Burgundy depth meets Melrose Avenue luxury seafood
Hollywood · Los Angeles · American, Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 7, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Providence’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Providence hits you the way the dining room does — quietly, then all at once. Eight hundred to twelve hundred selections, anchored by serious French pedigree, with Burgundy and Champagne depth that most LA restaurants wouldn't dare attempt. This is a list built for people who actually care, curated by a sommelier who clearly does too.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Henri Jayer in the same list isn't a coincidence — it's a statement. The French spine runs deep, from Domaine Raveneau Chablis to Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, with Champagne represented properly by Krug and Salon Blanc de Blancs. Germany and Austria get their due with Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling and Domaine Weinbach anchoring the old-world flank. California isn't an afterthought either — Kongsgaard, Sine Qua Non, Screaming Eagle, and Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir give domestic drinkers something to get genuinely excited about.
Eighteen to twenty-eight by-the-glass options is generous for a room of this caliber, with pours running $18 to $45. The program skews toward wines that actually complement Cimarusti's seafood-forward tasting menus — expect options that lean mineral and precise rather than jammy and showy. No rotating half-price program here; this is a set list, which is fine when the picks are this considered.
Domaine Weinbach Alsace Riesling — $18–$45 (glass)
Weinbach by the glass at a tasting menu restaurant is the move — it threads the needle between the minerality of Chablis and the richness of white Burgundy, and it's built for seafood. If it's on the glass list, order it immediately.
Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir
Everyone at this table is looking at the Burgundy section. Meanwhile, Hirsch from the Sonoma Coast is sitting there doing its cold-climate, iron-and-fog thing for a fraction of the French price. Don't sleep on it.
Screaming Eagle
Screaming Eagle is a trophy, not a dinner wine, and at Providence's markup it's a very expensive trophy. Impressive to order, but you're paying for the name on a list that has far more interesting bottles at a third of the cost.
Domaine Raveneau Chablis + Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
Raveneau's Chablis is all chalk, oyster shell, and cold stone — it's practically oceanic on its own. Up against Santa Barbara uni, which is sweet, briny, and intensely mineral, the two essentially become one dish. This is what the list was built for.
The Bottom Line
Providence has held a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2016, and one look at this list tells you why — Tim Garner runs a program with genuine ambition, French depth, and the glassware to back it up. If you're eating the tasting menu, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to lean into what's in this cellar.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Tabula Rasa is the kind of wine bar that rewards regulars — the list rotates, the prices are fair, and the room alone is worth the visit. We'd send friends here on a Tuesday without hesitation.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Lillian is the rare spot where the wine list is more ambitious than the address suggests — a focused, France-and-Italy-forward program with legit producers, a knowledgeable floor lead, and bottle prices that don't feel punitive. Send a friend here, tell them to sit at the counter, order oysters, and ask PJ what's open.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Terrace 16 earns its Wine Spectator badge and delivers a respectable, California-and-France-focused list in one of Chicago's most dramatic dining rooms. Just don't expect to be surprised — the wine is as reliable as the skyline view, and nearly as expensive.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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