Trapp Family Lodge Dining Room

You're sitting in a wood-beamed dining room with the Green Mountains out the window and the ghost of Maria von Trapp presumably somewhere nearby — and the wine list actually holds its own in this setting. It opens with a California-forward lineup that feels intentional, not lazy, anchored by names that earn their place on the page. The Austrian nod is small but it's there, and that alone earns some goodwill.

The list runs 150-250 bottles with California and France doing the heavy lifting — think Caymus, Jordan, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, Stag's Leap Artemis on the red side, and Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny flying the Burgundy flag. What makes this list genuinely interesting is the Grüner Veltliner presence, a direct nod to the lodge's Austrian heritage that you simply don't find on most Vermont restaurant lists. The French whites get some love too — a Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé at $78 sits comfortably in the lineup. Gaps exist in the Southern Hemisphere and anything remotely natural, but for a mountain lodge with a 35-year Wine Spectator streak, the consistency is the point.

Somewhere between 12 and 20 options by the glass, which is a healthy pour program for a Vermont lodge dining room. The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling is a smart glass pour pick given the Austrian-leaning menu — it bridges the kitchen and the cellar in a way most guests probably don't notice but benefit from anyway. No evidence of active rotation, so expect the list to hold steady season to season.