Ellerbe Fine Foods
This is a small all white list, 22 wines built around food friendly bottles that span Old World and New World, from Trimbach Riesling in Alsace and Etienne Sauzet Chardonnay in Burgundy to Mount Eden and Elk Cove on the West Coast. It is approachable on price, running from $13 to $105 with a median near $65, so you can pour something serious without pushing a guest into three figures unless they want the Pride Mountain Viognier or the white Burgundies near the top. The glass program is lean at five pours, so know those five cold because most of the table will start there. There is real range across styles here, Chardonnay, Riesling, Chenin Blanc from Catherine and Pierre Breton in Vouvray, and South African whites from Southern Right, which makes it a strong list for a guest who wants white and trusts you to steer. Just remember there are no reds to offer, so set that expectation early.