Honey Road
Burlington's Eastern Mediterranean wine adventure
Church Street Marketplace · Burlington · Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Honey Road reads like a passport stamp collection — Assyrtiko, Château Musar, Txakoli, Vermentino — and it's immediately clear this isn't a restaurant that phoned it in with a Cabernet-Chardonnay-Pinot Noir trifecta. For Burlington, Vermont, this is genuinely ambitious stuff. It's the kind of list that makes you slow down and actually read it.
Selection Deep Dive
The list runs 50-80 bottles deep with a tight regional thesis: Greece, Lebanon, Turkey, Southern Italy, and Spain do the heavy lifting, and there's real commitment to obscure but food-friendly grapes — Godello, Vermentino, and Lebanese reds that most restaurants in this zip code have never heard of. Château Musar 2017 showing up on a Burlington mezze list is a genuine flex, and the Txakoli Ameztoi adds a crisp Basque counterpoint that works brilliantly with lighter bites. The Altesino Rosso di Montalcino rounds out the Italian corner with some red-fruit seriousness. The gaps are minor — you won't find much new-world representation and the list skews heavily white and rosé, which is honestly fine for the food.
By the Glass
With 10-16 options by the glass, there's enough rotation to reward repeat visits without being overwhelming. The program leans into the same regional identity as the bottle list, so expect Greek whites and Mediterranean-leaning pours rather than a by-the-glass lineup built for the timid. We'd love to see more adventurous pours rotated through more frequently, but what's here is coherent and on-theme.
Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé 2022 — $72
At 89% markup, this is the most reasonably priced bottle on the list relative to retail. Tempier Bandol Rosé is a serious, structured Provençal wine that earns every dollar — it's not just pink and pretty, it has the backbone to handle the spiced lamb dishes on the menu. You're not getting robbed here.
Bodega Naranjo Godello 2022
Most diners' eyes glide right past Godello, which is a shame because this Galician white has a mineral tension and stone-fruit depth that punches well above its $47 ask. It's a white wine built for food — specifically the kind of rich, herb-forward mezze that Honey Road does well — and almost nobody at the table will know what it is, which means you get to look cool explaining it.
Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino 2022
At $49 with a 172% markup on a $18 retail bottle, this is the worst value on the list. Costamolino is a perfectly fine, easy-drinking Sardinian white — but it's a grocery store staple, not a restaurant showpiece. The markup doesn't reflect the quality ceiling. Order the Godello instead and pocket the difference in satisfaction.
Château Musar 2017 + Lamb kebabs
Musar is practically built for this moment. The 2017 is all dried fruit, leather, and earthy complexity — a Bekaa Valley red with enough age and structure to meet grilled lamb head-on without either one backing down. This is a pairing that makes geographical and gastronomic sense at the same time.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Honey Road is doing something genuinely rare: building a wine program with a real point of view in a mid-sized New England city, and the Eastern Mediterranean focus earns it a Wild Card badge without question. The markups are steeper than we'd like — a few bottles tip into hard-to-justify territory — but the sheer ambition and regional coherence of the list make it worth the trip.
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