The Capital Grille - Memphis

The wine list at Capital Grille Memphis arrives with the same confidence as the room itself — heavy, well-dressed, and not messing around. Over 350 selections (some sources put it closer to 1,500 depending on the vintage depth), this is clearly not a list someone threw together on a Tuesday. It signals that wine is taken seriously here, even if the format skews corporate steakhouse.

The list leans hard into California — Napa Cabernets and Carneros Chardonnays anchor the whole thing — with solid representation from Washington State's Columbia Valley and a respectable Champagne section headlined by Veuve Clicquot and Moët. There are nods to Willamette Valley Pinot and even Ribera del Duero for the adventurous table, which gives the list more range than you'd expect from a national chain. Flora Springs Trilogy out of Napa and Duckhorn's Paraduxx blend add some interesting left-of-center picks amid the predictable lineup. Gaps exist — if you're hunting Old World depth beyond Champagne, you'll find it thin.

Twenty to thirty options by the glass is genuinely impressive and puts Capital Grille in a different tier from most Memphis spots for pour selection. The Rombauer Carneros is almost certainly on that list, which means you can get a legitimately good glass without committing to a bottle. Rotation appears limited — this reads more like a curated standing list than something that changes seasonally.