Shula's Steak House
California Cab Heaven in a White Tablecloth Temple
Naples · Naples · American Steakhouse
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The wine list lands on the table with the kind of heft that makes you sit up straighter. This is old-school steakhouse territory — dark wood, white linens, and a California Cab list that reads like a greatest-hits album from Napa Valley. Wine Spectator has been handing Shula's a Best of Award of Excellence since 2015, and you can feel that credibility the moment you crack open the book.
Selection Deep Dive
Four hundred to six hundred bottles deep, and make no mistake: this list is a California shrine. Caymus, Silver Oak, Opus One, Stag's Leap, Shafer Hillside Select, Ridge Monte Bello — the Napa heavy hitters are all present and accounted for. If you're hunting for Burgundy depth or a Rhône rabbit hole, keep walking; the international coverage is thin. But if you came to a steakhouse in Naples to drink serious California Cabernet, Shula's has genuinely done the work.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five glass pours is a generous program for a steakhouse, and the BTG list tracks the bottle list — lots of California, crowd-friendly picks, and enough range to keep a table happy without forcing a full bottle commitment. Rotation feels more set-it-and-forget-it than dynamic, but what's there is solid. Wednesday's half-price wine night is the real headline if you're timing your visit right.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 — $110
Jordan retails around $55-65, so yes, you're paying a markup — but at $110 in a full-service upscale steakhouse, this is the most honest price on the list. It's an approachable, food-friendly Cab that punches above what you'd expect at this price point relative to its neighbors on the list.
Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Most tables are reflexively grabbing Caymus or Silver Oak, which means the Beringer Private Reserve gets overlooked. It shouldn't — this is a serious, age-worthy Napa Cab from one of the valley's most consistent producers, and it tends to be priced more modestly than the flashier names around it.
Rombauer Chardonnay 2022
At $72, you're paying steakhouse rent on a wine that retails for around $30 and leans so heavily on butter and oak that it'll compete with, rather than complement, your food. There are better white options on this list for the money.
Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon + Shula Cut Bone-In Filet Mignon
Hillside Select is a structured, concentrated Napa Cab with the tannin backbone and dark fruit intensity to go toe-to-toe with a bone-in filet. This is the pairing Shula's was built for — classic American beef and peak California Cabernet, full stop.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — the single best reason to plan your visit around a midweek dinner.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Shula's is a genuinely impressive California Cab cellar wearing a classic steakhouse suit — the markups sting and the list doesn't wander far from Napa, but if that's your game, this is one of the better places to play it in Southwest Florida. Come on a Wednesday, order the Hillside Select, and stop overthinking it.
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