Grove

The wine list at Grove reads like a greatest hits of California cabernet — familiar names, high production wines, and nothing that's going to surprise you. That's not necessarily a knock; when the room is buzzing, the bar is packed, and someone's ordering Opus One just because they can, the crowd isn't here for discovery. They're here to drink something recognizable and feel good about it.

Grove leans hard into California, and the list reflects that with conviction — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Stag's Leap, Duckhorn, Cakebread, Rombauer, and yes, Opus One are all accounted for. These are reliable crowd-pleasers and trophy bottles, but the list doesn't venture far outside Napa and Sonoma. You won't find any Willamette Pinot, no Rhône-style producers, and forget about natural wine or anything from the Old World — this is a California-or-bust situation. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence they've held since 2019 validates the program's consistency, even if it's not pushing any envelopes.

Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is genuinely impressive for a lively neighborhood spot, and at $12–$22 a glass there's enough range to cover both the 'just got off work' crowd and the 'celebrating something' table. We'd expect to see pours from the same California-focused producers on the bottle list, which means quality is there — just don't expect a rotating chalkboard of esoteric growers.