Orange Sky
Sky-High Views, Mostly Solid Pours
Talking Stick Resort · Scottsdale · Contemporary American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 21, 2026
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First Impression
You step off the elevator onto the 15th floor and the 360-degree valley views do most of the heavy lifting — but then the wine list lands on the table and it holds its own. Three hundred bottles and 30-plus by the glass is a serious commitment for a resort steakhouse. The range is real: Napa, Sonoma, France, Italy, Oregon, Argentina, Germany, and even a handful of Arizona bottles that most places wouldn't bother with.
Selection Deep Dive
The backbone of this list is California red, and nobody's going to be surprised by that — Caymus anchors the Napa Cab section like it owns the place, which, at these prices, it kind of does. But dig deeper and you'll find Flowers Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast sitting at a genuinely fair markup, and Page Springs Cellars representing Arizona with their Vino del Barrio Blanca, which is a legitimate regional find. The sparkling section skews resort-safe — Henriot Brut Souverain and a couple of Proseccos — and the markups there get a little aggressive. What's missing: serious Burgundy depth, any interesting natural or skin-contact options, and the kind of left-field producer that makes a list memorable rather than just comprehensive.
By the Glass
Thirty-plus by-the-glass options is a strong number, running $10 to $32 a pour. The spread covers the major bases — bubbles, whites, reds — and having Flowers Chardonnay and Page Springs Blanca available by the glass gives you two genuinely interesting pours without committing to a bottle. The top end of the glass program is anchor-heavy (Caymus at $32 a pour is predictable resort upsell territory), but there's enough range that you can drink thoughtfully without ordering a bottle.
Flowers Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, CA — $84/bottle
An 68% markup on Flowers is practically a gift in a resort context — retail runs around $50 and this wine consistently punches above its price point with coastal tension and real structure. At this list, it's the clear bottle-buy.
Page Springs 'Vino del Barrio Blanca', Cochise County, AZ
Most tables are going to blow right past this one on the way to the Napa Cabs, but they shouldn't. Page Springs is one of Arizona's most serious producers, and at $48 a bottle — the lowest markup on the list at 92% — this is a genuinely honest pour that tells you something about where you are.
Polvaro Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
A 205% markup on a $20 retail Prosecco is hard to forgive. At $61 a bottle you're paying for the altitude of the room, not what's in the glass. Order the Henriot if you want bubbles, or just skip the sparkling section entirely.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, CA + Skirt Steak
Look, Caymus is overpriced here and we said what we said — but if you're going to drop $186 on a bottle at a 15th-floor steakhouse while watching the desert light up at sunset, the skirt steak is exactly the right foil. The wine's ripe dark fruit and soft tannins work with the char and fat of the cut in a way that's hard to argue with.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Orange Sky is a resort wine list that actually tries — broad coverage, a sommelier who knows the list, and a few genuinely smart picks buried under the crowd-pleasing anchors. The markups are resort-steep across most of the list, but Flowers and Page Springs are priced fairly enough to reward guests who look past the Caymus.
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