Midi Restaurant

The wine list at Midi doesn't scream ambition, but it doesn't embarrass itself either. Thirty-eight labels is a tight ship, but the mix of Old World aromatics and Pacific Northwest stalwarts signals that someone made real decisions here rather than just calling a distributor and saying 'send the usual.' For Duluth, Minnesota, this is notably above the baseline.

The white side of this list is genuinely interesting — Alois Lageder Pinot Gris, Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer, Wolfberger Pinot Blanc, and Dr. Loosen Riesling together form an aromatic Alsace-adjacent lineup you'd be happy to see at a wine bar, let alone a hotel restaurant on Lake Superior. The Pacific Northwest shows up strong too, with Argyle carrying the prestige end and J. Bookwalter offering two Viognier expressions that add real personality. On the red side, the Pinot Noir focus makes sense given the food style, though the range skews commercial — Cline and Coastal Vines are grocery-tier, while the Argyle Reserve and King Estate carry the weight. The Chateau Gilette Sauternes is a legitimately left-field dessert wine call that earns respect.

Seventeen by-the-glass options out of 38 labels is a generous ratio — almost half the list is accessible without committing to a bottle, which is smart for a hotel dining room serving solo travelers and couples on different schedules. Glass prices running $7–$12 keep things accessible, though we don't have full visibility into which specific wines pour by the glass. The range likely spans both the crowd-pleasing entry tier and some of the more interesting aromatics.