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Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Steak House
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list arrives like a small novel — 800 to 1,200 selections thick — and the room doesn't let you forget where you are: crystal chandeliers, dark wood, and the faint hum of the Bellagio casino just beyond the door. This is Las Vegas doing what Las Vegas does best, which is going big without apology. The list has held a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2003, and it earns it.
California and France split the spotlight evenly, with Napa Cabernet heavyweights — Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Ridge Monte Bello, Stag's Leap, Caymus Special Selection — anchoring one side, while Burgundy and Bordeaux royalty (Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Château Pétrus, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Margaux, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet) hold down the other. It's a collector's list as much as a dining list, built for the kind of person who flew in specifically to pop something serious. The gaps are real — if you're hunting Italian, Spanish, or anything in the natural wine world, you won't find much to get excited about here. But within its lane, Prime goes deep in a way few restaurants anywhere can match.
Twenty to thirty-five pours is a serious by-the-glass program for a steakhouse, and sommelier John Burke keeps things anchored in the California and French sweet spots that the room demands. Expect Silver Oak and Jordan in the lineup alongside some rotating Burgundy and Bordeaux options that make the glass pours actually interesting. This isn't a pour-and-forget program — there's real curation happening here.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — Ask — typically in the $100–$150 range on lists like this
Jordan is the quiet workhorse of the Napa Cab world: consistent, food-friendly, and never trying too hard. On a list where bottles routinely clear $500, finding Jordan at a sane price is the move for anyone who wants something serious without the trophy-hunting markup.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
Every table around you is ordering Cabernet — which is exactly why you should be looking at the white Burgundy. Leflaive's Puligny-Montrachet is one of the benchmarks of Chardonnay on the planet, and in a room obsessed with big reds, it tends to get overlooked. Order it before the Bone-in Filet arrives and drink it through the Lobster Mac and Cheese. You'll be the smartest person in the room.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 2021
At $325, the Caymus Special Selection is priced like a luxury bottle but increasingly drinks like a crowd-pleaser built for Instagram and steakhouse wine lists. Caymus has leaned hard into sugar-forward, overripe fruit in recent vintages, and this pour is coasting on a reputation built in the 80s and 90s. With Stag's Leap and Ridge Monte Bello on the same list, there are better places to put that $325.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in Filet Mignon
Stag's Leap built its reputation on elegance — it's not a fruit bomb, it's structured and savory with enough backbone to hold up to a proper bone-in filet without bulldozing it. The tannins do the job fat needs them to do, and you taste both the wine and the steak instead of one burying the other.
Tuesday — Half-price wine on Tuesdays — on a list where bottles routinely run $300 to $1,500+, this is one of the better deals in Las Vegas dining. Plan accordingly.
The Bottom Line
Prime is a trophy list in a trophy room — it's expensive, unapologetically old-school, and exactly what it intends to be. If you're in Las Vegas and you want to drink something genuinely serious with a great steak, John Burke and the Tuesday half-price program make this one of the better wine arguments on the Strip.
· Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Strip House's all-by-the-glass format is smart for a Vegas crowd that wants to explore without committing, and the list has more personality than most hotel steakhouses — the Testamatta and the Lingua Franca Chardonnay prove someone made actual choices here. Prices skew high at the top end, but the $15–$25 tier offers genuine quality. Come for the steak, stay for the glass pours, and skip the Kosta Browne unless the night calls for it.
Solid Range
Steep
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· Las Vegas · Restaurant
Summer House is doing more with its wine program than it has to, and in Las Vegas that deserves genuine credit. Fair prices, a thoughtful by-the-glass roster, and a few genuinely interesting picks — the Grüner and the Selbach Riesling especially — make this worth exploring. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a reliable one, and that's rarer on the Strip than it should be.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Hughes Center · Las Vegas · Brazilian Churrascaria
The real story at Fogo de Chão Hughes Center is the Monday-through-Thursday deal: South American bottles under $150 go at half price, all day, in both the dining room and bar. That's a meaningful discount at a format where a table can easily work through a full bottle alongside the picanha parade. If you're going to drink wine here — and you should — plan your visit around that window.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
South Point Casino · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Silverado Steak House isn't trying to win any wine awards, and it doesn't need to — the list is fair, functional, and occasionally punches above its casino-floor weight class. If you're eating steak at South Point and want a solid glass without getting robbed, this list has your back; just stay away from the bottom shelf and head straight for the Davis Bynum or the Symmetry Meritage.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Strip · Las Vegas · Japanese
Order the $21 glass of Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo, or the $50 Signature Flight if you want three saké side by side. If you prefer wine, the Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin at $62 by the Coravin glass is the pour to look for. Confirm availability and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
The Strip · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Try the $60 half bottle of Cristom Pinot Noir or ask about the $60 Kerner, the lowest full-bottle price, or order the Azelia Barolo at $270 with the Dry Aged New York. Confirm vintages and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups.
Washington · Washington · Steak House
A 20-wine by-the-glass list with every pour between $14 and $30, split across four sparkling, six white, two rosé and eight red. With a steak, start with the $26 Clos Duval Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon or the $22 Monte Antico Supremus; for the cheapest glass, take the $14 Dr. Loosen Riesling. Pour sizes aren't posted and the page is undated, so confirm today's wines. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Chicago Loop · Chicago · Steak House
A Napa-leaning Cabernet list with a Library & Reserve section that reaches 3,098 and glass pours from $13.99 to $49.99. Start with the $15.99 Broadbent Cabernet by the glass, or the $41.99 Stag's Leap Artemis if the ribeye is on the table, and confirm current availability since the list does not guarantee vintages. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · Steak House
A glass list that does the steakhouse job: 36 pours, a tidy Napa Cabernet set and prices from $13. Order the $15 Beringer Cabernet with your steak, or the $14 Guado Al Tasso Vermentino if you are starting with seafood, and confirm availability since the page is undated and Morton's says pricing may vary. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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