TORO Kitchen & Lounge

You're in a ski resort lounge, so a wine list built around Caymus and Opus One is about as surprising as powder in January. That said, TORO pulls it off with enough polish to earn its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence — this isn't a hotel bar afterthought, it's a curated California-and-France play that matches the room's energy.

The list runs 80-120 bottles anchored hard in California and France, which is exactly what Wine Spectator flagged as the program's strengths. You've got the heavy hitters — Caymus Cab, Jordan Cab, Opus One, Duckhorn Merlot — lined up like a greatest-hits album, and Louis Jadot covering the French flank. It's not adventurous, but it's competent and well-chosen for a Latin-inflected kitchen where bold, fruit-forward reds can hold their own against chili and char. The gaps are real though: no South American bottles on a Latin menu is a swing and a miss.

Twelve to eighteen options by the glass is a solid spread for a resort restaurant, and the $12-$18 price band keeps things accessible without feeling cheap. Expect the pours to mirror the bottle list — crowd-pleasing California whites and reds with a Cloudy Bay option for the Sauvignon Blanc crowd.