Corporate Wine List Meets Corporate Steakhouse
Fort Lauderdale · American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed February 28, 2026 · How we review
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Wingman Metrics
The Capital Grille wine list is exactly what you'd expect from a national chain steakhouse: safe, familiar, and designed not to offend anyone. It's a leather-bound book of Napa Cabs, big-name Bordeaux, and exactly zero surprises. This is wine-by-committee, built for expense accounts.
The list leans heavily on California prestige labels and French blue chips—think Silver Oak, Caymus, Jordan, with some Penfolds and Antinori thrown in for international flair. You'll find a respectable Bordeaux section with recognizable châteaux, though mostly from accessible vintages. The Italian section plays it safe with Super Tuscans and Amarone. What's missing: anything remotely adventurous, any natural producers, any reason to get excited. It's a wine list built for people who order wine because they're supposed to, not because they want to.
The glass pour program hits the expected notes—a Napa Cab, a Willamette Pinot, a Sancerre, maybe a Malbec. Pours are generous and the selection rotates seasonally, but don't expect anything to challenge your palate. Prices by the glass hover in the $14-$22 range, which isn't unreasonable but isn't exciting either. They'll have something drinkable, just nothing memorable.
Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages — $42
One of the few lighter reds on a Cab-heavy list, drinks well and won't bankrupt you for a Tuesday night steak
Antinori Pèppoli Chianti Classico
Everyone sleeps on this because they're hunting trophy Napa Cabs, but it's got structure, acid, and plays beautifully with the dry-aged ribeye
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet
Marked up to $175+ when you can find it for $75 retail—the poster child for steakhouse wine pricing
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc + Lobster Mac & Cheese
The only white with enough acid to cut through all that cream and butter—everyone orders Chardonnay here and regrets it
The Bottom Line
The Capital Grille delivers exactly what it promises: a predictable, well-executed wine program with corporate polish and corporate markup. If you're here on someone else's dime and need a safe Cab, you'll be fine. If you're looking for discovery or value, order a cocktail.
· Fort Lauderdale · American Steakhouse Grille
What we can see from the available data is a six-bottle California-only snapshot tied to a wine dinner event — not enough to call this a real wine program. Del Frisco's Grille may have more going on behind the scenes, but until we see the full list, we'd recommend ordering a cocktail or asking your server what's actually available by the glass before committing to a bottle.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
Las Olas · Fort Lauderdale · Brazilian Churrasco Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão Fort Lauderdale is a great place to eat a lot of excellent meat; the wine list appears to be a functional but uninspired supporting cast. If you're a serious wine person, do your homework before you go — call ahead and ask what's on the list, because we couldn't nail it down from publicly available sources. The food will carry the night regardless.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Fort Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale · Mediterranean
The Terrace Grill isn't where you go to chase down rare bottles or get your mind blown by an unexpected producer — it's where you go to drink well without overthinking it. For waterfront Mediterranean dining in Fort Lauderdale, that's a perfectly respectable offer.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Fort Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale · Italian, Floridian
La Fuga earns its Wine Spectator hardware with a focused Italian-California list that does right by the food — just be prepared for steep markups on the prestige bottles. Send a friend here when they want serious Italian wine with their pasta and a view.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Fort Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale · Italian
Anthony's Runway 84 is a Fort Lauderdale institution that knows its audience and delivers exactly what it promises: big Napa names, old-school Italian comfort, and no surprises. Wine-forward diners may find the list a little safe, but the Italian highlights and the fresh Wine Spectator Award of Excellence signal that someone here is paying attention — even if the list isn't ready to take risks.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Ft. Lauderdale Beach · Fort Lauderdale · Steak House
Steak 954 is a legitimately strong wine program for a beach hotel steakhouse — deep on the producers that matter, proper storage, and a by-the-glass count that punches above its weight. Markups are what they are at this address, but if you pick smart, this is a great place to drink wine with a serious piece of beef.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
· McLean · American Steakhouse
We don't fully understand how a six-bottle list this good ended up at The Palm Tysons Corner, but here we are. If you're eating here and care about wine at all, this list deserves your attention — especially that Sancerre at $23. It's a small program, but it's a thoughtful one, and in a category full of lazy steakhouse lists, that counts for a lot.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· The Woodlands · American Steakhouse
We're working with event-night evidence, not a full house list, so drawing firm conclusions about Del Frisco's Grille's everyday wine program would be dishonest. What we can say is that a six-wine promotional dinner built around one producer family isn't a reason to make this your wine destination. Come for the steakhouse experience — but don't expect the wine list to be the main event.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
· Ashburn · American Steakhouse
Eddie Merlot's is a dependable upscale steakhouse that delivers on the beef side of the equation. The wine program appears to be functional rather than inspired — a crowd-pleasing list built to sell confidently, not to excite. If you're coming for a business dinner or a straightforward date night and want a Napa Cab with your prime-aged ribeye, you'll be just fine. If you want something to talk about on the drive home, you might need to bring your own bottle or do a little pre-visit homework.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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