Shelter Island Sunsets Deserve Better Than This
· Shelter Island · Restaurant · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 24, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Terrace Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Sixty-two labels and 22 by-the-glass options is a real commitment for a resort restaurant on Shelter Island — this isn't a phone-it-in wine program. The list leans coastal and summery, which makes complete sense when you're surrounded by water and rosé-seeking guests, but it does mean a few blind spots for anyone hunting something more serious.
The list covers meaningful ground: Burgundy (both white and red), Sancerre, Chianti Classico Riserva, Bordeaux, Willamette Valley Pinot, and Napa Cab all show up alongside a credible local contingent from Macari Vineyards on the North Fork. The rosé section alone has five options by the glass spanning Languedoc, Provence, Alsace, and Long Island — a deliberate and well-executed nod to the summer crowd. Where it falls short is depth below the surface: with 62 labels total, producers like Domaine Bertagna and Ken Wright Cellars are welcome names, but there's limited ability to go deeper into any single region or explore multiple vintages. It reads more like a curated hits list than a true deep dive.
Twenty-two by-the-glass options is genuinely strong for a resort restaurant — far more than most comparable venues bother with. Prices run $16 to $34 per glass, with the top end anchored by a 187ml Moët Champagne miniature and the Sancerre from Domaine Roger Champault at $25. The range skews toward crowd-pleasing entry points, but there's enough here — the Domaine Bertagna Bourgogne at $26/glass, the Petit Chablis at $25 — that serious wine drinkers aren't stranded.
The Bottom Line
The Terrace is doing more than most resort wine programs bother to do — 22 by-the-glass options, genuine regional variety, and local Long Island producers given real shelf space. The markup is the friction point: this is resort pricing, and you'll feel it most on recognizable labels like Moët. Lean into the Macari pours and the Chianti Classico Riserva, skip the obvious bottles, and the list more than holds its own for a summer night on Shelter Island.
62 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Prosecco, JEIO, Veneto D.O.C., Italy N.V. 16
champagne & sparkling (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
Champagne, MOËT, Brut Impérial, Épernay, France N.V. (187ml) 34
champagne & sparkling (by the glass)
$34.00 / glass
Rosé Cremant, PIERRE SPARR, Alsace, France N.V. 18
champagne & sparkling (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
HAMPTON WATER, Languedoc, France 2024 17
rosé (by the glass)
$17.00 / glass
MINUTY, "Prestige," Côtes de Provençe, France 2024 18
rosé (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
WÖLFFER ESTATE, Long Island, New York 2025 19
rosé (by the glass)
$19.00 / glass
Chardonnay, BROADACRE, Santa Maria Valley, California 2024 17
white (by the glass)
$17.00 / glass
Gavi di Gavi, VILLA SPARINA, Piedmont, Italy 2025 19
white (by the glass)
$19.00 / glass
Petit Chablis, DOMAINE JOLLY ET FILS, Burgundy, France 2024 25
white (by the glass)
$25.00 / glass
Pinot Grigio, ALVERDI, Veneto, Italy 2024 16
white (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
Sauvignon Blanc, DOMAINE ROGER CHAMPAULT, Sancerre, France 2025 25
white (by the glass)
$25.00 / glass
Sauvignon Blanc, MACARI VINEYARDS, "Katherine's Field," North Fork, Long Island 2024 18
white (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
Vermentino, MINUTY, "Prestige Blanc," Côtes de Provençe, France 2024 18
white (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
Bourgogne, DOMAINE BERTAGNA, "Hautes Côtes de Nuits", Burgundy, France 2023 26
red (by the glass)
$26.00 / glass
Cabernet Sauvignon, ROUTESTOCK, Napa Valley, California 2024 22
red (by the glass)
$22.00 / glass
Bordeaux Blend, CHATEAU PARADIS CASSEUIL, Bordeaux, France 2022 24
red (by the glass)
$24.00 / glass
Sangiovese, TENUTA DI NOZZOLE, Chianti Classico Riserva, Italy 2019 18
red (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
Cabernet Franc, MACARI VINEYARDS, North Fork of Long Island, New York 2024 21
red (by the glass)
$21.00 / glass
Pinot Noir, KEN WRIGHT CELLARS, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2024 21
red (by the glass)
$21.00 / glass
Prosecco, MIONETTO, Treviso, Italy N.V. 16
non-alcoholic (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
Riesling Blend, ODDBIRD, Alsace, France N.V. 21
non-alcoholic (by the glass)
$21.00 / glass
Grenache Blend, ODDBIRD, Saint-Chinan, France, N.V. 21
non-alcoholic (by the glass)
$21.00 / glass
100 Prosecco, JEIO, Veneto D.O.C., Italy N.V. 74
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$74.00 / bottle
102 Prosecco, PAVOLINO, Veneto D.O.C., Italy N.V. (kosher) 69
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$69.00 / bottle
101 Rosé Cremant, PIERRE SPARR, Alsace, France N.V. 87
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$87.00 / bottle
103 Rosé Sparkling, MACARI VINEYARDS, "Horses," Brut, North Fork, New York N.V. 78
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$78.00 / bottle
104 Champagne, DOM PERIGNON, "Prestige Cuvée Brut," Epernay, France 2015 538
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$538.00 / bottle
106 Champagne, DELAMOTTE, Brut, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France N.V. 154
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$154.00 / bottle
110 Rosé Champagne, MOËT & CHANDON, Rosé Brut, Reims, France N.V. 175
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$175.00 / bottle
109 Rosé Champagne, MOËT & CHANDON, Rosé Brut, Reims, France N.V. (1.5L) 447
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$447.00 / bottle
107 Rosé Champagne, VEUVE CLICQUOT, Rosé Brut, Reims, France N.V. 164
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$164.00 / bottle
105 Champagne, VEUVE CLICQUOT, "Yellow Label," Brut, Reims, France N.V. 145
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$145.00 / bottle
108 Champagne, VEUVE CLICQUOT, "Yellow Label," Brut, Reims France N.V. (1.5L) 375
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$375.00 / bottle
111 Champagne, VEUVE CLICQUOT, "Yellow Label," Brut, Reims France N.V. (3L) 999
champagne & sparkling (by the bottle)
$999.00 / bottle
200 Grenache Blend, CHÂTEAU MINUTY, "Prestige," Côtes de Provençe, France 2024 85
rosé (by the bottle)
$85.00 / bottle
201 Grenache Blend, DOMAINE OTT, "By Ott," Côtes de Provençe, France 2022 78
rosé (by the bottle)
$78.00 / bottle
207 Mourvedre Blend, DOMAINE OTT, "Château Romassan," Côtes de Provençe, France 2023 160
rosé (by the bottle)
$160.00 / bottle
202 Grenache Blend, HAMPTON WATER, Languedoc, France 2022 82
rosé (by the bottle)
$82.00 / bottle
205 Merlot Blend, WÖLFFER ESTATE, Long Island, New York 2025 95
rosé (by the bottle)
$95.00 / bottle
204 Grenache Blend, WHISPERING ANGEL, Côtes de Provençe, France 2023 94
rosé (by the bottle)
$94.00 / bottle
206 Grenache Blend, WHISPERING ANGEL, Côtes de Provençe, France 2025 (1.5L) 180
rosé (by the bottle)
$180.00 / bottle
208 Grenache Blend, WHISPERING ANGEL, Côtes de Provençe, France 2021 (3L) 359
rosé (by the bottle)
$359.00 / bottle
209 Grenache Blend, WHISPERING ANGEL, Côtes de Provençe, France 2025 (6L) 699
rosé (by the bottle)
$699.00 / bottle
221 Grenache Blend, WHISPERING ANGEL, Côtes de Provençe, France 2025 47
half bottles (375ml)
$47.00 / bottle
222 Sauvignon Blanc, CLEMENT, "Menetou-Salon," Loire, France 2024 44
half bottles (375ml)
$44.00 / bottle
223 Pinot Noir, KING ESTATE, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023 44
half bottles (375ml)
$44.00 / bottle
224 Sangiovese, TENUTA DI NOZZOLE, Chianti Classic, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy 2019
half bottles (375ml)
300 Chardonnay, HAMILTON RUSSELL, "Maple Grove Vineyard," Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021 177
united states white
$177.00 / bottle
301 Chardonnay, KISTLER, "Les Noisetiers," Sonoma Coast, California 2021 198
united states white
$198.00 / bottle
302 Chardonnay, KONGSGAARD, Napa Valley, California 2019 275
united states white
$275.00 / bottle
303 Chardonnay, BROADACRE, Santa Maria Valley, California 2024 77
united states white
$77.00 / bottle
304 Chardonnay, OROGENY, Russian River Valley, California 2022 68
united states white
$68.00 / bottle
305 Chardonnay, ARISTA, Russian River Valley, California 2020 165
united states white
$165.00 / bottle
309 Chardonnay, SONOMA CUTRER, Russian River Valley, California 2024 80
united states white
$80.00 / bottle
310 Chardonnay, TAUB, "Martinelli Vineyard," Sonoma County, California 2024 130
united states white
$130.00 / bottle
306 Pinot Gris, ELK COVE, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023 72
united states white
$72.00 / bottle
307 Sauvignon Blanc, MACARI VINEYARDS, "Katherine's Field," North Fork, New York 2023 90
united states white
$90.00 / bottle
308 Sauvignon Blanc, SPOTTSWOODE, Napa Valley, California 2023 114
united states white
$114.00 / bottle
341 Chardonnay, DOMAINE LAROCHE, "Les Vaudevey," Chablis 2022 160
french white
$160.00 / bottle
345 Chardonnay, ETIENNE SAUZET, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, Burgundy 2022 362
french white
$362.00 / bottle
350 Chardonnay, DOMAINE JOLLY ET FILS, Petit Chablis, Burgundy 2022 125
french white
$125.00 / bottle
348 Sauvignon Blanc, DOMAINE ROGER CHAMPAULT, Sancerre, 2025 120
french white
$120.00 / bottle
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