Seven Thousand Bottles, Four on Tap
Paradise Valley · Phoenix · American · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 20, 2026
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Seven thousand bottles is not a typo. Lon's arrives with the kind of cellar depth that makes you want to cancel your dinner plans and just drink. The presence of a sommelier on staff signals this isn't a list that was thrown together by a GM with a distributor's price sheet.
The collection leans heavily California — Napa is clearly the anchor — but 7,000 bottles suggests there's enough range to get lost in. Rombauer shows up as a featured name, which is a crowd-pleaser move, but a list this size almost certainly has more going on beneath the surface. The dessert wine selection is quietly interesting: Royal Tokaji and Far Niente Dolce alongside Banfi Rosa Regale and Michele Chiarlo Nivole suggests someone is actually thinking about the full arc of a meal, not just the main course. Gaps in our data mean we can't map every region, but a sommelier-curated cellar of this scale at a boutique inn rarely disappoints.
Four wines on tap — Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet, and rosé — is a short pour list for a cellar this deep, which is a little frustrating. The happy hour glass price of $7 is genuinely hard to argue with, and tap delivery keeps the wines fresh, but you'll want to go full bottle to access what this list actually has to offer.
Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d'Acqui — $12
This one is actually priced below retail, which almost never happens at a resort restaurant. A light, slightly fizzy red dessert wine that's fun and approachable — and at $12, it's basically a gift.
Royal Tokaji Red Label Hungary
Most tables at a Napa-focused restaurant won't think to order a Hungarian Tokaji, which is exactly why you should. It's a world-class dessert wine tradition that flies under the radar here — and at $30 it's a relative bargain for what's in the glass.
Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d'Asti
At $25 on a bottle that retails for $15, this is the weakest markup on the list. Moscato d'Asti is a fine, low-stakes wine, but paying a 67% premium for it when the Tokaji and Far Niente Dolce represent better value at similar price points makes this a skip.
Far Niente Dolce Napa Valley + Cheese course or foie gras
Far Niente Dolce is a Napa late-harvest Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc blend with enough richness and acidity to cut through fatty, salt-forward dishes. At $25 — well below its $40 retail — finishing a meal this way feels like you found a cheat code.
The Bottom Line
Lon's has the cellar to back up its ambitions, and the pricing on the dessert wine section alone is worth the visit. Send your wine-curious friends here and tell them to skip the tap list and talk to the sommelier.
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