Fifty-Two Pours and Monday Is Your Friend
North / Kenwood area · Cincinnati · New American / Grill & Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 5, 2026
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Walk in and the wine list hits like a greatest-hits album — you've heard all the tracks before, but they're played competently and the room looks the part. Fifty-two by-the-glass options is the whole brand identity here, and it's genuinely impressive in scale even if it skews heavily commercial. This is a chain that takes wine more seriously than most chains, which sets the bar correctly.
California dominates, as you'd expect — Rombauer Chardonnay and Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches are reliable anchors for the crowd that knows what they like, and Jordan Cab is there for the person who wants to feel like they made a sophisticated choice. France, Italy, Argentina, and Washington round out the map, but don't come here hunting for a Jura oddity or a grower Champagne — the list is built to comfort, not challenge. The 100-130 bottle range sounds deep until you realize a meaningful portion of those slots are occupied by recognizable brand names rather than anything with a story. What you lose in discovery you gain in consistency: the producers listed are at least reliably made.
Fifty-two pours by the glass is the headline and honestly it delivers — that's a genuinely wide net for a sit-down restaurant, and it means most people at the table can find something that fits without defaulting to beer. The tradeoff is that the selections trend toward safe, recognizable labels like Meiomi Pinot Noir rather than anything that'll make you pause and think. Rotation ties to the seasonal menu concept, so the list does move — just not always in surprising directions.
Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay — null
On a Monday half-price bottle night, this one earns its keep. Russian River Ranches is a legitimate, well-made Chardonnay with real terroir behind it — not just a label play. Getting it at half price turns a steep markup into something that actually feels fair.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
Jordan gets overlooked because it's been around forever and feels like your dad's wine — but that reputation obscures the fact that it's genuinely well-crafted, consistently age-worthy Alexander Valley Cab. Most people ordering it here don't know what they have; most people skipping it are wrong.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Meiomi is a Constellation Brands production wine built for volume and sweetness, not Pinot Noir character. At chain restaurant markup it's overpriced for what it is, and there are better pours on this same list for the same money or less.
Rombauer Chardonnay + Wood-Grilled Fish
Rombauer's buttery, oak-forward profile is almost engineered for wood-grilled seafood — the char on the fish softens the wine's vanilla notes and the richness of both plays to the crowd without anyone having to think too hard. It's not a surprise pairing, but it works every time.
Monday — 50% off select bottles of wine every Monday. Typically applies to bottles under a certain price threshold; luxury and reserve labels are generally excluded. Confirm with your server on arrival.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Seasons 52 Cincinnati is a chain wine program that punches above its weight class on volume and actually tries — Monday half-price bottles are a legitimate reason to show up on a specific night. Just go in knowing this is a crowd-pleaser list, not a discovery list, and you'll leave satisfied.
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