Great Views, Wine List Phoning It In
Downtown Los Angeles · Los Angeles · French-inspired, New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 21, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Perch’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The rooftop views of downtown LA are genuinely stunning, and the French-leaning menu sets expectations for a wine list that could match. But flip open that list and it's mostly greatest hits — the same bottles you'd find at any hotel bar from here to Chicago. The vibe is clearly selling the altitude, not the pour.
The 75-100 bottle list leans on France, California, and Italy, which sounds promising until you realize the selections skew hard toward crowd-pleasing brand names rather than anything that required actual curation. Whispering Angel is doing heavy lifting on the rosé side, Cakebread holds down the Chardonnay fort, and Jordan and Justin anchor the reds — all perfectly drinkable, none of them interesting. There's no real depth in Burgundy, no Rhône to speak of, and the Italian section appears to exist mostly as a formality. A list this size with this much real estate should be doing more work.
Somewhere in the 12-18 glass pour range, which is a decent count for a rooftop bar, but the selections largely mirror the bottle list's brand-name tendencies. Don't expect anything rotating or seasonal here — this reads like a list that got set once and hasn't been seriously revisited. If you're drinking by the glass, go sparkling or rosé and enjoy the skyline.
Justin Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2019 — $70
At a 133% markup it's still not cheap, but it's the least egregious bottle on the list. Justin drinks well above its retail price point and holds up against the steak frites without making you wince too hard at the bill.
Dom Pérignon Brut 2012
Ironically, the most expensive bottle on the list is also the fairest — a 98% markup on Dom P is practically charitable by restaurant standards. If you're celebrating something real and going big anyway, this is where Perch actually shows some restraint.
Veuve Clicquot Brut NV
A 164% markup on a bottle of Veuve that retails for $55 is hard to justify when Dom P is sitting right there at a better markup. Veuve is fine — it's just not $145 fine, especially when it's ubiquitous enough to find at the corner wine shop for a fraction of the price.
Whispering Angel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2020 + French Onion Soup
Look, Whispering Angel is marked up aggressively and there are better rosés in the world — but on a warm LA evening, on a rooftop, next to a properly done French onion soup, it earns its place. The bright acidity cuts through the cheese and broth, and frankly the vibe demands something in a pale pink bottle.
The Bottom Line
Perch is a place people go for the view, the scene, and the Instagram moment — the wine list knows this and doesn't try very hard. Order something simple, enjoy the skyline, and save your serious wine drinking for a restaurant that wants to earn it.
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