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Miami River · Miami · Greek, Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 7, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Kiki on the River’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 sitting on the Miami River, bouzouki energy in the air, and the wine list lands with 250-plus bottles and names like Gaja and Lynch-Bages staring back at you. For a Greek restaurant with a party-first reputation, this list is genuinely serious. Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2025, and honestly, you can see why.
The list leans hard on France and Italy — Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, Louis Jadot Meursault, Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin on the Burgundy side, and Château Lynch-Bages and Château Pichon Baron flying the Bordeaux flag. Italy brings Gaja Barbaresco and Antinori Tignanello, which means there's real old-world muscle here. California gets a nod with Ridge Monte Bello, but this is fundamentally a European-focused program, which actually plays well against a menu built around grilled fish and lamb. The gap is Greek wine — a natural fit that's largely absent from what we can see.
Twenty to thirty pours by the glass is a generous spread for a restaurant that could easily coast on cocktails and scenery. Glasses run $14–$22, which is reasonable given the zip code and the waterfront real estate. We'd expect this range to cover the basics well, though rotation and curation details are thin — it reads more like a standing list than a dynamic program.
Louis Jadot Meursault — $14–$22 by the glass
Meursault by the glass at a Miami waterfront spot is a legitimate score. Jadot's version is reliable, food-friendly, and exactly what you want with grilled branzino or octopus when you don't want to commit to a full bottle.
Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon
Most tables here are reaching for Bordeaux or Barolo, so the Ridge Monte Bello sits quietly underordered. It's one of California's benchmark Cabs, and it's got the structure to handle lamb chops without blinking.
Antinori Tignanello
Tignanello is a great wine, but it's also one of the most marked-up bottles in any restaurant at this tier. You're paying for the name recognition, and Miami pricing doesn't soften that. Unless someone else is buying, the money goes further elsewhere on this list.
Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin + Lamb Chops
Gevrey-Chambertin's earthy, iron-edged Pinot Noir is exactly the right weight for charred lamb chops — enough structure to stand up to the char, enough finesse not to fight the herbs.
The Bottom Line
Kiki on the River is a genuinely surprising wine program tucked inside a party-forward waterfront scene — the kind of place where the list outperforms the expectation by a full tier. The markups sting and the Greek wine gap is a missed opportunity, but if you're eating grilled whole fish on the Miami River and drinking Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, life is not going badly.
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La Grande Boucherie Miami is a Champagne list wearing a restaurant costume — deep on grower producers, light on everything else, and priced like it knows it has you cornered. If you are here specifically to dig into a blanc de noirs from the Côte des Bar or split a bottle of Larmandier-Bernier ($190/bottle) over dinner, this is genuinely one of the more interesting Champagne programs in Miami. Everyone else should order the Chablis and move on.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Miami · Seafood Steakhouse
Truluck's Miami isn't a wine destination — it's a seafood restaurant that happens to have eight wines on a menu. If you're here for stone crab or a special occasion dinner, you'll find something adequate to drink, but you won't find anything to get excited about. Order a cocktail or bring your own expectations down a notch.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Beach · Miami · Asian
Lucky Cat Miami is currently closed according to its official website, which describes a seasonal pause. Bookings are unavailable, so do not plan a wine visit on the basis of this page's earlier recommendations. Check the restaurant's own notice for any reopening update.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Coral Gables · Miami · Italian
An Italy-first list built around Piedmont and Tuscany, with a four-vintage Burlotto Barolo vertical, three vintages of Sassicaia and a 16-bottle Brunello section plus special-vintage Brunellos. Start with a Coravin pour or a quartino, then ask for bottle prices, because this version of the list posts none and carries no printed date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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A long, Italian-first list where Barbaresco, Barolo and Brunello each get their own block and several producers list multiple older vintages. If you want a safe Tuscan red by the glass, ask for the Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico 2020; if you want something stranger, ask about the Zidarich Vitovska, and ask the price either way because none is posted. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups. The list carries no printed date, so confirm current availability.
Jungle Island · Miami · Mediterranean Beach Club
A glass-first list with a top end that reaches Barolo at $29 a glass and Dom Pérignon at $95. Order the Bico da Ran Albariño with the Grilled Octopus, or ask about Sunset Hour for the $8 AIX Rosé: its menu says Monday through Friday, 4 to 7 pm at the bar and lounge, but the homepage lists Tuesday as closed and the Beach Lounge as closed Monday and Tuesday, so check before you go. Confirm prices before you go, since the PDFs carry no printed date. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list and Sunset Hour menu, not service, storage or markups.
Winter Park · Orlando · Greek, Mediterranean
AVA MediterrAegean earns its Wine Spectator recognition by doing something genuinely rare in Florida: building a Greek-forward wine program with real depth and the staff to back it up. If you're eating here and not exploring the Greek section, you're missing the whole point.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Santa Monica · Santa Monica · Greek, Mediterranean
Orla is one of the best places in Southern California to drink Greek wine, full stop — the list is deep where it counts, the staff knows what they're pouring, and the setting makes the whole thing feel like a genuine occasion. Yes, the markup will bite on the high end, but for a hotel restaurant with a legitimate Wine Spectator credential and sommeliers who actually care, we'd send you here without hesitation.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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