Smith & Wollensky
South Beach Power Moves, Deep Cellar Included
Miami Beach · Miami Beach · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Smith & Wollensky Miami Beach lands like a statement — thick, serious, and unapologetically California-forward. You're sitting on the water in South Beach, the room is buzzing, and the book in your hand has the weight of a small novel. This is a place that takes wine as seriously as it takes a dry-aged ribeye.
Selection Deep Dive
The 400-600 bottle list leans hard into the California-France-Italy triumvirate, and it does all three with conviction. On the California side, you've got the classics — Caymus, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, Far Niente, Jordan, Duckhorn — the kind of roster a Prime cut deserves. France shows up with serious firepower: Château Margaux, Château Lynch-Bages, and even a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux for when someone at the table is feeling reckless. Italy rounds things out with Sassicaia and Tignanello anchoring the Super Tuscan section. Wine Spectator has handed this list a Best of Award of Excellence since 2023, and you can see why — there's genuine depth here, not just trophy bottles.
By the Glass
With 20-30 options by the glass, this isn't a token pour program — it's a real menu. The range covers enough ground that you can drink well from first sip to last without committing to a bottle, which matters when you're already staring down a three-figure steak. Rotation and quality appear well-managed under sommelier Henry Delgado, who keeps things moving.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — N/A — confirm current list price
Jordan punches above its price point in virtually every steakhouse context, and here it's the most approachable entry into serious Sonoma Cab without crossing into eye-watering territory. It's the move for the table that wants something impressive without going full Opus One.
Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Most people at this table are ordering Silver Oak or Caymus on autopilot. The Beringer Private Reserve is consistently one of Napa's most underrated bottles — it's structured, age-worthy, and tends to get overshadowed by flashier names on lists like this one. That's your opening.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
At $325 a bottle, Caymus is doing a lot of work on name recognition alone. It's a crowd-pleaser with a marketing budget, but at this price you can do significantly better elsewhere on this same list. The juice doesn't justify the markup when Jordan and Beringer are sitting right next to it.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon + Dry-Aged USDA Prime Bone-In Ribeye
Stag's Leap brings the structure and dark fruit that a bone-in ribeye demands, without the oak bomb that overwhelms the meat's natural character. The acidity cuts through the fat cleanly, and the finish is long enough to keep pace with every last bite.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night on Wednesdays — an excellent excuse to step up to bottles that would otherwise require a lengthy internal debate.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Smith & Wollensky Miami Beach earns its Best of Award of Excellence — this is a deep, well-managed list with a real sommelier and a Wednesday half-price program that makes serious bottles suddenly accessible. The markups on the trophy wines are steep, but if you know where to look, you can drink very well here.
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