Glass pours from $19, 375 mL half bottles and sake flights
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Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Niku's wine list is a PDF with a Wine by the Glass page, a Sake & Wine Flights page, half bottles in 375 mL, a Sommelier's Selections page, then Champagne, white, red and sake sections. Glass pours run from $19 to $75 on the glass page. The list states a corkage fee of $80 per 750 mL bottle, and the menu adds a 6% surcharge for staff wages and benefits.
The glass list mixes California and France: Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon from Moon Mountain District, Silver Oak Napa Cabernet, Comtesse de Lalande Reserve from Pauillac, Château de la Font du Loup Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a Fleurie Gamay marked as served chilled. The Sommelier's Selections page adds Le Strette Barolo at 170, Ceritas Trout Gulch Pinot Noir at 276 and François Villard Côte-Rôtie at 280. Deeper in the red sections, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2020 is 5100, Harlan Estate 2018 is 3100 and Sine Qua Non Distenta II 2020 is 720. Bottle prices are printed as bare numbers.
The Wine by the Glass page lists sparkling from $22 (Bodegas Naveran Cava) to $45 (Jean Lallement Champagne), whites and rosé from $19 to $30, and reds from $19 to $75. Chardonnay choices are Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis at $25 and Brewer-Clifton Sta. Rita Hills at $30. A Favorites of the Sommelier red flight is $70. The half-bottle page, such as MacRostie Sonoma Coast Chardonnay at 45, is the other way to keep the check down.
The Bottom Line
Niku's list gives you a lot of ways to spend less than the headline bottles suggest: glass pours from $19, 375 mL half bottles and a $70 Favorites of the Sommelier flight. Start with the Stirm Zinfandel at $19 or the chilled Fleurie, then put the Kamen Cabernet at $38 a glass next to the ribeye. The list is undated, so confirm availability and prices, and remember the corkage fee and the 6% surcharge. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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