Ka'ana Kitchen

You're sitting open-air in Wailea with trade winds and an ocean view — the wine list matches the resort energy, which means it leans heavily on California crowd-pleasers and well-known French and Italian names. It's not adventurous, but it's curated with some care, and the three-person sommelier team means someone actually thought about what goes on these pages. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2022 checks out.

The 150-250 bottle list plants its flag firmly in California, France, and Italy — the kind of lineup that makes a hotel guest feel comfortable rather than challenged. You'll find the usual suspects: Opus One, Caymus, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, Jordan, and Kistler on the California side, with Louis Jadot holding down Burgundy and Antinori's Super Tuscans representing Italy. It's a well-stocked greatest hits album, not a deep cut discovery session. That said, the producers are legitimate — nobody phoned it in — and Kistler and Far Niente give the Chardonnay section some real credibility.

With 12-20 glass pours running $14-$22, the BTG program is respectable for a resort setting, even if the pricing reflects the zip code. You're not going to find rotating natural wines or anything that'll make you text your wine group at midnight, but the selection is broad enough to work across the menu. Given three sommeliers on staff, ask what's pouring well that night — they tend to know.