Provision

The list at Provision doesn't announce itself — no leather-bound tome, no theatrical presentation — but once you start reading, you realize someone here actually cares. California is the center of gravity, but there's enough international reach to keep things honest. It's a wine list that's trying, and mostly succeeding.

The backbone is Californian — you've got Duckhorn's Canvasback Cab from Red Mountain pulling some serious weight, and the Red Thread lineup covers Chardonnay, Pinot from Los Carneros, and a Howell Mountain red blend with genuine pedigree. But Provision earns real points for the international detours: a Mas Alta Black Slate Gratallops from Priorat (old vines, schist, the whole deal), Patient Cottat and Le Petit Perroy Sancerres covering the Loire from two angles, and a DeAngelis Offida Pecorino from Marche that most Indianapolis restaurants wouldn't even know existed. The Austria slot goes to a Grüner Veltliner from Christina, which is a solid, food-friendly pick. Gaps exist — no German Riesling, thin Burgundy presence, nothing from South America — but for North Indy, this is punching above its weight class.

By-the-glass specifics aren't fully published, but the Red Thread partnership suggests those four wines are likely rotating through the glass program. That's a decent starting point — the Los Carneros Pinot Noir by the glass would be the obvious move — but without confirmed pour options and counts, we'd recommend asking your server what's open before committing to a bottle.