Louie

You're in Oklahoma City, you open the wine list, and there's a 2012 Recioto della Valpolicella from Roccolo Grassi and a Greek Malagousia from Gerovassiliou staring back at you. That's not what we expected either. This list has clearly been built by someone who actually cares — and it shows from the first page.

The list covers serious ground: Champagne stalwarts like Dom Pérignon 2013 and Cristal 2015 sit alongside genuinely obscure finds like the Vin Liastos Malvasia 2012 and Tatomer's Steinhügel Riesling from Santa Barbara. There's a real thread of old-world curiosity here — France, Greece, Italy, and the Loire all get thoughtful treatment rather than token inclusion. The Greek selections alone — Gerovassiliou's Malagousia and the Malvasia from Vin Liastos — are the kind of stuff you'd expect to find at a wine bar in Athens, not a restaurant in OKC. Gaps exist: South America and domestic Pinot outside California feel thin, but the depth elsewhere more than compensates.

At least ten options by the glass, ranging from $10 up to $58 — and that upper end tells you the program isn't coasting on house pours. The R de Ruinart Brut NV and Veuve Clicquot Rosé NV give the glass program genuine Champagne credibility. We'd like to see more rotation on the still wine side, but what's here is a cut above most Oklahoma City restaurants.