Rooftop bubbles with a few wild surprises
· Aurora · Cocktail Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 15, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Sorry Gorgeous’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Sorry Gorgeous is short — 16 labels total — but it's not the afterthought you'd expect from a rooftop cocktail bar. There's actual intent here: an orange wine, an Alsatian Pinot Blanc, and a Ridge Zinfandel sitting alongside Veuve and Dom shows someone gave this more than five minutes of thought. The bottle service section skews hard toward Champagne flex, which tracks for the vibe.
The by-the-glass lineup covers the essentials without being lazy about it — you get sparkling, orange, white, and red, and none of the picks are embarrassing. The Hugel Les Amours Pinot Blanc is a genuine surprise for a venue like this, and the Es Okay Orange Wine signals at least a passing familiarity with what's happening in the wine world right now. The red side is thin: just Ayres Pinot Noir, Hess Cabernet, and Ridge Zinfandel, which gets the job done but leaves you wanting more range. The bottle list is essentially a Champagne menu — Telmont, Veuve, and Dom Pérignon — clearly designed for celebrations and table spend, not exploration.
Eleven options by the glass is actually generous for a cocktail bar, and the spread is better than expected — from a $14 La Marca Prosecco all the way up to a $28 Lallier Brut. The inclusion of the Es Okay Orange Wine and the Hugel Pinot Blanc at $14–$16 gives curious drinkers something to play with without committing to a bottle. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority here; this reads like a list that gets set and stays.
Hugel Les Amours Pinot Blanc — $16/glass
An Alsatian Pinot Blanc from Hugel at $16 a glass on a rooftop cocktail list is genuinely unexpected. It's a food-friendly, bright, slightly floral white that drinks well above its price point — and most people at the table won't order it, which means you look like you know something they don't.
Es Okay Orange Wine
Priced at $14 — the floor of the glass menu — this skin-contact wine is the most interesting pour on the list and the one most likely to get scrolled past. If you're in the mood to drink something that isn't just another rosé or Chardonnay, this is where to land.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut
At $300 a bottle, you're paying a significant premium for a label that retails around $60–$65. We get it — bottle service on a rooftop has its markup logic — but if you want bubbles here, the Lallier at $28 a glass or the Telmont bottle are both more interesting choices and easier on the wallet.
Ridge Zinfandel Blend + Unknown — no menu food data available
Menu food data wasn't available for this review, so we can't make a specific dish call here. That said, the Ridge Zinfandel at $20 a glass is the boldest red on the list — if the kitchen offers anything with spice or smoke, it's the move.
The Bottom Line
Sorry Gorgeous isn't a wine destination, but it's a cocktail bar that actually tried — and that counts for something. Come for the rooftop, order the Pinot Blanc or the orange wine, and leave the Dom on the menu for someone else's bachelorette party.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Varietal Specific
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Set & Forget
Proper
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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