Two Thousand Bottles Deep in Houston
Galleria · Houston · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 5, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Mastro's Steakhouse at the Post Oak Hotel’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You open the wine list at Mastro's and it feels less like a menu and more like a challenge. Somewhere between 1,800 and 2,200 selections stare back at you, anchored by some of the most storied names in wine — DRC, Pétrus, Screaming Eagle — and it's immediately clear this place takes its cellar as seriously as its ribeye. The setting inside the Post Oak Hotel only turns up the volume: live music, serious glamour, and a room full of people who came to spend.
The depth here is genuinely impressive and earns every bit of that Wine Spectator Grand Award it's held since 2019. Burgundy and Bordeaux anchor the list with the kind of vertical depth collectors get excited about, while California checks in with the usual suspects — Harlan Estate, Opus One, Caymus Special Selection, Sine Qua Non — done right. Italy doesn't get left behind either: Gaja Barbaresco, Sassicaia, and Ornellaia represent Piedmont and Tuscany at their most serious. Champagne is stacked with Krug and Dom Pérignon, and the presence of Château d'Yquem and Madeira shows someone on staff actually thinks about the full arc of a meal.
The by-the-glass program runs roughly 20 to 30 options — solid for a list this size, though it won't surprise you with left-field picks. Expect well-chosen California Cabernets and recognizable Champagne alongside a few European standbys. It's a by-the-glass list built for the crowd in the room: decisive, crowd-pleasing, and priced to match the zip code.
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon — $120
In a list where bottles routinely run $300 and up, Silver Oak is a familiar anchor that delivers genuine quality without requiring a second mortgage. It's the move when you want to drink well and still remember what you ordered.
Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon
Most tables here are reaching for Opus One or Harlan on autopilot, but Far Niente is doing quiet, consistent work in Napa at a price that doesn't make you wince. It's the under-ordered bottle that earns its spot every time.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
It's good wine — no argument there — but at steakhouse markup prices it's hard to justify when the list has this much to offer at the same price point or lower. Caymus Special Selection has become shorthand for 'I didn't read the list,' and you can do better here.
Gaja Barbaresco + Mastro's Signature Bone-in Ribeye
The Barbaresco's tar, rose, and firm acidity cut right through the ribeye's fat without steamrolling the meat's flavor. It's a pairing that rewards the detour from California Cab and gives the kitchen its best possible partner at the table.
The Bottom Line
Mastro's at the Post Oak is the real deal — a Grand Award cellar in a room that knows how to throw a party. Markup is steep, but for a special occasion or a serious bottle from the back of the list, there are very few rooms in Houston that can touch it.
· Houston · Steakhouse
Six bottles shouldn't work this well, but The Palm Houston's list reads like someone with actual taste had five minutes and zero budget to fix the wine program — and somehow nailed it. We can't speak to service knowledge or storage conditions with confidence, but the value here, especially that Lucien Crochet at $23, is hard to argue with. If you're eating at The Palm anyway, ignore every instinct to order something familiar and trust the list.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Houston · Seafood Steakhouse
Truluck's Houston wines by the glass read like an afterthought appended to what is probably a serious seafood and steak menu. Eight safe, mid-tier California and Spanish pours at steep per-glass pricing is not a wine program — it's a placeholder. If wine matters to your evening, manage expectations or ask what's available on a full bottle list that wasn't captured here.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Ave · Houston · Upscale American Seafood and Steakhouse
Eddie V's is a reliable choice if someone else is picking up the tab and you want a well-maintained list with competent staff to guide you through it. For a self-funded wine night, the likely markups at this price point mean you're paying for the room as much as the bottle — which is fine, as long as you know that going in.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Montrose · Houston · Mediterranean
A very large list organized as Boundaries and Frontiers, with a short glass page that includes Champagne, Portuguese wines, port and madeira. Order the $15/glass Gota Branco, or ask about the Luis Seabra Douro red at 90 (unit not posted) from the Portugal pages, and confirm current availability. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Montrose · Houston · European
A Montrose restaurant with a color-and-country wine list, a separate Rosé & Orange page, and an 18-wine glass list on the dinner menu. Try the Foillard Beaujolais-Villages at 86 (unit not posted) or the Campuget rosé at 14|52 from the glass list, and check the half-off wine windows on the menu. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Houston · American Bar
A short, tidy wine list at a bourbon bar, with a bottle price printed next to every glass. Order the Jermann Pinot Grigio at $16 a glass if you want white, or the Altocedro Malbec at $15 if you want red, and confirm prices because the page isn't dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Washington · Washington · Steak House
A 20-wine by-the-glass list with every pour between $14 and $30, split across four sparkling, six white, two rosé and eight red. With a steak, start with the $26 Clos Duval Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon or the $22 Monte Antico Supremus; for the cheapest glass, take the $14 Dr. Loosen Riesling. Pour sizes aren't posted and the page is undated, so confirm today's wines. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Chicago Loop · Chicago · Steak House
A Napa-leaning Cabernet list with a Library & Reserve section that reaches 3,098 and glass pours from $13.99 to $49.99. Start with the $15.99 Broadbent Cabernet by the glass, or the $41.99 Stag's Leap Artemis if the ribeye is on the table, and confirm current availability since the list does not guarantee vintages. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · Steak House
A glass list that does the steakhouse job: 36 pours, a tidy Napa Cabernet set and prices from $13. Order the $15 Beringer Cabernet with your steak, or the $14 Guado Al Tasso Vermentino if you are starting with seafood, and confirm availability since the page is undated and Morton's says pricing may vary. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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