Big Steaks, Familiar Bottles, Zero Surprises
West Omaha · Omaha · Upscale American Steakhouse and Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 11, 2026
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The wine list at Sullivan's reads like a greatest hits album of American steakhouse wine — Duckhorn, Jordan, Rombauer, Stag's Leap. If you've been to any upscale chain chophouse in the last decade, this list will feel very familiar. That's not a knock exactly, just a heads-up: don't come here expecting discovery.
With 150 to 250 bottles on the list, there's real depth here, but it runs almost entirely in one lane — California Cabernet and Chardonnay, with some Pacific Northwest representation and a thin French section that mostly serves as a nod to credibility. The headliners are exactly who you'd expect: Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet, Duckhorn Merlot, Rombauer Chardonnay. These are crowd-pleasing, food-safe picks that'll make your table happy and your wallet a little lighter than it should be. There's not much room for Burgundy fans, Rhône hunters, or anyone chasing something off the beaten path.
The by-the-glass program runs 20 to 30 options, which is a solid count for a steakhouse of this caliber. Expect the usual California suspects dominating the pours — this isn't a list that rotates adventurously or highlights small producers. For a place doing this kind of dinner check, we'd love to see a few more curveballs in the glass program, but for a business dinner or a date night where you just want something reliable and good, it works.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — Unknown
Jordan is one of the more fairly priced wines on a list like this relative to its quality ceiling — it consistently drinks above its station and is one of the few bottles here that doesn't make you wince at the markup as hard as the others.
Duckhorn Merlot
Merlot is the forgotten sibling at most steakhouses, which means this bottle gets overlooked in favor of the Cab wall. Duckhorn's Merlot is genuinely serious wine — plush, structured, and excellent with red meat — and at a table full of people ordering Cabernet on autopilot, you'll be the one drinking smarter.
Rombauer Chardonnay
Rombauer has become the Applebee's of Chardonnay — not because it's bad, but because it shows up everywhere at a significant markup and it's hard to justify paying steakhouse prices for a wine you could grab at your local grocery store for a fraction of the cost. If you're going to spend real money on Chardonnay here, push past it.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in Ribeye
Stag's Leap Cab has enough structure and dark fruit to stand up to the fat and char on a bone-in ribeye without steamrolling the beef the way some bigger Napa Cabs can. It's the one pairing on this list that earns its price tag.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Sullivan's is a reliable play for a special occasion or client dinner when you need a wine list that won't embarrass anyone — just don't expect to discover anything new, and brace for the markup. Send your adventurous wine friends somewhere else, but for a crowd-pleasing steakhouse night in Omaha, it gets the job done.
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