Best Wine Lists in Vermont

The Cliff House Restaurant

· Stowe · Mountain American

The Lazy List

The Cliff House is stunning scenery with a wine list that didn't get the memo. Four grocery-store pours at resort markups isn't a wine program — it's a placeholder. Come for the views, order a cocktail, and save the wine for dinner back in town.

Green Mountain Inn Dining Room

· Stowe · Vermont American

The Lazy List

The Green Mountain Inn is a beloved Stowe institution, and the dining room presumably does fine work with Vermont ingredients — but the wine list is an afterthought. Ten bottles, no local producers, limited transparency on by-the-glass options, and a markup structure that doesn't reward loyalty. If wine matters to your dinner, this is not the reason you're staying here.

The Left Bank

Weston · Weston · French

The Wild Card

The Left Bank is the rare small-town wine program that genuinely surprises you — not by accident, but because someone with real taste built it. If you're driving through Vermont and need a reason to stop in Weston, this list is it.

Starry Night Cafe

Ferrisburgh · Ferrisburgh · American, Seasonal

The Wild Card

Starry Night Cafe is the wine list you don't expect to find in Ferrisburgh, Vermont — and that's precisely the point. Send your friends here, tell them to skip the Brunello, and let the Ripasso do the talking.

Tipsy Trout

· Stowe · Coastal-Inspired Seafood

The Reliable

Tipsy Trout is a solid resort wine program — not adventurous, not embarrassing, and priced exactly how you'd expect a mountain lodge with a view to price it. Come for the raw bar and the scenery; just don't expect the wine list to be the reason you made the reservation.

Dedalus Wine Bar & Market Stowe

Mountain Road corridor · Stowe · Wine Bar

The Wild Card

Dedalus Stowe is a legit wild card — a destination wine bar hiding in plain sight on a ski mountain road. If you care about what's in your glass, detour here before or after the slopes.

Butler's Pantry

Stowe Village · Stowe · Breakfast and Dinner Cafe / American

The Reliable

Butler's Pantry isn't here to impress wine nerds — it's here to make sure your dinner in Stowe doesn't come with a bad pour. For that, it mostly delivers.

Von Trapp Brewing Bierhall

Trapp Hill Road / East Stowe · Stowe · Beer Hall, Austrian

The Wild Card

This is a beer hall first, second, and third — and you should absolutely order the beer. But if your table wants wine, four thoughtful pours at fair prices beats the lazy list you'd expect, and the Grüner alone justifies the detour.

Topnotch Resort - Flannel

Topnotch / Mountain Road · Stowe · Resort Restaurant, American

The Lazy List

Flannel is a beautiful room serving a wine list that couldn't care less about the room it's in. If you're here, order a cocktail or budget for the Santa Margherita and move on — there's no wine discovery happening tonight.

Trattoria La Festa

Mountain Road · Stowe · Italian

The Wild Card

Trattoria La Festa is not a destination for the wine list — it's a destination for the atmosphere, the pasta, and crucially, Wednesday night, when every bottle under $100 goes half-price and suddenly a $50 Antinori feels like a very smart midweek decision. Go on a Wednesday, order the Bramito, and stop overthinking it.

Michael's on the Hill

Stowe outskirts / Route 100 north of village · Stowe · Fine Dining, European

The Reliable

Michael's on the Hill is the rare Vermont fine dining room where the wine list earns its reputation alongside the kitchen. Pricing runs steep as expected at this tier, but the depth and curation are real — and in the middle of Stowe ski country, that's not nothing.

Idletyme Brewing Company

Stowe Village / Mountain Road · Stowe · Brewpub / American Comfort Food / Bavarian-Inspired

The Wild Card

Idletyme is a beer destination that happens to have a wine list worth respecting — not the reason to come, but not an afterthought either. If your table splits between beer people and wine people, everyone gets out alive.