The Union Restaurant

The wine list at The Union is exactly what you'd expect from a comfort food spot in Milton — approachable, familiar, and priced without apology. Nothing here is going to make a wine nerd's pulse race, but it's also not going to make them reach for a beer out of despair. This is a list built for the table, not the trophy shelf.

Twenty-five labels covering reds, whites, and a gesture toward international variety — that's the whole show. The red side leans California-heavy with multiple Cabernets (Joel Gott 815, Jamieson Ranch Silver Spur, Mercer Bros.) and a handful of crowd-friendly alternatives like the Pessimist Red Blend and Trivento Malbec. There's some genuine range if you look for it: a Bodegas Covilla Tempranillo Rioja Crianza, a Franco Serra Nebbiolo Superiore, and a Chateau de Parenchere Bordeaux Blend give the list more geographic spread than most neighborhood American restaurants bother with. Whites follow a similar playbook — Chardonnay dominates, but the Columna Albariño from Rías Baixas and the Chateau Saint-Sulpice White Bordeaux show someone put at least a little thought into this beyond the obvious.

Every bottle on this list is also available by the glass, which is genuinely rare and worth noting — zero barrier to exploration. Prices run $8 to $17 per glass, keeping things accessible across the table. The glass-to-bottle ratio holds consistent, so you're not getting gouged for the convenience of a pour.