L'Etoile is a fine dining restaurant established in 1976 by Chef Odessa Piper. Our seasonal menus are inspired by the Midwest region and are rendered with a French influence.
"The same principals that govern our choice of ingredients inspire our selection of wines..."
Click on the link above to see a PDF of our most current wine list.
If there is a special bottle you are considering for your dinner at L'Etoile, we recommend you call ahead to make sure it is currently in stock.
If you are interested in bringing in your own wine, please note that there is a $25 corkage fee and we ask that the wine not be represented on our wine list. Limit 2 per table.
Our Wine Philosophy
The same principles that govern our choice of ingredients inspire our selection of wines. The wines on our list are created by small growers who cultivate the vines, pick the grapes, and steward the transformation of grape juice into an expression of time and place, captured in a single wine. These artisans work with the unique circumstances of each season and shape, rather than make wine. Over the years we have found certain regions and grape varietals that harmonize with the food of the Midwest and our own style of cooking. Not surprisingly, many of these are from higher latitudes like our own, which yield taut but concentrated wines with pronounced soil-derived flavors. These include noble wines from lesser-known regions, along with more famous sites and varietals.
Headings on this list first sort our wines by grape varietal and then by region. Within each category, individual wines are listed in order of weight and body. If organic or bio-dynamic viticultural practices are important to you, please feel free to inquire about this to any member of our staff.
It is our pleasure to introduce these wines to you. We hope
that you will ask our staff to share their knowledge of our list; they would
be delighted to answer questions about any selection that intrigues you.
- Michael Kwas, Wine Director
For facts, advice and tips about wine from Michael Kwas and others who know wine, please visit Sub Zero's web page and click on Friends of Wine.
L'Etoile's Wine List won the
2006 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
