Restaurant 17

You open the wine list with the Blue Ridge Mountains sitting right there outside the window, and honestly the list holds its own against the view. It leans into California and Italy hard — which makes total sense given the Italian-Mediterranean kitchen — and prices top out around $150, keeping things accessible rather than intimidating. This is a list built for guests who want something good without having to work for it.

At 150-250 bottles, this is a genuine list — not a novel, but not a single laminated page either. California dominates with the expected headliners: Caymus, Jordan, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, and Stags' Leap are all present, giving the Cab-loving crowd exactly what they came for. Italy shows real ambition with Antinori Tignanello and Gaja Barbaresco making appearances, which is a meaningful step above what most small-town spots bother to stock. France is lighter — Louis Jadot anchors the Burgundy section — but the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (earned in 2025) signals that the overall curation clears a legitimate bar.

Twelve to twenty options by the glass is a healthy pour program for a spot this size, and the $10-$18 range means you're not getting punished for ordering a second. We'd love to see the glass list rotate more aggressively, but what's here gets the job done for a weeknight dinner or a pre-hike meal that accidentally turns into a bottle.