Williamsburg's natural wine church, and it delivers
Williamsburg · New York · New American, Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Updated April 2026
Reviewed March 23, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Four Horsemen’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list lands on the table and it's immediately clear this isn't a restaurant that bolted on a wine program as an afterthought. It reads like it was written by someone who actually drinks this stuff on their days off. Williamsburg cool, yes — but backed by serious knowledge.
Two hundred to three hundred bottles deep, and almost none of them are names you'd see at a chain steakhouse. The focus is natural and low-intervention across Loire, Jura, Sicily, Austria, and the Northern Rhône — and they commit to it without becoming a caricature. Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny sits alongside Foradori Teroldego and Gut Oggau, which tells you something: this list respects terroir across the map, not just one trendy corner of it. The gaps are minimal; if anything, the conventional wine drinker might feel a little lost, but that's kind of the point.
Roughly 20 to 30 options by the glass, which is generous by any standard and remarkable given how interesting the selections are. You're not cycling through Pinot Grigio and Malbec here — expect rotating pours from producers like Domaine de la Pépière and Domaine Gonon that change with the season. It's a by-the-glass program that actually rewards curiosity.
Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet — $
Muscadet gets dismissed as cheap beach wine, but Pépière's version is aged on lees with real texture and salinity. At Four Horsemen's price point, it's the best deal on the list for a bottle that consistently overdelivers.
Cornelissen Contadino
Most people ordering Sicilian wine here reach for something more familiar. Contadino is Cornelissen's entry-level field blend from the slopes of Etna — volcanic, wild, and unlike almost anything else on the list. It gets overlooked because the name doesn't ring a bell, which means more for you.
Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny
One of the great names in the Loire, full stop — but the cult status means you're paying a significant premium here. Unless you're celebrating something, the same money buys you two excellent bottles elsewhere on this list.
Domaine Gonon Saint-Joseph + Fried skate wing
Northern Rhône Syrah from Gonon is savory, peppery, and has enough acidity to cut through the richness of fried skate. It's the kind of pairing that sounds wrong on paper and tastes completely right at the table.
The Bottom Line
The Four Horsemen is the rare restaurant where the wine list is reason enough to make the reservation. Send your friends here — but tell them to let the staff guide the pour.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
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