The Fortunate Glass
This is a big, red leaning list, 452 wines deep with 229 reds anchoring it, and it earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence on breadth. The backbone is California, with Napa Cabernet and Pinot Noir running through it, and you see real depth from names like Shafer, Turley, Kosta Browne, and Merry Edwards. Pricing is genuinely accessible, a median around $65 with bottles starting near entry level, though the top end stretches to Opus One and a David Duband Latricieres Chambertin close to $590 if a guest wants to spend. The glass program is a strong selling point at 70 pours, including a deep red selection, so you can guide most tables without opening a bottle. This list rewards the Cabernet and Pinot drinker, but the Interesting Whites and Interesting Reds sections give you room to surprise the more curious guest.