35 glass wines, Coravin flights and a 237-bottle list
Glassell Park · Los Angeles · Californian / Wine Bar / Farm-to-Table · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Wife and the Somm posts two wine documents: a two-page by-the-glass sheet and a 13-page bottle list. The glass sheet leads with Coravin rare and vintage pours priced for 3 oz and 6 oz, then sparkling, rose, white, skin contact, chilled red and red. The homepage also advertises a Barbieri & Kempe winemaker dinner on Sun., Oct. 11th. The documents carry no printed date, so confirm what is open.
The bottle list, linked as "WS 26 BTB Master List 9.2.26," has about 237 priced entries, from Stamnaki Agiorgitiko 2021 at $40 up to Chateau Montrose Saint-Estephe 2014 at $425. Sparkling runs from Treveri Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero NV ($45) to Champagne Palmer Grand Terroirs 2003 in a 1.5 L magnum ($350). Other entries include Barolo (Josetta Saffirio 2018, $125), Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Le Vieux Donjon 2023, $190), Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel Blend 2020 ($125), Chateau Musar Hochar Red 2019 ($104) and a Hetszolo Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2010 (500 ml, $150).
The glass sheet lists 35 individual wines plus a sparkling sake. The Coravin section shows two prices per wine, labeled 3 oz and 6 oz: from Cacciatore D'Uve Carmenere 2020 (3 oz $13, 6 oz $25) to the 2007 Hafner Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (3 oz $28, 6 oz $55), plus comparison flights such as two Pinot Noirs for (2) 3 oz $37. The regular sparkling, rose, white, skin contact, chilled red and red pours are single-price, from $14 (Treveri Blanc de Blancs, Domaine de Fontsainte Gris de Gris, Vorspannhof Mayr Zweigelt) to $27 (J. Lassalle Cachet d'Or 1er Cru Champagne), with the Uka sparkling sake at $30 in the sparkling section.
The Bottom Line
A wine list built for exploring: 35 individual wines by the glass, Coravin pours down to 3 oz, and a 237-entry bottle list. Start with the Cacciatore Carmenere at $25 for 6 oz or the $17 Malat Gewurztraminer from the skin-contact section, and move to the bottle list only when you know what you want. Both documents are undated, so confirm what is open. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
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