Nineteen
TPC Sawgrass Has a Serious Wine Game
Ponte Vedra Beach · Ponte Vedra Beach · Regional
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
You're sitting at a table overlooking the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass, and the wine list arrives with 350-plus bottles staring back at you — this is not the cart girl rolling by with warm Chardonnay. Nineteen takes its wine program seriously, and the Best of Award of Excellence since 2022 isn't a participation trophy. The room earns the list.
Selection Deep Dive
California dominates and does so unapologetically — Caymus, Jordan, Duckhorn, Silver Oak, Shafer Hillside Select, Dominus, and Opus One are all here, which tells you exactly who the clientele is and what they're celebrating. But the list doesn't stop there: France shows up with Louis Jadot Burgundy and Château Léoville-Barton, Italy punches in with Antinori Tignanello and Gaja Barbaresco, and Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir gives the Pacific Northwest a seat at the table. The depth is real, and the range across Old World and New World makes this more than a trophy-bottle showcase. A few emerging regions or grower Champagnes would round it out, but at this level of execution, that's a minor ask.
By the Glass
With 20-35 pours running $14-$22 a glass, Nineteen's by-the-glass program is more robust than most golf resort restaurants would dare attempt. That range gives you genuine options beyond the usual Pinot Grigio-and-Malbec safety net. We'd love to see a more aggressive rotation, but the breadth is already doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir — $14-$22 (glass)
Drouhin brings genuine Burgundian pedigree to Oregon and usually represents one of the better quality-to-price plays on a list like this — especially at the by-the-glass price point where you're getting world-class winemaking without committing to a full bottle of something French and four times the price.
Château Léoville-Barton
Most people at this restaurant are gravitating toward the California heavyweights, which means this Saint-Julien second growth sits there a little underordered. It's structured, age-worthy Bordeaux with real terroir behind it — and at a table full of Opus One drinkers, it's the move that actually impresses.
Opus One
It's a great wine — nobody's arguing that. But Opus One is on every big-ticket wine list in America, it's marked up accordingly, and you're paying a premium for name recognition as much as anything in the glass. The Shafer Hillside Select or Dominus will give you a more interesting conversation for similar or less money.
Antinori Tignanello + Short Rib Pasta
Tignanello is a Super Tuscan built on Sangiovese with Cabernet support — it's got the acidity to cut through braised short rib richness and the dark fruit and structure to match that depth of flavor without steamrolling the pasta. This is the pairing that makes you look like you've done this before.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Nineteen is the rare resort restaurant that actually gives a damn about wine — three sommeliers, 350-plus bottles, and a list that holds up against proper urban wine programs. The markups are resort-level steep, but the pedigree and execution earn that premium.
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