Paris called. It wants its wine list back.
Mid-Wilshire · Los Angeles · Farm to Table, French
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 7, 2026
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Wingman Metrics
You walk into République — soaring ceilings, warm light bouncing off exposed brick — and the wine list lands on the table like a small novel. Eight hundred to a thousand bottles deep, skewing hard toward France, this is not a list assembled by someone who Googled 'popular wines.' It means business.
Burgundy is the beating heart here, with names like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée, and Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet anchoring the cellar at the very top end. Bordeaux isn't left behind — Château Pétrus and Château Margaux make appearances for those with deep pockets and no apologies. The Loire is handled with real seriousness: Henri Bourgeois Sancerre and Domaine Huet Vouvray show the team knows their appellations beyond the obvious. Germany gets a nod too, with Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling for anyone paying attention — a world-class bottle that most LA diners will walk right past.
Twenty to thirty pours by the glass is a generous program, running $15 to $35 a pop. That range suggests both a daily drinker option and something more serious for people who can't justify a full bottle on a Tuesday. With sommeliers Max Seaman, Juliette Hoke, and Julien Khelif running the floor, the glass pours are almost certainly curated with intention — not just whatever needs moving.
Henri Bourgeois Sancerre — $60–$80 (estimated bottle range)
Sancerre from a producer this reliable in a room this serious? It's the move when you want to spend thoughtfully without waving goodbye to three figures. Crisp, Loire-proper, and exactly what steak tartare is asking for.
Domaine Huet Vouvray
Vouvray gets overlooked every single time someone spots a Burgundy grand cru on the same list, and that's a mistake. Huet is one of the benchmark producers in the Loire — complex, age-worthy, and a fraction of the price of what's sitting two pages over.
Château Pétrus
It's on the list because it has to be, and the markup on a bottle this famous in a restaurant setting is going to be brutal. If you have the money for Pétrus, you probably have a cellar. Drink it there.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet + Roasted Bone Marrow
The richness of roasted bone marrow needs something with weight and acid in equal measure — and Puligny-Montrachet from Leflaive has both in spades. The wine's minerality cuts through the fat while its texture keeps pace. It sounds indulgent because it is.
The Bottom Line
République holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for good reason — this is one of the most seriously assembled French-focused lists in Los Angeles, backed by a knowledgeable team in a room that deserves it. The prices climb fast once you're past the entry level, but if you're here for the wine, you already knew that.
· Los Angeles · California small plates
If this four-wine snapshot is the full extent of AOC's current public-facing wine program, it doesn't come close to living up to the restaurant's wine bar billing. The pricing is fair and the Vinho Verde earns its spot, but four uniform options with no dish context and no visible deeper list is not what you go to a place called AOC expecting. Come for the reputation — just hope the full list is hiding somewhere.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Beverly Hills · Los Angeles · Italian Seafood
Marea Beverly Hills brings genuine depth and regional curiosity to a wine list that could have easily coasted on crowd-pleasing Pinot Grigio and overpriced Super Tuscans — and it didn't. The markups are high, as expected for this zip code, and without clearer intel on staff knowledge or specials programming, the full experience is harder to guarantee. But the list itself earns serious respect, and if you navigate it well — start with the Strasserhof, finish with the Rossese — you'll drink far better than most tables around you.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Proper
Beverly Hills · Los Angeles · Prime rib and steakhouse
Lawry's is a Los Angeles institution and the prime rib is genuinely the point — the wine list exists to support that experience, not steal the show. If you hit the weekday happy hour window between 5 and 6 PM, you might find the value equation improves considerably. Come for the beef, enjoy whatever Cab they pour, and don't expect the list to surprise you.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
West Hollywood · Los Angeles · Italian and French Café
Bottega Louie West Hollywood is a solid, reliable choice when you want wine that doesn't distract from the occasion — the room, the company, the cannoli. The Sunday half-price glass program is the single most compelling reason to choose this spot specifically for wine, and we'd encourage you to use it. Just don't expect the list to surprise you; this is a place that knows its audience and plays to them without apology.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
West Adams · Los Angeles · Italian pasta
Cento is a destination for the pasta first, and the wine list seems to know its supporting role without phoning it in. We'd want a verified menu in hand before steering you toward specific bottles, but the regional focus and the evident care in the room give us real confidence this isn't a place that treats wine as an afterthought. Go for the spicy pomodoro, ask what's pouring by the glass, and let the night unfold.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Los Angeles · French tasting menu
Mélisse is a destination for Champagne completists willing to pay fine dining prices for the privilege of choosing between four Philipponnat vintages or three Krug editions in a single sitting. But if you're hoping for a wine list that matches the ambition of a French tasting menu — with depth across regions and styles — the narrowness here will leave you wanting. Come for the bubbles, manage your expectations for everything else.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Nantucket · Nantucket · Farm to Table, French
The Company of the Cauldron earns its Wine Spectator nod — this is a focused, fairly priced list that understands its audience and the food it's serving. Not the most adventurous wine program on the island, but on a candlelit night in Nantucket with lobster in front of you, it more than does the job.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs · Farm to Table, French
Harwigs is the kind of place that rewards guests who actually look at the wine list — a Burgundy-forward, thoughtfully curated program that has no business being this good in a ski town, and we mean that as a genuine compliment. If you're passing through Steamboat and care about what's in your glass, make the reservation.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Stowe · Stowe · Farm to Table, French
Alpine Hall earns its Wine Spectator hardware — the list is solid, the storage is right, and there are genuinely good bottles in here if you know where to look. It's not a destination wine experience, but for a ski lodge in Stowe, it's doing the work where it counts.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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