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Downtown · Anchorage · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · May 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Sullivan's Steakhouse Anchorage’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into Sullivan's Anchorage, the wine list reads like a highlight reel from the Napa Valley Chamber of Commerce — familiar, reassuring, and priced accordingly. It's the kind of list where you already know most of the names before the waiter finishes his spiel. That's not necessarily a knock; in downtown Anchorage, having 150-plus selections and a sommelier on staff puts this place in a different league than most.
The list leans hard into California, with Napa and Sonoma doing the heavy lifting — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Stag's Leap, Duckhorn — these are the steakhouse hall-of-famers, and Sullivan's has assembled them faithfully. There's a nod to Willamette Valley for Pinot folks who want to go a different direction, which is a smart inclusion given the Northwest drinking culture up here. What you won't find is much adventure: no grower Champagne, no serious Italian, no old-world Cabernet to challenge the California lineup. The list is built to satisfy, not to surprise.
With 15-30 by-the-glass options, Sullivan's gives you genuine range for a steakhouse pour — not just a token red and white. Expect the usual suspects to anchor the glass list: Rombauer Chardonnay almost certainly holds down the white side, and something in the Cab lane fills the red anchor slot. Rotation appears minimal; this is a set-it list, not a chef's-whim program.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley — null
Jordan consistently punches above its price point in the steakhouse context — structured enough for red meat, approachable enough that you don't need to baby-sit it through a full dinner. Of the California Cabs on this list, it tends to be the most fairly positioned relative to what you're actually getting in the glass.
Mer Soleil Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands
Most people beeline to Rombauer out of habit, but Mer Soleil's Santa Lucia Highlands bottling brings real coastal tension and restraint compared to the butter-bomb school. It's the Chardonnay on this list that actually wants to be with food, including that crab-crusted halibut.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Caymus is fine wine at a grocery store price. At a national steakhouse in Anchorage, you're paying a premium on top of an already inflated retail price for a bottle that's become more marketing than magic. The markup here is doing Caymus no favors.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 'Artemis' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley + Dry-Aged Bone-In Ribeye
Artemis has the structure and dark fruit to stand up to the fat and char of a dry-aged ribeye without steamrolling it — it's got enough elegance to be interesting and enough backbone to mean business alongside red meat.
The Bottom Line
Sullivan's Anchorage is a dependable, well-staffed steakhouse wine program that plays it safe and prices accordingly — if you know which bottles to pick, you'll drink well; if you don't, the sommelier is there to help you avoid the obvious traps. Send a friend here for a big steak night, but tell them to skip the Caymus.
Downtown · Anchorage · New American
The Marx Brothers Café is the kind of place that makes you reconsider your assumptions about where serious wine lives. In a historic Anchorage bungalow, they've built a list that would hold its own in San Francisco — and that earns every bit of the Wild Card badge.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown / G Street corridor · Anchorage · Wine Bar / Bistro
Crush earns its Wild Card badge not by being perfect, but by being genuinely surprising — a 600-bottle cellar and 40+ glass pours in Anchorage is an achievement worth acknowledging out loud. If you're passing through or living here, this is where you go when you actually care what's in your glass.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Girdwood · Anchorage · Winery Restaurant / Taproom
Bear Creek Winery Loft earns its Wild Card badge honestly — it's not trying to be a serious wine destination and doesn't need to be. If you're in Girdwood and you skip this in favor of a hotel bar pour, you've made a mistake you'll regret when you're back home explaining why you didn't try the rhubarb wine made in Alaska.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Anchorage · Modern Mexican / Latin Fusion
Tequila 61° is a genuinely fun downtown Anchorage spot — but the wine list is not the reason to come. Order the tequila, drink the margaritas, and if someone at the table insists on wine, steer them toward the Pinot Grigio and move on.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Midtown · Anchorage · Brazilian Steakhouse (Churrascaria)
Texas de Brazil Anchorage is a reliable enough wine stop if you calibrate expectations to match the format — this is a chain steakhouse, not a wine destination, and the list behaves accordingly. Grab the Catena, eat a lot of picanha, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Midtown / Spenard · Anchorage · Mexican / Pub / Pizza
Bear Tooth Grill is a legitimately great spot for beer, margaritas, pizza, and a movie — the wine list is just a formality. Order a craft beer, skip the wine entirely, and you'll have a fantastic time.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· St. George · Steakhouse
Switchback Grille made a weird, committed bet on an all-dessert wine list, and honestly? We respect it. If you're ending your meal here, you're in better hands than you'd expect from a steakhouse in St. George.
Small but Thoughtful
Acceptable
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
La Posada Hotel · Laredo · Steakhouse
The Tack Room isn't trying to be a wine destination, and it succeeds at being exactly what it is — a dependable hotel steakhouse list with some solid bottles hiding among the Cab parade. Order the Spanish or Argentine options, avoid the trophy-bottle markups, and you'll eat and drink just fine.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Chandler · Steakhouse
Perry's Chandler is a reliable wine stop for a steakhouse night — 37 by-the-glass options and a solid sparkling section save it from being boring, but the markups and crowd-pleaser roster keep it from being great. Order the Tempranillo or Crémant and you'll drink well; chase the familiar California labels and you'll pay for the brand name, not the wine.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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