1,200 bottles deep and earning every star
Midtown · New York · Coastal Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 25, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Marea lands like a serious statement — 1,200 selections, anchored in Piemonte and Burgundy, with enough depth to keep a collector busy for months. This is not a list assembled by a marketing team; someone who actually cares about wine built this thing. You'll want to clear your schedule before you start reading it.
Piemonte is the undisputed heart of this list: Giacomo Conterno Monfortino, Bruno Giacosa Falletto, Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate, Burlotto Monvigliero — it reads like a greatest-hits of Barolo with actual vintage depth going back to 2000 and beyond. Burgundy holds its own with Rousseau Clos St. Jacques, Comtes Lafon Meursault, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles, and Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne — not filler Burgundy, the real stuff. The Italian beyond Piemonte gets a look too, with gems like Podere Le Boncie Le Trame and a Soldera Brunello Riserva that will make your hands shake a little. The only gap is that if you want something outside Italy and France, you're mostly on your own.
The by-the-glass program here is legitimately one of the best in New York City — a high bar in a city drowning in good wine lists. Expect well-chosen options that rotate with intention, including serious producers that most restaurants wouldn't dare pour by the glass. The 2022 Roland Lavantureux Chablis Vieilles Vignes showing up in a pours program is the kind of detail that tells you exactly who is running this list.
2022 Roland Lavantureux Chablis Vieilles Vignes — N/A — by the glass
Lavantureux is one of Chablis' most reliable growers and this Vieilles Vignes bottling punches well above its price tier. Finding it available by the glass at a midtown Manhattan restaurant that's charging $65 for pasta is a genuine win — order a glass before you look at anything else.
2022 Podere Le Boncie Le Trame
At $225 on a list where Barolo bottles can run into four figures, Le Boncie's Le Trame is easy to overlook — but this Sangiovese-based blend from Chianti Classico is a genuinely soulful wine from one of the appellation's most thoughtful producers. It's the bottle for someone who wants to drink beautifully without announcing it to the whole table.
BAROLO RISERVA MONFORTINO GIACOMO CONTERNO 2004 ($3,300)
It's a great wine. It is also $3,300. Unless someone else is paying or you are actively celebrating something that changed your life, the opportunity cost here is enormous — you could drink most of the Italian section for that price. Save Monfortino for the cellar.
2016 Comm G.B. Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero + Fusilli with red wine braised octopus and bone marrow
Burlotto's Monvigliero is all iron, roses, and structure — it has the backbone to cut through the richness of bone marrow and enough bright acidity to keep up with braised octopus without bulldozing it. This is the kind of pairing that makes you put your fork down and just think for a second.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Marea is the real thing — a destination wine list that rewards the curious, punishes no one for asking questions, and makes a strong case that Italian and Burgundian wines belong in the same conversation. The markups are what they are at this level in New York, but the quality of what's in the cellar and in the glass earns it.
Midtown West · New York · Russian-American
The Russian Tea Room treats wine as an afterthought dressed up in Champagne flutes — five famous labels at punishing prices with no range, no by-the-glass program, and no apparent curiosity about wine beyond what looks impressive on a table. Go for the spectacle, order the caviar, but don't come here expecting a wine list.
Grocery Store
Gouge
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
David Burke Tavern's list is a Chardonnay lover's comfort zone with a solid sparkling section propping up the top — but the narrow focus and steep pricing mean you're paying for familiarity, not discovery. Send a friend here if they want California whites and a glass of Champagne; send them somewhere else if they want to explore.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
Corima's wine list is proof that ten well-chosen bottles beat a hundred thoughtless ones every time. If you care about what's in your glass, this place is worth your attention.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Village · New York · American
Cecchi's is first and foremost a bar, but the wine list is more serious than the neon and noise suggest. Steep markups are the main ding — but if you know what to order, there's real pleasure here.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Steak House, Small Plates
The Corner Store is a reliable, well-credentialed wine list doing exactly what a good SoHo steakhouse should — France and California, done with intention, in a room that makes you want to order another bottle. Just watch the markup on the big Bordeaux names and let the Rhône or Burgundy side show you a better time.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Tribeca · New York · American
Farra is punching above its weight class for a neighborhood wine bar, and the Wine Spectator nod is earned — just know that the serious bottles come with serious prices, and the no-sommelier setup means you're doing some of the navigating yourself. Worth it for anyone who knows what they want; potentially overwhelming for those who don't.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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