Four Wines, One Mountain, Zero Effort
· Stowe · Mountain American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 18, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Cliff House Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at The Cliff House fits on a napkin — and not a big napkin. Four options, all by the glass, in a tight $14–$15 range. The mountain views are doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
This is a four-label program: a Prosecco, a Pinot Grigio, a Chardonnay, and a Malbec. That's it. No reds beyond the Malbec, no Rosé, nothing from Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhône, or anywhere that might suggest someone gave this more than ten minutes of thought. Cline Cellars and Ruffino are grocery store staples, and Archer Roose is a canned wine brand — though it appears here by the glass. This is a ski-lodge afterthought, not a wine program.
All four wines are by the glass, which is technically the entire list — so full marks for consistency, at least. Prices land at $14–$15 per glass, which feels steep for Ruffino Pinot Grigio and Cline Chardonnay, wines you'd find on a supermarket shelf for $10–$12 a bottle. Rotation appears nonexistent.
The Bottom Line
The Cliff House is stunning scenery with a wine list that didn't get the memo. Four grocery-store pours at resort markups isn't a wine program — it's a placeholder. Come for the views, order a cocktail, and save the wine for dinner back in town.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Crowd Pleasers
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Acceptable
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
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