The Surf Club Restaurant

The wine list at this Four Seasons outpost feels designed for people expensing dinner—thick leather-bound book, Italian-heavy selections, and prices that assume you're not checking your bank account before ordering. It's the kind of place where the sommelier wears a tastevin and the Barolo section has more pages than most restaurants' entire lists.

The Italian focus makes sense given the cuisine, with strong representation from Piedmont, Tuscany, and Veneto. You'll find the expected Super Tuscans and Brunellos, plus a respectable showing of northern Italian whites that actually pair with seafood. The list plays it safe with recognizable producers—Antinori, Gaja, Allegrini—which means you're paying for names you know rather than discovering something new. There's a token California section and some French standards, but this is clearly an Italian wine program at heart.

By-the-glass offerings lean toward crowd-pleasers that won't scare off guests more focused on the ocean view than their wine. Expect a Pinot Grigio, a Chianti, maybe a Prosecco for toasting. The pours are likely generous given the Four Seasons service standards, but don't expect the list to rotate beyond seasonal tweaks.