Continuing our trip through our recently launched Your Sommelier project, in which renowned sommelier Kevin Zraly sorted through wine lists at more than 100 local restaurants, today we focus on establishments with between 300–800 bottles, focusing on the five with the highest percentages of wines available under $100:

Lupa, Greenwich Village
Total # of wines: 460
% of wines below $100: 83%
% of wines below $50: 47%

Kevin Zraly's Recommendations:
Red, Piemonte/ Barolo "Le Cinquevigne" Damilano 2003, $70
Red, Lombardia/ Valtellina Superiore Inferno Riserva Rainoldi 2003, $70

Becco, West 40s
Total # of wines: 515
% of wines below $100: 69%
% of wines below $50: 29%

Kevin Zraly's Recommendations:
Red, Piemonte/ Barbaresco DOCG/ Abbona Faset 2000, $80
Red, Piemonte/ Barbaresco DOCG/ Oddero 1999, $75
Red, Piemonte/ Barbaresco DOCG/ Produttori del Barbaresco Rabaja 2000, $70
Red, Veneto/ Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Venturini, 2003, $75
Red, Toscana/ Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Le Chiuse 2001, $70
Red, Toscana/ Chianti DOCG/ Castello dei Rampolla 2004, $70
Red, Umbria/ Sagrantino di Montefalco Colleallodole, Antano, 2003, $70
Red, Abruzzo/ Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva Ursonia, Il Feuduccio, 2000, $70
Red, Campania/ Taurasi Radici, Mastroberardino, 1999, $750

Scarpetta, Chelsea
Total # of wines: 355
% of wines below $100: 64%
% of wines below $50: 23%

Kevin Zraly's Recommendations:
Champagne, Champagne/ Nicolas Feuillatte, Brut, "Blue Label", $85
White, Italian/ Chardonnay, Alois Lageder (Trentino), 2007, $39
White, Italian/ Gavi di Gavi, Broglia, "La Meirana" (Piemonte) Cortese, 2007, $48
White, International/ France/ Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine Simon Bize, "Les Champlains" (Burgundy), 2006, $54
Red, Italian/ Veneto/Lombardia/Emilia-Romagna/ Nebbiolo, Valtellina Superiore, Conti Sertoli Salis, "Sassella" (Lombardia), 2004, $66
Red, Italian/ Veneto/Lombardia/Emilia-Romagna/ Valpolicella, Allegrini (Veneto), 2007, $36
Red, Italian/ Toscana-Single Varietals/ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Dei, 2005, $68

Gramercy Tavern, Flatiron District
Total # of wines: 500
% of wines below $100: 61%
% of wines below $50: 22%

Kevin Zraly's Recommendations:
White, Selbach-Oster Kabinett, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Mosel Valley, Germany, 2007, $48
White, Von Kesselstatt Kabinett, Piesporter Goldtropfchen, Mosel Valley, Germany, 2005,$38
White, Burgundy/ Marsannay, Marc Roy, Les Champs Perdrix, Côte de Nuits, 2006, $70
Red, Burgundy/ Savigny-lès-Beaune, Nicolas Potel, Côte de Beaune, 2005,$75
Red, Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, 2005, $66
Red, Native Italian/ Valpolicella, Accordini, Ripasso, Veneto, 2006, $45
Red, Native Spanish/ Ramirez de la Piscina (Tempranillo), Reserva, Rioja, 2001,$50
Red, Assorted Reds/ Carmenère, Arboleda, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2007,$45
Red, Cabernet Sauvignon/ Glen Carlou, Grand Classique, Paarl, South Africa, 2004, $33
Red, Cabernet Sauvignon/ Cousiño Macul, Antiguas Reservas, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2006, $40

Sparks Steak House, East 40s
Total # of wines: 535
% of wines below $100: 56%
% of wines below $50: 16%

Kevin Zraly's Recommendations:
White, Chardonnay/ Talbott, Sleepy Hollow, Monterey County, 2004, $49.95
White, Burgundy/ Meursault, Domaine Pierre Matrot, 2006, $59.95
Red, Italian/ Langhe, Luciano Sandrone, Pemol, 2001, $54.95
Red, Rhone Wine/ Gigondas, Perrin & Fils, La Gille, 2005, $44.95
Red, California/ Cabernet Sauvignon/ Beaulieu Vineyards, Tapestry Reserve, Napa Valley, 2004, $49.95
Red, California/ Merlot/ Turnbull, Oakville, Napa Valley, 2005, $59.95
Red, Red Wines from Around the World/ Argentina, Luigi Bosca, Reserva, Malbec, 2006, $44.95
Red, Red Wines from Around the World/ Chile, Los Vascos, Reserva, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006, $44.95
Red, Red Wines from Around the World/ S. Africa, Fairview Beacon, Shiraz, 2003, $49.95
Red, Red Wines from Around the World/ Spain, Pesquera, Ribera Del Duero, 2005, $59.95