Forty-Two Glasses Deep, No Apologies
· Anaheim · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar – Anaheim’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
Fleming's leads with its wine bar identity hard — 42 by-the-glass options is genuinely impressive and the first thing you notice. The list is structured and polished in the way a national steakhouse chain can manage, which means it's organized, readable, and firmly targeted at people who want something recognizable. Don't come here expecting surprises; do come here expecting a lot of options.
The 76-label list covers the steakhouse bases well: sparkling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir make up the backbone, with a decent global sweep that hits Napa, Alsace, the Loire, and Galicia. You'll find names like Pascal Jolivet, Famille Hugel, and Abadía de San Campio alongside the expected Honig and St. Supery — which is a slightly more interesting bench than your average chain. The red-heavy steakhouse canon is present, and Aaron Pott's Missing Thorn at $60 is a welcome curveball from a winemaker with serious Napa credentials. Gaps show up in the form of anything truly obscure or cellar-worthy — this list is built for dinner tonight, not the collector.
Forty-two by-the-glass options is the headline, and Fleming's leans into it as a genuine selling point — the range spans sparkling through dessert and covers a workable spread of price points from $10 to $45 a glass. Rotation appears minimal based on what we can see; the program feels like it's been set and left to run. Still, the sheer volume means you're unlikely to leave without finding something that works.
Barone Fini Pinot Grigio — $40
At the floor of the bottle list, this Alto Adige Pinot Grigio punches above its price point — it's the kind of clean, food-friendly white that doesn't need to apologize for being easy to drink, and $40 in a steakhouse this polished is about as low as it gets.
Abadía de San Campio Albariño
Most tables in a steakhouse default to red, which means this Rías Baixas Albariño at $60 gets skipped constantly. That's a mistake — Albariño's saline, citrus-driven character works against rich food in a way that cuts through rather than competes, and this is a solid producer doing it right.
Moët & Chandon Champagne
At $116 a bottle, you're paying a heavy premium for a name that moves units at airport lounges. Schramsberg does the domestic sparkling thing for $28 less and often drinks better — save the Moët money for an extra pour of something interesting.
Aaron Pott Missing Thorn + Prime Ribeye
Missing Thorn is a Napa-focused red blend from one of the valley's more thoughtful winemakers, and it has the structure and dark fruit to go head-to-head with a well-marbled ribeye without getting lost. It's the one bottle on this list that feels like someone was actually thinking.
The Bottom Line
Fleming's Anaheim is a chain doing the wine bar thing earnestly — 42 by-the-glass options and a few genuinely interesting bottles buried in a mostly crowd-pleasing list. Markups run steep, but if you know where to look, you can drink well here without overpaying.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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