A Hundred Bottles Deep, Steakhouse Safe
West Chandler · Chandler · Upscale Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 25, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar - Chandler’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The 'Fleming's 100' format lands with the confidence of a place that takes its wine program seriously — this isn't a steakhouse that threw twelve bottles on a laminated page and called it a day. The list reads well-organized and globally aware, even if it skews heavily toward crowd-pleasing California labels. It fits the room: polished, clubby, built for expense accounts and anniversaries.
California dominates, as you'd expect from a chain with deep roots in wine country — Caymus adjacency shows up immediately with Sea Sun Chardonnay, and Josh Cellars Cab is right there for anyone who wants comfort food in a glass. The real interest lives at the edges: Raventós i Blanc brings some genuine Catalonian cava credibility, and the dessert wine section is quietly impressive with Château Climens, Dolce by Far Niente, Royal Tokaji, and Inniskillin all making appearances. France, Spain, Hungary, Canada, and Portugal check in, which gives the list more geographic range than most steakhouses bother with. The gaps are predictable — don't come looking for natural wine, esoteric grower Champagne, or anything from the Jura.
The featured bar menu highlights four pours starting at $9, which is approachable for a room charging $60+ for a steak. The broader glass list exists but the full count isn't fully visible — what we can confirm is that it goes beyond the featured four. Rotation feels limited; this is more of a curated standing list than something that changes with the seasons.
Raventós i Blanc Cava — $9
Raventós i Blanc is one of the most serious cava producers in Catalonia — this isn't supermarket bubbles. Getting it at the featured pour price in a steakhouse is a genuine win, especially as an opener before the tomahawk arrives.
Royal Tokaji
Most tables skip straight to dessert or a port, but Royal Tokaji is one of the world's great sweet wines — honeyed, acidic, complex in a way that Sauternes charges twice as much to deliver. At a steakhouse, nobody orders it, which means yours might actually arrive with some temperature care and attention.
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
You can buy a bottle of Josh Cellars at your grocery store for $15. Whatever Fleming's is charging for it on a restaurant list, the math doesn't work in your favor. Order almost anything else on this list.
Pebble Lane Pinot Noir + Filet Mignon
The filet is lean and tender — it doesn't need a big tannic Cab crushing it. A lighter-bodied Pinot like Pebble Lane keeps the beef's delicacy intact while adding enough red fruit and structure to make the pairing feel intentional rather than accidental.
The Bottom Line
Fleming's Chandler is a reliable, well-run wine program that earns its reputation without doing anything surprising — the markup is real, but the staff knows what they're selling and the cellar conditions show it. Send a friend here for a business dinner; just steer them away from the Josh Cab.
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The Hidden House is doing something genuinely unusual for the East Valley — championing Arizona producers alongside accessible Old World options at prices that don't feel like a shakedown. The lack of sourced dish information prevents a complete picture, but the wine list alone is worth a detour. If you're even mildly curious about what Arizona winemaking looks like when it's done right, this is the place to find out.
Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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High Tide is a genuinely fun, lively seafood restaurant with food worth showing up for — but the wine program is an afterthought dressed up as a list. Twelve Chardonnays with no other variety isn't a curated selection, it's a gap in judgment. Wednesday half-price wine softens the blow, but the program needs a complete rethink before we'd call it worth drinking through. Order the Diatom, skip the Rombauer, and quietly wish someone had added a rosé.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
SanTan Village · Chandler · Steakhouse
Bourbon & Bones SanTan has a reserve list that punches above its suburban strip-mall weight class — the Heitz Martha's Vineyard duo, Dominus, and the rogue Egon Müller Riesling are all legitimate gets. The pricing is unambiguously steep and the list has real gaps, but if you're celebrating something and want a specific California collectible with your ribeye, this is one of the more unexpected places to find it in the East Valley.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Sea & Smoke earns its reputation as a polished neighborhood seafood spot, but the wine program isn't yet pulling its weight alongside a kitchen that's clearly swinging for the fences with Lobster Pot Pie and Chilean Sea Bass. Until we have a full menu in hand, we'd recommend asking your server directly what's pouring well tonight — and keeping an eye on that markup.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sun Lakes · Chandler · New American
Stone & Barrel is a solid neighborhood destination in the southeast Valley where the food — especially the wood-fired pizza — is the main event, and the wine list is a willing supporting act. We don't have enough detail on the full wine program to send you in with a specific bottle in hand, but if you're going for a casual dinner with friends in Sun Lakes, you're unlikely to go thirsty. Come for the pizza, manage your expectations on the wine, and you'll have a good night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Vic & Anthony's is a perfectly competent steakhouse wine list doing exactly what a casino steakhouse wine list is supposed to do — just don't expect fair pricing or anything off the beaten path. Order the Decoy, enjoy your steak, and pocket the difference.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
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Ruth's Chris Franklin is a reliable wine execution at a chain price point — nobody's going home unhappy, but nobody's going home with a story either. Go on a Wednesday, hit the half-price bottle promotion, and drink better than the menu's markup would otherwise allow.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Proper
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