Shaker and Spear

Walking into a Kimpton hotel bar, you're braced for a list of safe bets and inflated prices — that's not what you get here. The wine program at Shaker and Spear skews hard toward the Pacific Northwest and actually backs it up with names that matter. There's a sommelier on staff, and it shows.

The 150-250 bottle list leans into Washington state with real conviction — Quilceda Creek, Cayuse Vineyards, DeLille Cellars, and Long Shadows Vintners anchor the domestic section, and those aren't filler picks. California gets a respectable nod via Ridge Vineyards, while the old-world side is covered by reliable heavy-hitters like Louis Jadot, Antinori, and Domaine Drouhin Oregon bridging the Willamette-Burgundy gap. France and Italy round things out without overwhelming the regional focus. The one gap: if you're hunting for anything outside those four corridors, the list gets thinner fast.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious commitment, and at $12–$20 a pop, you're not getting gouged for the privilege. The range tracks with the bottle list — expect Washington and California doing most of the heavy lifting with a few European options scattered in. Rotation frequency is unclear, but with Brent Davis on staff, there's someone accountable for keeping it interesting.