The wine list that has everything, literally.
Columbus Circle · New York · American, French · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 5, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Per Se lands on the table like a small novel — 1,800 to 2,200 selections deep, organized with the kind of precision that suggests a very serious person spent a very long time on this. It's not trying to impress you; it doesn't have to. This is what a world-class wine program looks like when no compromises are made.
California and Burgundy are the twin pillars here, and both are stacked with names that make collectors go quiet — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Armand Rousseau, Henri Jayer on the Burgundy side; Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Sine Qua Non, and Aubert holding it down from the West Coast. Bordeaux is equally serious, with Château Pétrus, Château Le Pin, Château Mouton Rothschild, and Château Latour representing the full spectrum of the Left and Right Banks. Italy gets genuine respect — Giacomo Conterno's Barolo Monfortino and Gaja Barbaresco signal that this isn't just a French-and-California show. The Rhône section, anchored by Guigal La Landonne and Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape, rounds out a list that genuinely earns its Wine Spectator Grand Award, held continuously since 2013.
The by-the-glass program runs 20 to 30 options, which at this level means you're not choosing between supermarket Chardonnay and a Malbec — these pours skew serious, rotating to complement the tasting menu format. Given the tasting menu structure, most guests will lean into a pairing, where the seven-person sommelier team — John Jansma, Luis Garcia, Sarah Wolf, Anaïs Flébus, Cécile Chastanet, Juan Quintero, and Taylor Rodick — can walk you through selections course by course.
Dom Pérignon P2 2006 — $850
At a restaurant where bottles routinely stretch into five figures, $850 for a fully mature, late-disgorged Dom Pérignon P2 is as close to a relative bargain as this list offers — it's a wine with serious age, complexity, and occasion-level presence without requiring a second mortgage.
Cayuse Vineyards
Cayuse sits quietly on a list dominated by French royalty and Napa cult icons, but these Walla Walla Syrahs and Grenaches from biodynamic basalt soils are some of the most distinctive wines made in America — and most diners walk right past them chasing the DRC.
Opus One
Opus One is a fine wine, but at Per Se's price point it's the most expensive safe choice on the list — surrounded by wines with more personality, more terroir, and more story. If you're spending this kind of money, spend it on something that doesn't also appear on every hotel bar menu in the country.
Krug Clos du Mesnil 2012 + Oysters and Pearls
Sabayon, caviar, and tapioca demand a Champagne with real structure and depth — not just bubbles. Krug Clos du Mesnil's singular blanc de blancs character, all chalk and tension and preserved citrus, cuts through the richness and elevates one of Per Se's most iconic bites into something genuinely transcendent.
The Bottom Line
Per Se is not where you go to find a deal — you go because nowhere else in New York can you access this depth of Burgundy, California, Bordeaux, and Champagne under one roof with a team of sommeliers who actually know every bottle on the list. If wine is the reason you're going out, this is the destination.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
Solid Range
Steep
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· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
Midtown East · New York · American, French
A Park Avenue restaurant whose posted wine list is a 21-wine glass list. Start with the $18 Leitz Riesling or the $19 Ogier Saint-Joseph. No bottle list is posted online, so ask the restaurant what is available by the bottle. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
College Hill · Providence · American, French
A Cabernet-heavy list from autumn 2025, with glass pours from 10 and bottles up to a 450 Opus One. Start with the 10 Château du Petit Thouars Cabernet Franc, or the 16 Fontanafredda Nebbiolo if you want something from Piedmont, and check that the list is still current since it is marked September 2025. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Dupont Circle · Washington · American, French
Start with the Minuty Prestige rosé at 20 or the Château de Saint-Cosme Syrah at 22 by the glass, and save the Dagueneau for the table that wants a bottle. The glass page is the cheaper way in, with thirteen wines between 20 and 34. The file is linked as 9-26, so confirm today's pours and prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups.
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