Your Sommelier

More than 100 wines under $60. Talk with wine and beverage director Phil Pratt before you make your selection.

Lots of good descriptions of each wine, with maps of regions. Most wines by the glass are under $14. Almost 300 wines are under $50!

Wonderful by-the-glass-selection.

The only restaurant I've ever seen that lists the wines' alcohol content.

More than 100 wines by the glass!

Close to 300 wines under $100. Plenty of Dolcettos and Barberas.

A lot of older wines at great prices.

Great carafe wine program of affordable French country wines.

Has three pages of Wine Spectator's highest-rated wines. Prices are better for California wines than for Italian wines.

Features "tastes" and offers three different pour-by-the-ounce categories.

One of the few Italian restaurants where the "classics" are under $100, especially for aged Barolos and Barbarescos.

More than 80 wines at $25!

Large selection of reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Burgundy and Spanish wines. Look for the "End of Bin" values.

A list of wines under $60, including 18 whites, 15 reds and two rosés.

Big reserve list.

Amazing list of Spanish wines – it's an education about all the wine regions of Spain with traditional and modern winemaking headings on the list.

50% off on Mondays.

Wines selected by the best sommelier in NY, Roger Dagorn.

Besides some wines from China, it has a large French selection from the '90s.

Vast selection of wines from Chile and Argentina. Also California Cabernet Sauvignon, Portugal and Spanish wines are well represented.

Very large selection of wines from Chile, Argentina and other South American wineries.

Impressive verticals of California cult wines, though none are under $100 a bottle.

Lists grape names next to all the wines. Also makes and sells kosher wines, not just from Israel, but California, Italy, New Zealand and Spain.

32 different styles, vintages and vineyard designations of Peter Michael Chardonnay. Supports Long Island wineries with wines and map.

Uses words like bright, fresh, floral, lean, aromatic and lingering to describe the wines.

Look for the value in the "French country white" and "French country red" selections.

Move to Chappaqua, go directly to the red-wine selection – 1,000 under $75!

A clean, well-made list.

You can spend $25,000 on a magnum of 1900 Château Lafite-Rothschild, but also has a list of "Hundreds Under $100."

One of the great wine directors in the U.S., Daniel Johnnes, selects wines for all of Daniel Boulud's restaurants.

Interesting selections under $50.

One of NYC's top wine directors, David O'Day, has designed one of the most comprehensive wine lists in NY. Good selection of half bottles.

An encyclopedia of Italian wines – I counted close to 200 wines under $50.

Straightforward wine list including all spirit prices.

Great list, well laid-out. Wines by the glass range from $9–32, but 15 are $15 and under.

More than 100 wines under $50; $21 for a Sicilian wine! Try the Bastianich sparkling wine.

Will open any bottle and charge you by consumption – if you don't like the wine, it's a money-back guarantee!

Small list, but 64% under $100.

Lots of great wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Barolo and Barbaresco; unfortunately, no Brunello under $100. Try the Tokaji 5 Puttonyos for dessert.

Large list but very little Bordeaux, Tuscany, Barolo or California Cabernet under $100.

Lots of wine under $50 – as low as $24 a bottle.

Interesting wines from lesser-known regions in Italy, Spain, Australia, Argentina and South Africa.

Has two great-value wine lists. The "Casual list" has 100 wines under $50. The "Harry's Select" list offers some unbelievably low prices on some of the great wine classics.

The best values are on the "wine bailout" package page.

Good Italian wine list with some values.

One of the great Italian restaurants; the list is full of values.

Plenty of wines under $30.

One of NY's great restaurants still has wines starting at $29 on its list. Ask [corporate beverage director] Bernie Sun for more suggestions.

One of the best reasonably priced wine lists in New York City.

Lists all wines in intensity from light-bodied to full-bodied and includes a list of reds under $75. Large Italian and Spanish selection.

Sommelier Aldo Sohm is one of the best in NY (and possibly the world). The restaurant won the James Beard Award for best wine service in 2009; for best value, go with wine by the glass.

Lots of buys under $50, but not for Bordeaux, California Cabernets, Barolos and Barbarescos.

Great prices; you can get an education on Italian wines without the dollars.

No corkage fee on Tuesday nights; half price on other nights.

Look for its "last bottle" listings.

Has two pages of reds and whites for $50 or under.

You can tell immediately the time and care that's been put into this wine list. Up front they offer "gems" – 95 wines under $75, and a lot start at $34. They also list the euro price.

Good number of wines under $40 from the owners of one of NYC's top wine retailers.

Good selection of French wines under $60.

A well-thought-out list, with 50 wines under $50 and really good descriptions of by-the-glass choices.

Not many wines under $50. Look for Sancerre and Alsace Riesling to go with its great fish entrees.

14 wines by the glass under $9. Lots of Italian bottles under $50.

Good balance of pricing with more than half under $100.

By the glass is the way to go.

15 wines by the glass under $10.

Easy-to-understand list organized by price category ($40, $50, $60, etc.). Best bets are the "sommelier selections."

Well-thought-out list and fair prices.

Good selection from around the world.

Almost half of its list is under $100, selected for over 25 years by wine guru Joe DeLissio.

Offers wines by 8-oz. carafes.

One of the great all-American wine lists in the U.S.

Separates the new Rioja from the traditional. Evenly balanced wine list pricing.

27 white wines under $75; 30 red wines under $75.

Has always had great values on its list – try some of the unheralded but good 2002 Bordeaux châteaux.

List has quotes from Hemingway and Pliny the Elder, and 64% of wines under $100.

Has a $25 Sauvignon Blanc from India – I would definitely try it.

Well-balanced pricing for a major restaurant, especially for Spanish and Italian wines.

Verticals of the great California Cabernets and 1997 vintage Tuscan and Piedmont, but none under $100.

Good descriptors of grape varieties and glossary. Check out the Greek reserve selection.

A large selection of older wines. Buy the Taylor Port 1985 ($85) to end your meal!

1,605 different wines and many are affordable, especially the German ones. Offers great wines from the 1990 vintage.

Has older white Burgundy and 10 are under $100. A lot of old-world values, but not for Bordeaux.

Almost all of its wines are under $100.

2,210 wines, but the first nine pages give you the best values. Talk to wine director Tim Kopec for other suggestions.

Making a statement as an all-American wine list.