Greensboro's Best Wine List, Full Stop
Greensboro · Mediterranean, European · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Green Valley Grill’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list lands with real weight — 300 to 500 bottles anchored in France, California, and Italy, which is exactly what you want when you're sitting down to wood-grilled lamb in the Piedmont of North Carolina. This is not a list someone threw together by calling their Sysco rep. Someone here actually cares.
France shows up strong with Louis Jadot leading the Burgundy charge and Chateau Lynch-Bages representing Pauillac at the serious end of the Bordeaux column. California gets the full treatment — Ridge Monte Bello and Chateau Montelena Chardonnay anchor the prestige tier while Caymus handles crowd-pleasing duty without dominating the conversation. Italy is where it gets interesting: Antinori Tignanello and Gaja Barbaresco on the same list in Greensboro is genuinely impressive and earns the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence they've held since 2016. The gaps are minor — more depth in southern France and natural-leaning producers would round this out nicely, but that's a wish list, not a complaint.
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is a serious pour program, and the range tracks with the bottle list rather than defaulting to generic house pours. We'd love to see more rotation and a clearer sense of what's been freshest, but the sheer count means you can drink well without committing to a full bottle.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir — $55
Drouhin's Oregon operation consistently punches above its price point — you're getting Old World discipline with Willamette fruit, and at this price on a fine dining list it beats most of what's around it at $80–$100.
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
Most people at this restaurant are going to chase the reds, which means the Montelena Chardonnay sits quietly underordered. This is the wine that beat the French at the 1976 Paris Tasting — it's restrained, mineral, and built for exactly the kind of seafood and roasted chicken on this menu.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine wine — no one's saying it's bad — but it's also on every steakhouse list in America and priced accordingly. With Ridge Monte Bello and Lynch-Bages available, there's no reason to default to the safe pick.
Antinori Tignanello + Rack of lamb
Tignanello is a Super Tuscan built on Sangiovese with Cabernet muscle underneath — it has the acidity to cut through lamb fat and the dark fruit to match the char off the wood grill. This is the pairing that makes the bill feel worth it.
The Bottom Line
Green Valley Grill is doing something genuinely rare for a mid-size Southern city — maintaining a list serious enough to warrant a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence year after year, without pricing out everyone who isn't on an expense account. If you're in Greensboro and you care about wine, this is your destination.
· Greensboro · New American and Wine Bar
1808 Craft & Vine is doing something quietly smart: a fully by-the-glass list at prices that don't punish curiosity, with enough international range to keep things interesting. We don't know the food, we don't know the staff, and the list isn't going to wow a Burgundy collector — but if you're in Greensboro and want to drink something you'd never order at a chain steakhouse, this is the move.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Greensboro · Wine and Cocktail Bar
Marjae's is doing something genuinely uncommon for a mid-size Southern city: running a wine-forward space with actual expertise behind it, at prices that won't make you wince. We'd send a friend here for a low-key date night or a Thursday tasting without hesitation — just go in ready to ask questions, because the staff seems like they actually want to answer them.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
· Greensboro · Cocktail and Wine Bar
Bitters Social House isn't trying to be a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — but the pricing is genuinely fair, a couple of producer picks show real effort, and the by-the-glass setup means you can drink well without committing to a bottle. If you're in Greensboro and need a glass before or after dinner, this is a perfectly honest place to have one.
Crowd Pleasers
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Greensboro · Italian Steakhouse
Giovanni's is a reliable neighborhood anchor — the room is good, the food has a loyal following, and the Italian reds give you enough to work with if you dig past the Sand Point labels. We'd send a friend here for dinner without hesitation; we'd just steer them straight toward the Barolo or Brunello and skip the California filler.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Greensboro · Steakhouse
Fleming's Greensboro is doing more than most chain steakhouses bother to do with wine — 42 by-the-glass options and actual Alsatian whites on a Greensboro wine list deserves acknowledgment. The markups are real and the list isn't going to surprise anyone who's been to a Fleming's before, but if you're eating a bone-in ribeye and want a proper glass without guesswork, this delivers.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Greensboro · Wine shop & bar
We want to root for a place called State Street Wine Company, but three unlabeled wines at the entry level is not a wine program — it's a starting point that hasn't started yet. If the selection expands and the curation gets intentional, check back. For now, there are better wine bars in Greensboro worth your evening.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Roscoe · Roscoe · Mediterranean, European
Hidden Creek is doing something genuinely unexpected for its zip code — a Wine Spectator-recognized list anchored in serious French and Italian producers, on a wedding estate in Illinois. It's not a destination wine bar, but if you're already there, order something from Piedmont and lean in.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
SoMa · San Francisco · Mediterranean, European
Luce earns its Best of Award of Excellence and then some — this is a serious wine list in a room that backs it up with proper glassware and staff who know what they're pouring. Prices run steep across the board, but if you're eating at a hotel restaurant with 1,000 bottles and a Domaine Leroy on the list, you already knew that going in.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Beverly Hills · Beverly Hills · Mediterranean, European
The Terrace is a legitimately deep, thoughtfully assembled list wearing resort hotel clothes — don't let the parasols fool you. If you're in Beverly Hills and want to drink something serious alongside Mediterranean food in a genuinely beautiful setting, this is where we'd send you.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Willing but Green
Active Program
Proper
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