Three Stars, Three Thousand Bottles, Zero Apologies
Jackson Square · San Francisco · Californian, Italian · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 7, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Quince lands on your table like a small encyclopedia — 2,500 to 3,500 selections deep, organized with the kind of precision that tells you someone here takes this very seriously. It's the sort of list where you flip to Burgundy and immediately feel both thrilled and humbled. This is not a place where you're handed six options and a house Chardonnay.
France is the undisputed anchor here: Champagne runs from Krug to Salon Blanc de Blancs, Burgundy goes all the way up to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Henri Jayer, and the Loire gets a proper nod with Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé and Raveneau Chablis. Italy holds its own — Giacomo Conterno Barolo and Gaja Barbaresco signal that Tuscany and Piedmont are taken seriously, not just sprinkled in as decoration. California earns its place too, with Ridge Monte Bello and Screaming Eagle representing opposite ends of the style spectrum. The one gap worth noting: if you want something offbeat or lo-fi, this list isn't chasing that crowd.
With 12 to 20 pours available on any given night, the by-the-glass program is more thoughtful than most places at this level bother to be — at a three-star tasting menu restaurant, the bottle is usually the assumed destination. Expect the pours to skew classical: think Burgundy, Champagne, and northern Italian whites that track with whatever Chef Tusk is running through the kitchen. Pricing by the glass won't be casual, but you're not here for casual.
Leroy Bourgogne — $80
In the context of this list, entry-level Leroy is the move for someone who wants a taste of one of Burgundy's most iconic domaines without committing to a four-figure outlay. It drinks above its appellation label every single time.
Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Most eyes on this list go straight to Burgundy or Bordeaux, which means Rayas often gets overlooked. That's a mistake — this is one of the most singular wines in the Rhône, made almost entirely from old-vine Grenache on sandy soils, and it shows up here in the shadow of bigger names. Order it before someone else at your table figures it out.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine is technically brilliant, but at whatever eye-watering markup a three-star restaurant puts on it, you're paying as much for the label as the liquid. There are deeper, more interesting California choices on this list — Screaming Eagle is a flex bottle, not a discovery.
Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin + Sonoma duck with foie gras
Rousseau's Gevrey is structured enough to cut through the richness of duck fat and foie gras, but the red fruit and earthy depth keep the conversation going through every bite. It's the kind of match that makes the tasting menu format make sense.
The Bottom Line
Quince is the rare restaurant where the wine list genuinely matches the ambition of the kitchen — a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator only confirms what the list itself announces on page one. Yes, you'll spend real money here, but you're getting access to bottles that don't show up at dinner tables very often.
West Portal · San Francisco · Italian wine bar and small plates
A wine-bar list built around Italian bottles, with prices from $41 to $600 on the Wine List page. Start with the Firmino Miotti Breganze Cabernet 2015 at $18/64 from the glass section, or take the Raina Le Campette Montefalco Rosso 2020 at $42 if you want a bottle, and confirm prices since neither page is dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Fillmore · San Francisco · Indian, Regional
A South Indian dinner menu with two wine PDFs behind it: 17 pours on the glass PDF from 15 to 32, then a bottle PDF that starts with grower Champagne. Start with the chilled Florèz God's Own at 15 or the Aldo Viola Moretto at 17, and confirm both lists, since the PDFs are undated and the website Wines tab names some different producers. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
Hayes Valley · San Francisco · Wine bar with California/Italian-leaning small plates
A wine-bar list that ranges from Lebanese sparkling and orange wine to Jura bottles and sherry by the 3 or 4 oz. Start with the Pardusco 2024 chilled red at $14 / $56 or the Apátsági 2022 juhfark at $17, and confirm prices, since the page itself points you to the wine wall for more. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks and bottle lists, not service, storage or markups.
North Beach · San Francisco · Italian
A pizzeria wine list with real range: 24 wines under the Glasses heading, Italian reds sorted by region, and New World reds that include Napa and Paso Robles Cabernet. Start with the $10/$40 house Chianti Superiore, or try the $13/$52 Planeta Ceresuolo with a Margherita, and confirm vintages and prices before you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · French
A 66-page list that starts with a 20-pour glass page and moves quickly into Burgundy, Rhône and Bordeaux bottles priced in the hundreds and thousands, so decide early whether you are drinking by the glass or committing to a bottle. Start with the $20 Chablis or the $23 Corsican red, and confirm today's list because it carries no print date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Potrero Hill · San Francisco · Italian
A list with two speeds: 29 glass pours from $13 to $45, and a bottle book that runs from $44 to $2,100. Start with the $13 Il Frappato or the $18 Vietti Perbacco Nebbiolo, then look at the Etna Rosso bottles (Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2023 is $82) if you want a bottle. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
Jackson · Jackson · Californian, Italian
Bravo has held a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 1997, and you can feel that institutional steadiness in a list that doesn't overreach but doesn't disappoint. If you're in Jackson and want a solid California-forward bottle with dinner, this is your spot.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
St. Helena · St. Helena · Californian, Italian
Cook St. Helena is exactly what a neighborhood wine list in wine country should be — focused, local-proud, and built to drink well with food. It's not the most adventurous list in the valley, but it earns its Award of Excellence by doing the basics right, consistently.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Santa Monica · Santa Monica · Californian, Italian
1Pico is a genuinely pleasant place to drink wine, especially if California and France are your comfort zone and the Pacific Ocean is your preferred backdrop. The markups keep it from being a destination list, but the bones are solid enough that a knowledgeable friend would send you here without apology.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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