Sawmill Bar and Table

You're tucked inside Farm Road Estate in the Vermont hills, and the wine list feels exactly like the room — warm, familiar, and not trying to be something it's not. It's a California-focused card that leans hard on names anyone who's ever been to a steakhouse will recognize. That's not a knock; it's just the lay of the land here.

The list runs 80-120 bottles and doesn't stray far from the California reservation. Stag's Leap, Jordan, Duckhorn, Cakebread, Rombauer — these are the headliners, and they show up reliably. There's no real exploration into Old World territory or anything that would make a wine nerd linger over the menu, but the producers they've chosen are genuinely solid, not just grocery-store filler. Wine Spectator has recognized them with an Award of Excellence since 2023, which tracks — the list is curated with intention, just not with adventurousness.

With 10-16 pours available, the by-the-glass program gives you a reasonable range to work with for a Vermont ski-country bar. Expect the usual suspects — Rombauer and Sonoma-Cutrer holding down the Chardonnay spots, Meiomi covering Pinot Noir for the crowd. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority, but what's there is competent.