The George

Walking into the Fairmont Olympic's brasserie, you half-expect the wine list to be the usual hotel shakedown — Kendall-Jackson by the glass at $22 and a silent prayer you don't notice. The George surprises you. Prices are genuinely reasonable, and someone clearly ran the numbers before printing this thing.

The list leans heavily California with nods to Italy, New Zealand, Argentina, and Provence — nothing that's going to make a Burgundy nerd excited, but solid geography coverage for a hotel dining room. You'll find familiar faces like Duckhorn, The Prisoner, and Meiomi alongside some quieter Italian picks that suggest a little more thought went into sourcing than the obvious name-brand route. What's missing is depth — no real cellar depth, no small producers, no old-world anchor beyond grocery-tier Italian whites. This is a list built for the hotel guest who wants something recognizable and drinkable, not the local who came specifically for the wine.

The glass program runs $10–$25 and covers enough ground to be useful — you can open with a Maso Canali Pinot Grigio, pivot to a Mer Soleil Chardonnay, and close on The Prisoner without ever leaving the list. Exact count is unclear, but there's enough range to navigate a full meal without repeating yourself. No rotation program visible, which tracks — this feels like a list that was set and left alone.