West Palm Beach

Pistache earns its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence without drama — a well-rounded French list at fair prices, served with a Intracoastal breeze and food that knows what it's doing. It's not a wine destination, but it's absolutely the right list for the right room.

Okeechobee Steakhouse is a legitimate wine destination dressed up as a neighborhood institution — three sommeliers, a 400-plus bottle list heavy with serious producers, and Wednesday half-price nights that make the steep markups almost forgivable. Send your friends here, just tell them to go on a Wednesday.

Harry's is the kind of place you send someone when they want a serious wine experience without having to explain why. Four sommeliers, a deep classic list, and a Best of Award of Excellence make this one of the strongest wine programs in West Palm — just go in with eyes open on the markups.

Marcello's La Sirena is the real deal — a proper Italian cellar hiding in plain sight on South Dixie Highway, with the kind of depth that justifies a trip from anywhere in South Florida. Yes, the top end is expensive, but a Grand Award list this focused and this well-maintained earns its reputation.