The Wine List Time Forgot to Update
Pittsford · Rochester · American, Greek · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 22, 2026
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The wine list at Jines reads like a grocery store endcap from 2009 — CK Mondavi, CupCake, Sutter Home White Zin. It's the kind of list that tells you the kitchen is the point here, not the cellar. If you showed up hoping to find something interesting in the glass, adjust expectations before you sit down.
Twenty-four labels spread across California, Australia, Italy, Argentina, and New Zealand, with a small nod to New York state via Salmon Run and Glenora Riesling. The problem isn't the geography — it's the producers. Ravenswood Vintner's Blend, Jacob's Creek Shiraz, 19 Crimes Red Blend — these are bulk-production bottles you'd find on a gas station shelf, not a restaurant list. The two bright spots are the local Finger Lakes pours, which at least show some awareness that Rochester sits in one of the best Riesling regions in the country. Everything else is a name you recognize for the wrong reasons.
By-the-glass options aren't broken out clearly on the list, which is itself a minor red flag. With a 24-bottle list this heavily weighted toward accessible crowd-pleasers, odds are most of these are available by the glass — but you're rolling the dice on how long that bottle has been open. No rotation, no program, no indication anyone's thought about it recently.
Salmon Run Dry Riesling — null
Pricing wasn't available, but this is the one bottle worth ordering. It's a solid, food-friendly Finger Lakes Riesling from Dr. Konstantin Frank's second label — local, expressive, and built to cut through the richness of Greek dishes. Everything else on this list is imported from a distribution catalog; this one at least makes sense on a Rochester menu.
Glenora Riesling
Another Finger Lakes pick that most diners at a Park Ave diner will walk right past for the Kendall Jackson. Glenora is a Seneca Lake staple and a reliable producer — getting one on the table here is a small win hiding behind a long line of national brands.
CK Mondavi Cabernet
CK Mondavi is a $7 shelf bottle at any grocery store. Whatever they're charging for it here, the markup is doing the heavy lifting — and the wine isn't. Skip it entirely.
Salmon Run Dry Riesling + Greek favorites
A dry Finger Lakes Riesling has the acidity and light body to handle herb-forward Greek cooking — lemon, olive oil, garlic — without getting steamrolled. It's the only bottle on this list with enough personality to hold its own against the kitchen.
❌ The Bottom Line
Jines is a beloved Park Ave institution and the food earns that reputation — but the wine list is an afterthought, stocked with bulk brands at restaurant prices. Order the Finger Lakes Riesling, drink your water, and let the food do the talking.
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