Hotel bar hides a serious Washington wine stash
Belltown · Seattle · Pacific Northwestern, Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · May 4, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Shaker and Spear’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into a Kimpton hotel bar, you're braced for a list of safe bets and inflated prices — that's not what you get here. The wine program at Shaker and Spear skews hard toward the Pacific Northwest and actually backs it up with names that matter. There's a sommelier on staff, and it shows.
The 150-250 bottle list leans into Washington state with real conviction — Quilceda Creek, Cayuse Vineyards, DeLille Cellars, and Long Shadows Vintners anchor the domestic section, and those aren't filler picks. California gets a respectable nod via Ridge Vineyards, while the old-world side is covered by reliable heavy-hitters like Louis Jadot, Antinori, and Domaine Drouhin Oregon bridging the Willamette-Burgundy gap. France and Italy round things out without overwhelming the regional focus. The one gap: if you're hunting for anything outside those four corridors, the list gets thinner fast.
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious commitment, and at $12–$20 a pop, you're not getting gouged for the privilege. The range tracks with the bottle list — expect Washington and California doing most of the heavy lifting with a few European options scattered in. Rotation frequency is unclear, but with Brent Davis on staff, there's someone accountable for keeping it interesting.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling — $45
Washington Riesling and fresh seafood is one of the great no-brainer combinations on earth, and Chateau Ste. Michelle at bottle price makes it accessible. Clean, food-friendly, and genuinely well-suited to everything on this menu.
Kiona Vineyards Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Kiona is one of Red Mountain's founding families and still flies under the radar compared to the region's flashier labels. Most tables walk past it for something they recognize — their loss.
Louis Jadot Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Jadot's entry-level Bourgogne is a fine grocery store grab, but at restaurant markup it loses its reason to exist when Domaine Drouhin is sitting right there on the same list for not that much more.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir + Pan-seared salmon
Oregon Pinot and Pacific salmon is a regional love story — the wine's earthy red fruit and restrained acidity match the richness of the fish without bullying it off the plate.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Shaker and Spear is the rare hotel restaurant that uses its wine list to make a real argument for drinking local. With a knowledgeable sommelier, fair pricing, and Washington heavyweights like Quilceda Creek and Cayuse on the shelves, it earns its Wine Spectator credential without leaning on it.
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