Best of Boston

Best Wine List

2001 Best Wine List

Radius

Boston
Food without wine is, well, just food. But add the right wine and a meal can become a symphony, a masterfully composed creation of flavors [...] 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»
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»
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»
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»
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»