Best of Boston

Best Wine List

2001 Best Wine List, Affordable

Veronique

Brookline
Sometimes it's hard to swallow the markup on wine lists. Not so at Veronique. Owner Jim Apteker wants diners to learn about and taste wine, [...] read more»
2000 Best Wine List, Affordable

Aquitaine

Boston
The comfortable yet chic South End bistro has a well-priced collection of wines that perfectly complements its unpretentious menu. The list emphasizes quality over quantity, [...] read more»
2000 Best Wine List, High-End

The Federalist

Boston
Twenty-something sommelier Christian Vassilev has built Fed owner Paul Roiff's cellar into a veritable wine museum. You'd be hard-pressed to find so many Cheateau Latour, [...] read more»
1998 Best Wine List

Anthony’s Pier Four

Boston
Never mind the tourists; come for the wine. This is not only the greatest wine list in Boston, it's one of the greatest wine lists [...] read more»
1998 Best Wine List, Affordable

Uva

Boston
The wine list changes frequently, but its hallmark remains affordability. Consider this: old-vine 1996 Pernand-Vergelesses from Delarche for a mere $26; a fabulous Sauternes, the [...] read more»
1997 Best Wine List, Selection

The Stonehedge Inn

Tygnsboro
Male wine collector and female wine collector meet and fall in love. The result? A marriage of private wine cellars that would send any oenophile [...] read more»
1997 Best Wine List, Affordable

Anthony’s Pier 4

Boston
The wine list at Anthony's Pier 4 is deceptive: It's a Wine SpectatorGrand Award Winner (since 1982), and it is huge in a way that [...] read more»
1995 Best Wine List

Silks at Stonehedge Inn

Tyngsboro
Twenty-six pages and 900 bottles, many of which are unavailable at retail outlets. Sixteen champagnes. Classic California cabernets. '89 and '90 Opus. '70, '75, and [...] read more»
1993 Best Wine List, Italian

Il Capricio

Waltham
There may be a better Italian wine list in Italy, but maybe not. read more»
1992 Best Wine List

Il Capriccio

Waltham
Co-owner Jeannie Rogers should be every restauranteur's model sommelier. read more»