Fondue First, Wine Very Much Second
City Center · White Plains · Fondue / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 18, 2026
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The wine list here feels like it was assembled by someone whose main job is melting cheese — and that's fine, but don't come in expecting anything more than a greatest hits of grocery store stalwarts. It's a chain, it looks like a chain, and the wine program makes no attempt to pretend otherwise. The list exists to serve the fondue, not the other way around.
Thirty to fifty bottles covering California, Washington State, New Zealand, and Italy — which sounds diverse until you realize the producers are Chateau Ste. Michelle, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, and La Marca. These are reliable crowd-pleasers that you can find at any Total Wine on a Tuesday afternoon. There's no real regional depth, no small producers, nothing that signals anyone spent serious time curating this. The focus on approachable, inoffensive bottles makes sense for a fondue concept, but it also means wine enthusiasts are going to find this list pretty flat.
Eight to twelve by-the-glass options cover the bases — a sparkling, a white or two, and a couple of reds. You're not getting any surprises here; what's on the bottle list is basically what's on the glass list. Rotation appears minimal at best, and there's no evidence of any kind of curated glass program or seasonal swap-out.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling — null
If you're dunking things in cheese or chocolate, an off-dry Riesling is legitimately one of the best calls on the table. Chateau Ste. Michelle makes a solid, widely respected bottle that tends to be priced accessibly — and it actually does work with the menu in a way that most of the reds here won't.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Most people at a fondue restaurant reflexively order a red or grab the Prosecco for the table. Don't. The Riesling is the most food-conscious pick on this list — its acidity cuts through the richness of the cheese fondue in a way that Meiomi Pinot Noir simply cannot.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Meiomi is a mass-market brand owned by Constellation Brands, retailing for around $15-18 a bottle — which means whatever you're paying here is almost certainly a significant markup for something that tastes like fruit punch with a cork. There are better uses of your money, even on this list.
La Marca Prosecco + Chocolate Fondue
Bubbles and chocolate is a classic move for a reason — the effervescence keeps things from getting cloying, and La Marca's sweetness level plays nicely against dark chocolate. It's also the kind of easy, crowd-pleasing finish to a fondue dinner that doesn't require anyone to think too hard.
❌ The Bottom Line
This is a wine list that exists because it has to, not because anyone at corporate lost sleep over it. Come for the fondue experience, order the Riesling, and keep your expectations calibrated accordingly.
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Plays It Safe
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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