Ruth's Chris Steak House

The list opens exactly how you'd expect at a Ruth's Chris: a parade of California heavy-hitters and Italian prestige bottles, all organized to make a table of steak-lovers feel like they're ordering correctly. It's polished, it's confident, and it's not trying to surprise you — this is a wine list with a very specific job to do.

Two hundred to three hundred selections sounds like depth, but the focus is tight: California Cabernet and big Italian reds dominate, which makes sense when every plate arriving at your table is sizzling at 1,800 degrees. You've got the full steakhouse canon here — Caymus, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, Jordan, Stag's Leap, Opus One — plus a respectable Italian flank anchored by Antinori Tignanello, Gaja Barbaresco, and Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino. Don't come looking for natural wine, Jura oddities, or anything without a well-known label — that's not what this room is built for. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (earned in 2025) is a fair nod to a list that does its job well within a clear, narrow lane.

Fifteen to twenty-five pours by the glass is a solid number for a steakhouse, running $12–$20, and you can expect the usual suspects to rotate through — think California Cabs and Chardonnays that work with the menu. Dustin Grymko is the sommelier on staff, and having a named, credentialed person running the glass program means the pours are likely well-kept and the recommendations trustworthy.