Jura meets Jua in the best way
Flatiron · New York · Korean Contemporary · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed March 25, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Jua’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're at a $150 tasting menu in Flatiron, wood smoke in the air, and the wine list lands with quiet confidence — not a bloated tome, but a curated document that clearly belongs to someone with a point of view. France dominates, but the picks skew natural-leaning and Old World without being precious about it. It's the kind of list that makes you want to ask questions.
The 100-200 bottle range is tight enough to actually read through and broad enough to find something genuinely interesting. France is the backbone — Burgundy, Jura, and the South — but there's Italian range here too, with Sicily showing up in producers like COS. Ganevat's Poulsard signals that whoever built this list isn't just buying the obvious stuff; that's a Jura deep cut that most restaurants wouldn't bother with. Domaine Leflaive's Mâcon-Verzé anchor the white side with credibility without forcing everyone to spend Puligny money.
Eight to fourteen options by the glass is a respectable spread for a tasting menu restaurant — many in this category just push you toward bottles. Prices run $20–$45 per glass, which is honest for a Michelin-recognized spot in Manhattan but will sting if you're not careful. We'd love to see more rotation here; the glass program feels like it could work harder to showcase the list's personality.
Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé — $20–$45 (glass)
Leflaive at any price is a name worth paying attention to, and the Mâcon-Verzé is their most accessible entry point — serious Burgundian chardonnay craft without the Puligny markup. In a glass program that runs up to $45, this one likely sits in the middle and punches well above its weight against the wood-fired courses.
Ganevat Poulsard Côtes du Jura
Most tables here will reach for Burgundy or something safe, and they'll miss this. Jean-François Ganevat is a cult producer in Jura — low yields, no shortcuts — and his Poulsard is a pale, earthy, almost haunting red that sounds weird until it transforms next to fermented and fire-touched Korean flavors. This is the order that makes your table look smart.
Any entry-level French white by the glass at $40+
At the top end of the glass range, you're paying Manhattan tasting menu tax on wines that retail for $25–$35. Without knowing every pour, the math on high-end-by-the-glass at this price tier rarely works in your favor — if you're going to spend $40 a glass, just go halves on a bottle and get something from the list's deeper cuts.
COS Frappato Sicilia + Lamb
COS Frappato is bright, low-tannin, and has a wild herb and cherry snap that doesn't bulldoze delicate proteins. Against Jua's wood-fired lamb — where char and smoke are doing the heavy lifting — you want a red that adds contrast and freshness, not weight. Frappato is exactly that: it keeps the lamb the star.
The Bottom Line
Jua's wine list is the rare tasting menu companion that actually earns its keep — thoughtful French backbone, a few Jura wildcards, and staff that can guide you without talking down to you. Markup is real, but the curation justifies the seat at the table.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
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