Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

The wine list at Fleming's Scottsdale reads like a well-curated Greatest Hits of American wine — heavy on California, with a few international cameos to keep things honest. It's polished, approachable, and clearly designed for the business dinner crowd who wants something reliable without having to think too hard. Not exactly thrilling, but it gets the job done at a steakhouse that costs this much per plate.

California dominates, as you'd expect — Napa Cabs, Sonoma Chardonnays, and a few Pinots from the coast anchor the list with producers like Daou Vineyards and Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs doing the heavy lifting on the prestige end. There's a nod to international with Pascal Jolivet's Attitude Sauvignon Blanc repping Loire Valley France, and the list stretches into Oregon, New Zealand, Italy, and Argentina without going too deep in any of those directions. The gaps are noticeable — no serious old-world presence, no Burgundy, no Barolo — but that's by design; this is a crowd-pleaser list built for steak, not for discovery. Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs handles the sparkling duty and handles it well.

The by-the-glass program starts at just $9, which is genuinely impressive for a fine dining steakhouse at this price point — and the pours include names like Pebble Lane Pinot Noir and Sea Sun by Caymus Chardonnay, so it's not the usual bottom-shelf filler. The range tops out around $28 a glass, giving you room to move up without going off a cliff. Four-plus options per category keeps things from feeling thin, though the rotation appears static rather than seasonally refreshed.