Safe Harbour for Seafood, Predictable Pours
Bell Tower Shops / South Fort Myers · Fort Myers · Seafood, Raw Bar, Sushi, American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 16, 2026
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The wine list at Blue Pointe reads like a greatest hits album you've heard a hundred times — Rombauer, Whispering Angel, Decoy. It's comfortable and crowd-friendly, which is probably the point in a lively Bell Tower Shops seafood spot that's more focused on raw bar buzz than cellar depth. Nothing here will surprise you, but nothing will embarrass you either.
The list runs 40-70 bottles and leans heavily on California, with the Pacific Northwest and a token French rosé rounding things out. You'll find the usual suspects — Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay, Meiomi Pinot Noir, Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — all solid bottles that sell themselves without much help from the menu. There's no real Old World presence to speak of, and anyone hunting for Burgundy, Rhône, or even a stray Italian white to match the shellfish is out of luck. It's a list built for easy yeses, not discovery.
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass gives you decent flexibility at a seafood counter, and the range from $10 to $18 is reasonable for the Fort Myers market. The problem is there's no rotation or curation happening here — what's on the glass menu is what's always on the glass menu. It does the job, but don't expect a server to steer you toward anything unexpected.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — $10 glass
It's the floor of the glass menu but it earns its spot. Bright, citrusy, and cut with just enough acidity to hold its own against a plate of oysters or ceviche. At the low end of the pricing, it's the honest move at a raw bar.
Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Most guests reach for the Rombauer because the name is familiar, but the Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches is the smarter Chardonnay on this list — more restrained, better acidity, actually built for seafood rather than dessert. It gets overlooked every time.
Rombauer Chardonnay
Rombauer is everywhere, and at Blue Pointe you're paying a full restaurant premium for a bottle that retails around $28. The oak-and-butter profile also fights the delicate flavors of fresh grouper or raw shellfish rather than complementing them. There are better uses of your money on this list.
Whispering Angel Rosé + Raw Oysters
Whispering Angel is a crowd-pleaser for a reason — it's dry, mineral-edged, and just saline enough to make a tray of fresh oysters feel like a coastal moment. It's one of the few pairings on this list where the wine and the food are actually speaking the same language.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Blue Pointe is a reliable dinner out, not a wine destination — the list is safe, familiar, and slightly overpriced, but it does exactly what a busy seafood restaurant in a shopping center needs it to do. Go for the oysters and the grouper; just don't show up expecting to find anything you haven't already met.
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