To be inflammatory, would people be more interested in this wine list or the list from Four Horsemen?
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You also might just drink Virginia wine. The King Family and Barboursville wines are reliable and priced more fairly than most of the rest of the list.
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I’d definitely have to ask the somm, don’t know squat about VA wine! 
Christine is the Wine Director, recently promoted from within.
I’ve been there twice in the past two years (after a 24 year hiatus from the first meal) and it is an amazing experience. I do byob but I also dine with someone who dines there monthly so they have certain relationship with the Inn.
Have fun!
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I’d take the 4H list ten times out of ten. The pricing at the Inn is larcenous, and you only drink a fixed number of bottles with your meal–it’s not as though the extra pages translate to extra experiences with dinner itself.
(On a related note, but one that’s not informing this answer, the meal I had at the Inn several years ago was enough of a disaster that you literally couldn’t pay me to go back, given how much of a pain the Inn is to get to.)
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I’d 100% take the inn’s wine list, although I’d certainly bring my own wine.
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I’ve also done corkage here more often than not, but it’s a place where you’re already paying $2k for the hotel room, so a little wine splurging is not going to be the make-or-break and it’s hard to come up with a better occasion for it.
There are lots of Champagnes at reasonable markups, including some special ones and not just the NVs - Chartogne Les Barres, Marguet Crayeres. Lots of reasonable options in reds once you stray away from the two B’s - e.g., in OR, there’s Martin Woods for less than the corkage fee or Eyrie South Block for a rarer treat. What’s your spend range though?
The last time we did the pairing it was just OK. After that we could buy 2 pretty good bottles for the pairings price.
That’s seems wrong, you’re being your own, not something from their list.
Michael, that’s an easy pick - 4H there are reasonable prices for smart picks.
I bring my own wine to all restaurants. That said were I forced to choose a list I’d certainly take the inn’s.
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Dinner is a wonderful experience (I haven’t stayed at the Inn). The wine list prices are outrageous by comparison, because there’s little transformation of the wine vs what you can buy in a store. The food ingredients also aren’t close to $400, but at least they’re transformed into something wonderful by the skilled hands of a great kitchen team.
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We go there about once a year. Yes it is too expensive but the quality is worth it (for us). We normally do “wine by the glass” the somm can help and the food is so exquisite I never feel like I miss having paid for a over priced bottle.
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Vincent Paris Geynale for $160 or so seems great.
I have never been (sadly) but if the corkage is 200 bucks I probably would bring a bottle of Harlan or Bryant (not on the list) and buy a glass of champagne and a glass of white - either a chard or SB.
I’d definitely pay the $200 and bring something special but there is some white (for their list) that’s doable.
Split of 15 Monte Bello 235 (red)
17 Walter Scott X-Novo 205
Tyrrells semilion Vat 1 - 160
2010 Puffeney Arbois Vin Jaune 240 (thats under market, no?) if that’s your thing
Stopped after whites.
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Thanks for posting this as a contrast to the 4HM list. So delulu I love it.
Yeah the Puffeney price is actually OK.
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Surprised no one has mentioned the 1983 Albert Morot Teurons. I suspect that is a bottle left from the Inn’s acquisition of Le Pavillon’s wine cellar years ago. Should be magnificent and less than the corkage charge.
There is a Perrot Minot Chambolle Cras 2010 for a reasonable price too. Or the Jadot Chapelle previously mentioned. Of course, I greatly prefer a bit of age on my red burgs.
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Insane mark-ups. It’s almost like they not want customers to drink their wines
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Great call! Thats a killer wine (assuming you like hunter valley Sémillon) and a pretty reasonable price 