Napa Heavy, Corporately Safe, Reliably Solid
City Center / Bloomingdale Road · White Plains · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 17, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Morton's White Plains lands with the confidence of a chain that knows its clientele — big Napa Cabs, recognizable names, and prices that assume someone else is picking up the tab. It's a lot of wine on paper (300+), but flip through it and you'll notice the same zip code repeating itself. If you love California Cabernet, you're in exactly the right place.
The list is a Napa Valley greatest hits compilation, and it genuinely delivers on that premise — Caymus Special Selection, Opus One, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Continuum, Silver Oak, Paul Hobbs, and Nickel & Nickel all make appearances, and most of them are in solid vintages. There's a nod to Burgundy with the Albert Bichot Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2015 and the Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru 2016, plus Guigal's Brune et Blonde from Côte-Rôtie for the Rhône crowd. But that's about where the international ambition stops — don't come here hunting for anything from Spain, Germany, or anywhere south of France. The Shafer Relentless Syrah and Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot at least gesture toward something beyond Cab, but the list is unapologetically California-forward and makes no attempt to hide it.
The by-the-glass program runs 12 to 18 options, which is respectable for a steakhouse of this size. Expect the usual heavy hitters — Cakebread, Beringer Private Reserve, and their ilk — rotating through in a format that doesn't change much season to season. It's a Set & Forget program: reliable, not adventurous, and priced to match the room.
Chimney Rock, Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 — null
In a list stacked with trophy bottles, Chimney Rock is the one that actually makes sense. Stags Leap District Cab at its best, from a strong vintage, and it tends to sit at a more accessible price point than its neighbors on the list. It's the bottle you order when you want to drink well without going full Opus One.
Domaine de Courcel 'Le Grand Clos des Epenots', Pommard 1er Cru 2016
Most people at Morton's are here for the Cab, and that means this Pommard 1er Cru from one of Burgundy's most undersung producers flies under the radar. Domaine de Courcel makes serious, cellar-worthy Pinot that has no business sitting next to a 24-oz ribeye — and yet it absolutely works. If you've only ever had California Pinot at a steakhouse, this is your sign.
Caymus Vineyards 'Special Selection', Napa Valley 2017
Caymus Special Selection is a fine wine that has been marked up to the point of absurdity at nearly every steakhouse in America, and Morton's is not the exception. You're paying for the label recognition. The wine itself doesn't justify the premium over what you could find at a good wine shop for significantly less. Order the Chimney Rock instead.
E. Guigal 'Brune et Blonde', Côte-Rôtie 2016 + Double-cut bone-in ribeye
Guigal's Brune et Blonde is one of the most food-friendly bottles on this list — Syrah-dominant with enough structure to stand up to the fat and char on a bone-in ribeye without bulldozing it. It's a break from the Napa Cab default and frankly a more interesting conversation at the table.
The Bottom Line
Morton's White Plains does exactly what Morton's is supposed to do: pour well-stored, recognizable California Cabernet at prices that sting a little, in a room that feels like it deserves them. If you want to go off-script, the Burgundy and Rhône options buried in the back of the list are worth the detour.
· White Plains · Steakhouse
This appears to be a Restaurant Week wine promotion rather than Benjamin Steakhouse's full list, and we'd want to see a complete menu before rendering a final verdict on the overall program. Based on what's sourced here, though, the wine offering is thin for a steakhouse of this caliber — if you're coming for a serious bottle of Cab with your dry-aged ribeye, call ahead and ask what's actually on the full list.
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· White Plains · Steakhouse
The Capital Grille Stamford isn't going to excite anyone who takes wine seriously, but it's not the embarrassment that many chain steakhouse lists are either. The Prüm Riesling and Substance Cab punch above their price points, and 23 BTG options gives you real flexibility. Just go in knowing the markups are aggressive and the list hasn't changed since someone in a corporate office approved it — probably over a Meiomi.
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· White Plains · Italian
La Bocca is a polished, reservation-worthy Italian room in White Plains with a wine identity that leans on Italy's marquee regions — safe, serviceable, and priced for a special-occasion crowd. Until we can get eyes on the actual list and confirm what's pouring, we'd treat the wine program as a pleasant companion to the food rather than a destination in its own right. Ask the staff for their recommendation and see what happens.
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Bronxville · White Plains · Wine Bar & Small Plates
Ernie's is the kind of neighborhood wine bar Westchester needs more of: unpretentious, genuinely wine-forward, and priced like they actually want you to order a second glass. If you're in the area on a weekday, hit that happy hour window and settle in.
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· White Plains · Spanish tapas & wine bar
Buleria is doing the right things — an actual Spanish-leaning list at fair prices in a market that could easily get away with slapping Malbec and Pinot Grigio on a page and calling it done. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a genuinely solid one, and that's worth something.
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White Plains · White Plains · Persian & Mediterranean Wine Bar
Shiraz Kitchen is the kind of unexpected wine find that makes suburban dining worth exploring — a Persian restaurant in White Plains with an honest, curious wine list and glass pour access to nearly everything on it. If you're in Westchester and tired of the same old Chardonnay-and-Cabernet loop, this is your move.
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· Round Rock · Steakhouse
Double Cut is a resort steakhouse wine list doing exactly what it was designed to do: keep guests comfortable and keep bottles moving. The markups are real, especially at the top end, and the list won't surprise anyone who's eaten at a hotel restaurant in the last decade. If you're here, order the Norton Malbec or the Mer Soleil Silver, skip the Caymus, and don't expect a wine revelation — that's not the point.
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· Irvine · Steakhouse
Fleming's Irvine delivers exactly what it promises: a wide, competent, California-forward wine list that covers all the bases for a steakhouse crowd. The markup is real — this is not a list for value hunters — but the by-the-glass depth is genuinely good and the Loosen Bros. Riesling at $11 is the rare honest deal hiding in plain sight. If you want adventure, look elsewhere; if you want a reliable glass with your ribeye in Irvine, this gets the job done.
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· Plano · Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Plano delivers a wine list that does its job without doing anything exciting — it's competent, recognizable, and priced for a room where the company card is doing the heavy lifting. If you're here for the steak and want a bottle that won't embarrass you, the list handles that. If you're here to drink well on your own dime, the markup will sting.
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