Arizona Wine's Best Ambassador, Full Stop
Old Town · Scottsdale · American, Seasonal Locally-Sourced · Visit Website ↗
Updated April 2026
Reviewed March 21, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at FnB hits you like a geography lesson you actually want to take. It leads with Arizona — hard, unapologetically, and with enough producer names to make you realize you've been sleeping on Sonoita. The 'Plan B' section for skeptics is a smart safety net, but the real action is squarely in the desert.
Over 100 bottles anchored by Arizona's heaviest hitters — Dos Cabezas, Page Springs Cellars, Pillsbury, Callaghan, Arizona Stronghold, and Canelo Hills — this is the most serious Arizona wine program in the state. The Sonoita AVA gets the spotlight it deserves, with producers working Rhône varieties, Spanish grapes, and hybrid blends that actually thrive in the high desert heat. The Plan B menu shows range: Austrian Riesling, Corsican Rosé, Beaujolais Cru, Aligoté, and Barbera d'Monferrato give traditionalists a foothold without letting them off the hook. The California Pinot Noir inclusion feels like a polite concession to the holdouts who still won't commit to trying something local.
Fifteen to twenty pours by the glass is a generous program, and with a sommelier steering the ship, the selections rotate with purpose rather than by accident. Expect Arizona to dominate the pour list — this isn't the kind of place that stocks four safe Cabs by the glass and calls it a day. If you're new to Arizona wine, starting here by the glass is genuinely the best orientation you'll get.
Cru Beaujolais — N/A
On a list this focused on Arizona, a well-chosen Cru Beaujolais from the Plan B section is often the sharpest value play — it signals that whoever built this list knows their French producers too, and those bottles tend to be priced to move rather than to impress.
Canelo Hills
Most tables are reaching for Dos Cabezas or Page Springs without looking further down the Arizona section. Canelo Hills is a smaller operation out of Elgin with serious intent — the kind of bottle that makes people ask 'wait, this is from Arizona?' in the best possible way.
Greek wine 2021
At $30 for a bottle retailing at $15, this one sits at a 100% markup — not the most egregious we've seen, but it's not earning that premium either. On a list this deep in Arizona and French options, there's no reason to land here.
Page Springs Cellars + Lamb
Page Springs works primarily with Rhône and Spanish varieties that are built for red meat. Their Syrah or Grenache-based bottlings have the structure and savory backbone to go toe-to-toe with lamb without steamrolling the kitchen's seasonal finesse.
🎲 The Bottom Line
FnB is the rare restaurant that uses its wine list to make an actual argument — that Arizona deserves to be taken seriously — and backs it up with producers who can win that debate. Yes, the markups have some sting, but you're drinking things here you genuinely cannot find anywhere else with this level of curation.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Proper
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