Corporate Steak Country, Surprisingly Decent Pours
Plano · Plano · Steakhouse & Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 17, 2026
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Fleming's leads with their 100-by-the-glass program as a signature move, and the Plano location delivers on that promise — 43 glass pours is genuinely impressive for a chain steakhouse. The list skews predictable (lots of California Cabs, sparkling that trends commercial), but there's more going on here than the suburban strip-mall setting might suggest. This is not a destination wine program, but it's not an embarrassment either.
Seventy-nine labels cover a reasonable spread: sparkling, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Alsatian whites, Pinot Noir, and the obligatory Cab-heavy red section. The Loire shows up with Pascal Jolivet and Saget La Perrière, which is a pleasant surprise in a Texas steakhouse. Alsace gets a nod with Famille Hugel and Lucien Albrecht — not deep cuts, but respectable names that don't usually appear on lists designed purely to move Malbec. The gaps are real though: no serious Burgundy, thin on Italy outside of Barone Fini and Caposaldo, and the Spanish section appears to start and end with Abadía de San Campio.
Forty-three by-the-glass options is the headline, and it's a legitimate differentiator. You can order Loosen Bros. Riesling by the glass, which most of your fellow diners will not do, and that's their loss. The range spans sparkling to reds, but pricing from $10 to $45 per glass means you need to be selective — the cheap end trends grocery-store and the top end bumps into bottle-price territory at other restaurants.
Loosen Bros. Riesling — $44
At $44 a bottle, this is one of the more honest prices on the list. Loosen Bros. is a reliable, well-distributed Mosel producer and Riesling is criminally underordered at steakhouses — which means your server won't push back if you grab the last bottle.
Abadía de San Campio Albariño
Spanish Albariño at a Texas steakhouse is a left-field call that actually works. It's bright, saline, and cuts through butter and fat in ways that a generic Chardonnay never will. Most tables here will never notice it exists, which means you probably get the freshest bottle.
Moët & Chandon
At $116 a bottle you are paying serious money for a Champagne that retails for $55 and appears on every hotel minibar in America. The Schramsberg at $112 is a much better story for a similar spend — at least it's a producer with something to say.
Pascal Jolivet Sancerre + Fleming's Petite Filet
The leaner, more delicate cut of the filet doesn't need a massive Cab sitting on top of it. A Jolivet Sancerre — mineral, precise, with enough body to handle the meat — runs counter to everything the rest of the table will order and will make you look like you know something they don't.
The Bottom Line
Fleming's Plano is a chain steakhouse that takes its wine program more seriously than most — 43 by-the-glass options and some genuinely interesting white wine picks earn it a pass. Markup is real and the list won't blow anyone away, but if you know where to look you can drink well here.
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