Thirteen Bottles, Zero Apologies, All Vibes
Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Sushi / Japanese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 15, 2026
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The wine list at Sushi Note is exactly thirteen bottles long, and that's not an accident — it reads like someone spent real time on it. No filler Chardonnay, no apologetic Malbec. Every slot earns its place.
This is a tightly curated list that leans hard into texture and salinity — wines that were clearly chosen to work with raw fish and delicate Japanese flavors. You've got a Sicilian Catarratto from Criante, an Epirus-region orange-adjacent white from Domaine Glinavos, an Albariño from Edna Valley via Cadre, and a Langhe Arneis from Brandini — all of which are doing something more interesting than the average sushi spot's list. The reds show range too: a Bierzo Mencía from Casa Aurora, a Ghemme Nebbiolo from Rovellotti, and a Crozes-Hermitage Syrah from Domaine Rousset, which is a genuinely confident call for a sushi context. The one alcohol-free slot — a Schmitges Mosel Riesling — shows someone is actually thinking about their full guest base.
Every single bottle is also available by the glass, which means the entire thirteen-wine list is open pour territory at $15–$24 a pop. That's a smart move for a place built around omakase-style exploration — you can sip alongside the meal without committing to a bottle. The glass prices are fair relative to what's in them.
Criante 'CM-Contrada Valle' Terre Siciliane Catarratto 2024 — $72
Catarratto is one of Sicily's most underrated white grapes — bright acidity, herbal edge, low alcohol — and it costs next to nothing at the producer level. At $72 a bottle (or roughly $18/glass), you're getting a genuinely food-friendly, interesting wine without paying a premium for the label.
Domaine Glinavos Paleokerisio 2022
This is a wild one — an ancient-method semi-sparkling orange wine from Epirus in northwestern Greece, made from Debina and other local varieties. Most tables will walk right past it and order the Sancerre. That's their loss. This bottle is weird in the best way and will make raw fish taste electric.
Karine Lauverjat Sancerre 2024
It's a fine Sancerre from a solid producer, and at $96 it's the most expensive bottle on the list. But Sancerre at a sushi restaurant is a reflex order — you're paying for the name recognition more than anything else. There are more interesting and better-value whites right next to it on this very list.
Rovellotti 'Valplazza' Ghemme Nebbiolo 2022 + Fatty tuna (toro) nigiri
Ghemme Nebbiolo has the acid and tannin structure to cut through the fat in toro without overwhelming the fish. It's the kind of counterintuitive red-with-raw-fish move that actually works, and it's exactly the type of pairing this list seems designed to encourage.
The Bottom Line
Sushi Note is doing something genuinely uncommon: a thirteen-bottle list with no dead weight, fair prices, and the confidence to put Greek orange wine next to bluefin. If you let the list guide you, you'll drink better than you expected.
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