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Silverado Trail North / Four Seasons · Calistoga · New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Four Seasons Resort TRUSS Restaurant + Bar’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The TRUSS wine list lands like a confidence flex — 150 labels deep, anchored in Napa royalty but with enough Champagne firepower to make a grower-wine obsessive stop scrolling. This is a resort list that actually took the assignment seriously. It's also, let's be honest, priced for people who are already spending $800 a night on a room.
California Cabernet is the backbone here, and it's stacked: Joseph Phelps Insignia 2021, Harlan Estate 2018, Screaming Eagle 2020, Shafer Hillside Select 2013, and Dana Estates Hershey Vineyard 2020 at $1,545 — this is less a wine list and more a Napa hall of fame. The Champagne section is legitimately exceptional, pulling Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 2002, Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 2013, Dom Pérignon P2 2002, and Bollinger R.D. 2007 — prestige cuvées that most restaurants treat as unicorns if they appear at all. Burgundy shows up with purpose: Maxime Cheurlin Noellat Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru 2022 and the jaw-dropping DRC Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2022 at $35,250. The gaps are real — natural wine, domestic Pinot beyond ZD, and anything from the Loire or Rhône feel like afterthoughts — but within its lanes, the depth is hard to argue with.
Eighteen-plus by-the-glass options span the spectrum from entry-level pours to Coravin access on bottles you'd never otherwise crack open by the glass, including Joseph Phelps Insignia at $185 for 5 oz. The standard BTG range runs $18–$55, which is reasonable for the address. The Coravin program ($55–$95 per 2.5 oz) is the real flex — it lets you taste across the trophy tier without committing to a four-figure bottle.
Harvey & Harriet Paso Robles 2021 — $95/bottle
On a list where Caymus runs $320 and Silver Oak hits $765, this Paso Robles red at $95 is the rare moment TRUSS lets you off easy. It's not a flashy pick, but it's the closest thing to a fair-priced bottle on a list built for expense accounts.
Maxime Cheurlin Noellat Pinot Noir Les Monts Luisants Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru 2022
On a list dominated by Napa Cab and trophy Champagne, this Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru from a sharp young Burgundy producer gets overlooked. Most tables here are scanning for Screaming Eagle or Harlan — walk past them and grab this instead.
Veuve Clicquot Brut NV
You're in a restaurant that stocks Salon, Krug Clos d'Ambonnay, and Egly-Ouriet. Spending $225 on Veuve — a wine you can grab at a grocery store for $55 — is a waste of the room you're sitting in. Spend a little more and drink something the list actually earned.
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV + Dungeness Crab
Billecart's rosé is one of the more food-friendly bottles on the list — bright, precise, with enough red-fruit structure to handle sweet crab without steamrolling it. It's also the most approachable price point in the prestige Champagne tier at $275, which on this list qualifies as restrained.
The Bottom Line
TRUSS is a world-class trophy list wrapped in resort pricing — if someone else is paying, it's a bucket-list experience. If you're paying your own tab, go in with a plan, target the Champagne deep cuts, and don't touch the Veuve.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Four Seasons Resort · Calistoga · Bar / Lounge
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Picayune Cellars is the kind of place that rewards curiosity — a tight, producer-focused list with fair prices, real depth in the library, and a vibe that doesn't take itself too seriously for a Napa Valley address. If you're in Calistoga and want to actually drink well without getting gouged, this is your stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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House of Better is the rare casual wine garden where the list was assembled by someone who actually cares — Chateau Montelena and Ridge in a spa courtyard at fair prices is a genuine find. Send your friends here, tell them to start with a $9 sparkling pour and work their way into the Ridge.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Terra Tempe's wine list is the restaurant equivalent of a reliable sedan — gets you where you're going, no drama, reasonable fuel costs. If you're looking for adventure, you won't find it here; if you just want a decent bottle with dinner at a fair price, you're in good hands.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Eastside BloNo has no business offering Gruner Veltliner and Grenache by the glass for under three bucks in central Illinois, and yet here we are. It's not a destination wine list, but the pricing is so aggressively reasonable that it earns a hard recommendation — show up, drink widely, and spend almost nothing.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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