Packing House Wines

Walk into a historic packing house building in Claremont Village and the wine list hits you like a quiet brag — 300 to 500 selections, anchored in California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux, with enough depth to make you want to cancel your plans and stay all night. This is not a restaurant that added wine as an afterthought. Wine Spectator has been handing them a Best of Award of Excellence since 2020, and flipping through the list, it's not hard to see why.

The California spine is legitimate — Kosta Browne, Flowers, Ridge Monte Bello, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Chateau Montelena, and Caymus all make appearances, covering Pinot, Cab, and Chardonnay with serious intent. The Burgundy section earns its keep too: Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet and Louis Jadot anchor the white side, while Domaine Drouhin Oregon bridges the Old and New World divide in a smart way. Bordeaux rounds out the trio, giving the list a confident, classical backbone without feeling like a museum. If there's a gap, it's in adventurous Southern Hemisphere or natural wine options — this list plays in an established lane and plays it very well.

Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is a strong program by any measure — most restaurants with lists this deep treat pours as an afterthought, but not here. Prices run $12 to $25 a glass, which is reasonable for the quality tier on offer. We'd love more rotation transparency, but the breadth means you can actually build a meal around glass pours without getting stuck drinking the same Cab all night.