Little Saint

Walking into Little Saint, you don't expect a vegan restaurant in wine country to hit you with a list this serious — but here we are. The room is warm, design-forward, and smells like wood smoke and herbs, and the wine list arrives like a quiet mic drop. France and California share equal billing, and neither side is phoning it in.

Two hundred to three hundred labels is a lot of real estate, and Little Saint fills it with purpose. Burgundy anchors the French side with names like Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet and Leroy Bourgogne — not filler, not lip service, actual serious bottles. California holds its own with Littorai, Arnot-Roberts, Ridge Monte Bello, Kongsgaard, and Aubert, a lineup that reads like a Sonoma County hall of fame. The presence of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti tells you the ceiling is very high; the inclusion of producers like Arnot-Roberts tells you the list was built by someone who actually drinks wine, not just collects trophies. Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence since 2023 is deserved — this list earns it on the merits.

Twenty to thirty by-the-glass options is generous by any measure, and at $15–$25 a pour, the program sits at the premium end without being punishing. The range tracks the bottle list — expect Burgundy-leaning whites and California Pinots to dominate, with enough variety that you can drink differently across multiple courses. This is a glass program worth committing to rather than jumping straight to bottles.