Tuscany and Piedmont royalty on Collins Avenue
Surfside · Miami · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 7, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Lido at The Surf Club’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Lido lands like a love letter to Italy — thick, serious, and clearly assembled by someone who has actually been to Montalcino. Set inside the Four Seasons Surf Club's mid-century glamour, this is a room where the wine program is expected to perform, and it does. You open the list and immediately know this isn't a hotel afterthought.
With 400 to 600 selections, the list earns its Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator and then some. Tuscany and Piedmont anchor the whole thing — we're talking Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido, Ornellaia, Tignanello from Antinori, Brunello di Montalcino from Biondi-Santi, and Barolo from both Giacomo Conterno and Bruno Giacosa, alongside Barbaresco from Gaja. France is no afterthought either — Château Pétrus, Château Margaux, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti show up for anyone whose expense account or occasion demands it. California gets a seat at the table via Opus One, keeping the crowd happy without taking over the room.
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is genuinely impressive for a program this size — most lists this prestigious get lazy once the bottles get exciting. Glasses run $18 to $45, which is honest pricing for the zip code and the Four Seasons address. We'd like to see more rotation here, but what's on offer tracks the list's Italian-forward strengths.
Tignanello (Antinori) — $180–$220 (estimated bottle range based on list tier)
Tignanello is the entry point into Super Tuscan royalty — Sangiovese and Cabernet from one of Italy's most storied estates. At a list where Pétrus and DRC set the ceiling, Tignanello is the smartest spend: recognizable, age-worthy, and deeply satisfying alongside anything on this menu.
Barbaresco (Gaja)
Most tables at a place like this order Barolo and call it a night — but Gaja's Barbaresco is where the real fireworks happen. More aromatic, faster to open up in the glass, and every bit as serious as the Conterno and Giacosa Barolos on the list. It's the pick that makes the people across the room wonder what you're having.
Opus One
Opus One is a perfectly good wine that has been perfectly overpriced on restaurant lists for thirty years. At Lido, with this depth of Italian and French selection available, ordering Opus One is like flying to Naples and eating at an airport Chili's. The bottle isn't bad — the opportunity cost is.
Brunello di Montalcino (Biondi-Santi) + Tagliolini al tartufo
Biondi-Santi's Brunello has an earthy, almost austere quality that matches truffle's intensity without fighting it. The wine's bright acidity cuts through the richness of the pasta and amplifies the forest-floor notes in the truffle. It's one of those combinations that makes the whole table go quiet.
The Bottom Line
Lido is one of the strongest Italian-focused wine programs in Miami — full stop. The markup will sting, but for a night when the list matters as much as the meal, this is exactly where you want to be.
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Casa Neos earns its Wine Spectator nod with a focused, well-executed list guided by someone who clearly knows wine — just know the markups are Miami-level and plan accordingly. Send a friend here who wants a serious wine experience alongside serious Mediterranean food; they won't leave disappointed.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Brickell · Miami · Mexican
Chateau ZZ's is the kind of place where the setting does half the work and the sommeliers do the other half — if you let them. The list may not be adventurous, but it's professionally managed, properly stored, and served in a room that makes even a straightforward Chardonnay feel like an event.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Miami · Miami · Steak house
Hereford Grill earned its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence on the back of a respectable, if predictable, California-focused cellar that does exactly one thing well: getting a serious Cab on the table next to a serious steak. If you're hunting for discovery or value, look elsewhere — but if you want a classic steakhouse wine experience with Venezuelan flair on the plate, this delivers.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Sofia is a polished Italian-steakhouse with real ambition behind the wine list — the Italian producers are legit and the Wednesday half-price night is one of the better deals in Miami. Just go in knowing you're paying for the room as much as the wine, and order accordingly.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Proper
Miami · Miami · American
Michael's Genuine earned its Wine Spectator nod with a French-focused list that's more considered than most Miami restaurants bother to be. It's not a destination wine experience, but it's a genuinely reliable place to drink well while eating well — and in this city, that counts for a lot.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
South Beach · Miami · Asian
Lucky Cat earns its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence on the strength of solid French producers, even if the list plays it a bit safe for a restaurant this loud and bold. Send a friend here for Champagne and sashimi — just don't expect the wine program to keep up with the room's ambition.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ciao Bruto is running one of the smallest and most coherent wine lists in wine country, which is either audacious or brilliant — probably both. If you want a 200-label deep-dive, go somewhere else. If you want eight smart picks at prices that won't make you wince, this is the move in Healdsburg.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Diavola earns its Wild Card badge because it's a wood-fired pizza joint that punches well above its weight on wine — sommelier on staff, regional focus, and a setting that practically demands you order a second glass. We can't give you the bottle-by-bottle breakdown until we get eyes on a current list, but the bones here are good enough to say: don't just order a beer and move on.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ca'Bianca is a genuinely lovely place to eat, and if the food lives up to its reputation for house-made pasta and classic Italian technique, a bottle of something from the list is absolutely worth ordering. We just can't tell you exactly which bottle to order yet — the wine program's specifics aren't publicly documented well enough for us to make a confident call. When in doubt, ask your server what's local and what they're excited about, and go from there.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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