Summer House Santa Monica

The wine list at Summer House arrives feeling exactly like the restaurant: breezy, approachable, and built for people who want something good without wanting to think too hard about it. At 71 labels and 24 by-the-glass options, there's real range here — more than you'd expect from a place that leads with Giuliana Prosecco Mimosas and beach-club cocktails. It's not a serious wine destination, but it's trying harder than the vibes might suggest.

The white wine selection does most of the heavy lifting, anchored by a nice spread from Marlborough to Napa to the Loire — Selbach 'Incline' Riesling, Honig Sauvignon Blanc, and a proper Sancerre 'les renardières' 2024 all show up together, which isn't bad company. On the red side, it's Pinot Noir country: Matthew Fritz, Eden Rift 'Seabold,' and the house-label Summer House Sonoma Coast Pinot round out the reds alongside a few Grenache and Cinsault options for rosé crossover drinkers. The Cirelli Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Orange Wine is the one left-field pick that signals someone on the buying side has actual taste. Gaps are real though — no serious Cabernet, no Italian reds beyond the orange wine outlier, and the top of the bottle list climbs fast toward triple digits without a lot of justification.

Twenty-four by-the-glass options is a genuinely generous program, and the spread across white, pink, orange, and red means you're not stuck ordering a house Cab you've never heard of. The glass price range of $12–$32 is reasonable on the low end but gets steep in a hurry — that Sancerre and the Eden Rift Pinot are bottle-list prices in disguise. Rotation feels seasonal rather than constant, which is fine, but don't expect the list to surprise you on a return visit.