No episode of Check, Please! Bay Area is complete without a glass of wine - nor is a meal, for that matter, and Leslie Sbracco would agree! For more than one great glass of wine, check out these wine lists as recommended by Check, Please! Bay Area guests...
Restaurant: Piperade
Recommended by: Andrew, Season 1
“Piperade’s wine list rivals that of any of the numerous wine bars that have recently started popping up all over the City.
Restaurant: Willi’s Wine Bar
Recommended by: Eric, Season 8
“With their wine list, I’m like a kid in a candy store!”
Restaurant: SPQR
Recommended by: Jennifer, Season 8
“All the staff is extremely knowledgeable about the extensive Italian wine list.”
Restaurant: Jardiniere
Recommended by: Charlene, Season 2
“One of the best wine lists perhaps in the country!”
Restaurant: La Foret
Recommended by: Patrick, Season 2
“There’s a cabernet section that really collectors would die to taste many of those wines at prices that are really affordable!”
Restaurant: Della Santina’s Trattoria
Recommended by: Lois, Season 5
“There is a wine focus and a wine country focus to the place. They even have a wine club!”
Restaurant: Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
Recommended by: Robert, Season 2
“With a wide range of wines and liquors, THIS would have to qualify as one of the great places in San Francisco to have a drink.”
Restaurant: Canela Bistro and Wine Bar
Recommended by: Scott, Season 8
“I really do appreciate it you when a restaurant doesn't try to gouge you on the wine, and their prices are great.”
Restaurant: Viognier
Recommended by: Karen, Season 2
“The trained servers guide diners through their sophisticated wine list for the perfect pairing.”
Restaurant: Oliveto Café and Restaurant
Recommended by: David, Season 4
“You can get a great bottle of wine without paying an arm and a leg.”