Disney's Secret Wine Temple Goes All In
Grand Floridian Resort · Orlando · Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed February 27, 2026 · How we review
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Victoria & Albert's isn't playing the Disney resort wine game — this is a full-throttle fine dining cellar hiding inside the Grand Floridian. The leather-bound list lands with weight, and the sommelier team treats every table like a Master Somm exam they're excited to pass. This is where serious collectors come when they're stuck in Orlando for a convention.
The list runs deep through Burgundy and Bordeaux with proper vintage depth, plus smart plays in Oregon Pinot, northern Rhône, and aged Barolo. You'll find producers like Domaine Leflaive, Châteaux Margaux, and Kosta Browne alongside cult Napa allocations that shouldn't exist in a theme park zip code. The by-the-bottle program leans heavily into $150+ territory, but the selection justifies it with proper provenance and cellar-worthy bottles. German Riesling and grower Champagne sections show someone on staff actually cares about balance and food pairing, not just trophy hunting.
Glass pours rotate through a curated selection that mirrors the tasting menu progression — expect 8-12 options spanning sparkling, white, and red with nothing under $25. The sommelier team actively steers guests toward half-bottle formats and pairing flights that make more sense than committing to a full bottle across ten courses. Glassware is varietal-specific Riedel or Zalto throughout, which matters when you're paying $40 for four ounces.
Trimbach Riesling Réserve — $95
Alsace precision that cuts through butter sauces without breaking the bank — relative term here
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Under-the-radar white Burgundy producer with Leflaive-level finesse at a gentler markup
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Marked up to $285 when you can find it at Total Wine for $80 — pure brand tax
Krug Grande Cuvée + Japanese Wagyu with truffle
The toasty brioche notes and fine mousse stand up to beef fat and earthy truffle without getting buried
The Bottom Line
If you're dropping $300+ per person on the tasting menu anyway, the wine program actually delivers. Just accept that you're paying for a world-class cellar in the last place you'd expect to find one.
Winter Park · Orlando · Greek, Mediterranean
AVA MediterrAegean earns its Wine Spectator recognition by doing something genuinely rare in Florida: building a Greek-forward wine program with real depth and the staff to back it up. If you're eating here and not exploring the Greek section, you're missing the whole point.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown Orlando · Orlando · French, Regional
The Boheme is the best wine list in the kind of restaurant Downtown Orlando needs more of — it's not groundbreaking, but it's honest, properly focused, and worthy of its Wine Spectator recognition. Send your friends here for a date night, order the Chablis to start, and resist the urge to default to Caymus.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
International Drive · Orlando · Brazilian Churrascaria
Texas de Brazil isn't a wine destination, but it's a smarter wine program than the I-Drive zip code would suggest, and Wednesday's half-price bottles make it a legitimate value play. Come for the meat, stay for the Achaval Ferrer.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Grande Lakes · Orlando · Italian, Mediterranean
Primo is a resort restaurant that takes its wine list seriously enough to back it up with a real sommelier and a WS credential — which puts it well ahead of most hotel dining rooms. Pricing is what it is in this zip code, but the Italian backbone and capable staff make it a genuinely good wine dinner if you pick smart.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Lake Nona · Orlando · Japanese
Nami is the kind of surprise that earns its Wine Spectator badge — a Japanese restaurant in Lake Nona that treats French wine with genuine seriousness, backed by a knowledgeable staff member who can actually guide you through it. Markups keep it from being a steal, but if you're eating omakase anyway, ordering from this list is the right call.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Orlando · Orlando · Brazilian Churrascaria
Chima's wine list does its job: it gives a celebratory crowd recognizable bottles that hold up to a carnivore's parade. If you're after discovery or value-hunting, look elsewhere — but if you want a solid Cab with your carved meats in a room that feels like a party, this delivers.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Central · Colorado Springs · Fine Dining
A bottle list with a long Napa Cabernet section and prices from 40 to 3,500, plus an 11-pour glass section at $7 to $25. Start with the Wine Specials page, where the Viña Alberdi Reserva Tempranillo is on the $60 list, or the CVNE Monopole Blanco at 40, and confirm prices because nothing is dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Anchorage · Fine Dining
A wine-bar list with real range: 29 pours with glass and bottle prices, and 73 bottles from $31 to $1,200. Start with the Dr. Loosen Red Slate Riesling at $38 or the Chateau Recougne Bordeaux Superieur at $40, and step up to the Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir at $84 (or the 375 mL half at $46) if you want something to build the dinner around. Confirm prices, since neither list shows a date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Newport · Providence · Fine Dining
Order the $20 Scarpetta Pinot Grigio or the $27 Faiveley Pinot Noir by the glass, and treat the $45 Philipponnat Champagne as the splurge pour. Confirm current availability and prices, since the list sits on a menu dated 7/8/26. This unrated guide covers that posted list, not service, storage or retail markups.
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