We read the wine lists (every bottle) and turn them into data: origin, style, price, and who pours it. No human palate, just the bottles.
Featured X-Ray
The 2026 James Beard winners, bottle by bottle: one a deep, Francophile cellar; the other a wide split across the Old World. Same award, opposite philosophies.
Read the X-ray →Quince · Outstanding Chef · 1,412 bottles
France 67% · Italy 21% · USA 11% · median $685
Borgo · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · 379 bottles
France 48% · Italy 47% · Portugal 2% · median $138
National leaderboard
All 114 scored restaurants, ranked by Program Score (v1): selection · range · depth, computed from each restaurant’s observed list. Only restaurants with a substantial published list appear; the score rewards a documented program, not reputation.
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Editorial
Two winners, two opposite philosophies of a wine list, bottle by bottle.
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Every shop and restaurant we observe, graded on selection, range, and depth.
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