Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen

Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley — $35–$120 bottle range

Jordan consistently punches above its price in blind tastings and brings genuine Alexander Valley elegance to a list that otherwise skews toward Napa power. If it lands on the lower end of the bottle range, it's the smartest pour on the list.

Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley

Everyone at the table is eyeing the Rombauer Chard or the Caymus Cab, and the Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc just sits there quietly. It's a genuinely well-made wine — crisp, textured, not the grassy New Zealand style — and it's the right call with wood-fired fish or a lighter pasta. Most people skip it. Don't be most people.

Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Caymus is ubiquitous on restaurant lists for a reason — it's rich, approachable, and everyone knows the name. But the markup on a wine this widely distributed is almost always brutal, and the production scale means you're paying a premium for a brand, not a bottle. The Jordan is the better play at this table.

Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros + Wood-fired fresh fish

Rombauer's Carneros Chardonnay is ripe, buttery, and built for exactly this kind of match — the char and smoke from the wood-fired oven play off the wine's vanilla-oak weight, while the fish keeps it from getting heavy. It's the one moment on this list where the wine and the kitchen actually seem to be talking to each other.