Splashes

You open the list at Splashes and the Pacific is right there through the window — and honestly, the wine list competes for your attention. Three hundred to five hundred selections, a dedicated sommelier in Joe Baumgardner, and a Best of Award of Excellence that's been renewed since 2018. This is not a resort restaurant coasting on location.

California and France anchor the list, and they do it properly — not just the obvious names but genuinely great producers. Aubert and Kistler represent Chardonnay at its most serious California expression, while Ridge Monte Bello and Dominus Estate signal that whoever built this list understands that Cabernet is more than a brand exercise. The French side leans on Burgundy via Louis Jadot and classic Napa-France crossovers, which suits the oceanfront-California-dreaming vibe perfectly. The gap worth noting: if you're hunting natural wine or anything outside the Franco-Californian axis, you're in the wrong restaurant.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious commitment for a resort property, with glasses running $14–$22. That range suggests they're not just pouring house plonk — there's real wine in those stems. We'd push Joe or his team on what's rotating before you default to the first thing on the list.