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Updated September 2026
Reviewed April 13, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed NoMI Kitchen’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're on the seventh floor of the Park Hyatt, looking out at the Water Tower and Lake Michigan, and the wine list lands on the table with the kind of weight that makes you sit up straighter. Three hundred to four hundred bottles, a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence already under its belt since 2025, and a California-France axis that makes no apologies for being expensive. This is a list built for people who expense dinners.
The California and France pillars hold up the whole structure here — Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus Special Selection, and Peter Michael on one side; Château Margaux, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, and Louis Jadot on the other. It's a roll call of trophy wines, and if you're chasing prestige pours, NoMI Kitchen delivers. The gaps show up when you look for anything outside those two worlds — no real Southern Hemisphere presence, no natural wine detour, no deep Italian bench — but given the French-Japanese fusion menu anchored by A5 Wagyu and Dover sole, the focused approach actually makes sense. Kistler Vineyards Chardonnay and Sine Qua Non round out the California contingent with some genuine excitement for those who know to look.
Twenty to thirty by-the-glass options is a generous pour program for a hotel restaurant of this caliber, with prices running $15 to $25 — reasonable given the zip code and the view you're paying for. The range tracks the bottle list: expect French whites and California reds to dominate. Rotation feels more static than dynamic; this isn't a program where you'll come back monthly to find something new.
Louis Jadot Burgundy — $60+
In a list dominated by four-figure showoffs, a well-sourced Louis Jadot Burgundy at entry-level bottle pricing is the move for anyone who wants genuine French terroir without ordering something that requires a second mortgage. It drinks far above its sticker price here.
Kistler Vineyards Chardonnay
Most tables at NoMI are ordering Margaux or Opus One to impress. Kistler is the insider's call — one of California's most serious Chardonnay producers, and it's the kind of bottle that absolutely sings next to the Dover sole meunière if you know to ask for it.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
A fine wine in the right context, but Caymus Special Selection has become the default splurge for guests who want a recognizable name on the bill. On a list that includes Peter Michael and Sine Qua Non, paying a hotel markup on Caymus feels like ordering the most famous thing on the menu instead of the best thing.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet + Dover sole meunière
Puligny-Montrachet at this level brings enough richness and minerality to stand up to butter-finished sole without steamrolling it. Leflaive's precision winemaking is built for exactly this kind of composed, classical dish — it's one of the cleanest matches on the menu.
The Bottom Line
NoMI Kitchen is a trophy wine list inside a trophy hotel, and it earns its Wild Card badge by combining a serious California-France cellar with a French-Japanese menu that actually gives you somewhere interesting to take those bottles. Come with a budget and a specific wine in mind — the list rewards the prepared diner more than the casual one.
· Chicago · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão Chicago's wine list is built for throughput, not discovery — it's reliable, reasonably ranged by the glass, and anchored by South American selections that at least make thematic sense with the food. The markups are steeper than we'd like and the list won't excite anyone who drinks wine as seriously as they eat meat, but the Catena Malbec and the Bodega Garzón Albariño are legitimate picks that rise above the crowd-pleaser baseline. Come for the churrasco, drink the Catena, and don't overthink it.
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Basic Stemmed
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River North · Chicago · Seafood
A seafood house with a long, mixed list: a Seafood Whites section, Burgundy and Napa depth, and 22 pours by the glass. Order the Marc Brédif "Royal Oyster" Muscadet with a half dozen oysters, or start with the $11/glass Charles de Fère, and confirm current prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
River North · Chicago · Mediterranean, Steakhouse
A Napa-heavy bottle list with a real Greek section and a short, priced glass board. Start with the $10 happy-hour Vermentino or, if you are staying for dinner, the AA Sigalas Assyrtiko at $75, and confirm prices and availability when you sit down. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Magnificent Mile · Chicago · Mediterranean
A 38-pour glass list with unpriced Champagne and Burgundy-heavy bottle pages behind it. Start with the $14 Tiberio Trebbiano or the $15 Thymiopoulos Assyrtiko, and ask for bottle prices because the posted bottle pages carry none. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks menu, not service, storage or markups.
Fulton Market · Chicago · Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
A Mediterranean list built around Greece and Lebanon, with 18 wines on the by-the-glass pages. Start with the Kalokaíri rosé (16 / 64) or the Chateau Musar "Jeune Rouge" (19 / 76), and confirm current vintages and prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
River North · Chicago · American
A short 14-wine list, with most price pairs between $13 and $15 and four single-price wines at $72 to $80. Order the Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling at $13 | 50, or the Provence rosé if you want the one French wine, and ask which number is the glass price. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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