beautiful place to drink wine — the room earns that much on atmosphere alone, and the California-forward list will keep most guests happy without any friction. But in Yountville, where the competition includes some of the most serious wine programs in the country, 'happy without friction' isn't the same as memorable. Go for the experience, order confidently by region, and don't expect the list to surprise you.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Bakersfield · American
Yard House Bakersfield is a beer hall that happens to sell wine, and the list makes no effort to hide that. Markups are aggressive, selections are safe to the point of being anonymous, and the only reason to open a bottle here is if your table voted against another round of IPAs. If you're wine-focused, redirect your budget to the Jean-Luc Colombo Rosé by the glass and call it a night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Yountville · American
The Kitchen at Priest Ranch is a one-winery show, and that's exactly the point. If you want to spend an evening exploring what a single Napa estate produces across whites, rosé, Zinfandel, Merlot, and multiple Cabernet expressions — including older large-format bottles — this is a genuinely interesting way to do it. Just don't come expecting breadth or outside discovery. Send a friend here if they love Priest Ranch or want to.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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