Quince
Three Stars, Three Thousand Bottles, Zero Apologies
Jackson Square · San Francisco · Californian, Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Quince lands on your table like a small encyclopedia — 2,500 to 3,500 selections deep, organized with the kind of precision that tells you someone here takes this very seriously. It's the sort of list where you flip to Burgundy and immediately feel both thrilled and humbled. This is not a place where you're handed six options and a house Chardonnay.
Selection Deep Dive
France is the undisputed anchor here: Champagne runs from Krug to Salon Blanc de Blancs, Burgundy goes all the way up to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Henri Jayer, and the Loire gets a proper nod with Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé and Raveneau Chablis. Italy holds its own — Giacomo Conterno Barolo and Gaja Barbaresco signal that Tuscany and Piedmont are taken seriously, not just sprinkled in as decoration. California earns its place too, with Ridge Monte Bello and Screaming Eagle representing opposite ends of the style spectrum. The one gap worth noting: if you want something offbeat or lo-fi, this list isn't chasing that crowd.
By the Glass
With 12 to 20 pours available on any given night, the by-the-glass program is more thoughtful than most places at this level bother to be — at a three-star tasting menu restaurant, the bottle is usually the assumed destination. Expect the pours to skew classical: think Burgundy, Champagne, and northern Italian whites that track with whatever Chef Tusk is running through the kitchen. Pricing by the glass won't be casual, but you're not here for casual.
Leroy Bourgogne — $80
In the context of this list, entry-level Leroy is the move for someone who wants a taste of one of Burgundy's most iconic domaines without committing to a four-figure outlay. It drinks above its appellation label every single time.
Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Most eyes on this list go straight to Burgundy or Bordeaux, which means Rayas often gets overlooked. That's a mistake — this is one of the most singular wines in the Rhône, made almost entirely from old-vine Grenache on sandy soils, and it shows up here in the shadow of bigger names. Order it before someone else at your table figures it out.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine is technically brilliant, but at whatever eye-watering markup a three-star restaurant puts on it, you're paying as much for the label as the liquid. There are deeper, more interesting California choices on this list — Screaming Eagle is a flex bottle, not a discovery.
Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin + Sonoma duck with foie gras
Rousseau's Gevrey is structured enough to cut through the richness of duck fat and foie gras, but the red fruit and earthy depth keep the conversation going through every bite. It's the kind of match that makes the tasting menu format make sense.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Quince is the rare restaurant where the wine list genuinely matches the ambition of the kitchen — a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator only confirms what the list itself announces on page one. Yes, you'll spend real money here, but you're getting access to bottles that don't show up at dinner tables very often.
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