Where to find sommeliers in the L.A. restaurant scene

If you need any more evidence that Los Angeles has become a serious wine town, check out this list of most, but not all, of the Los Angeles restaurants with in-house sommeliers:

AOC, 8700 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, (310) 859-9859, www.aocwinebar.com. Sommelier/partner: Caroline Styne. Sommelier: Elisa Terrazas. Mostly French, Italian and California list with some outliers.

Arthur J, 903 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, (310) 878-9620, www.thearthurj.com. Sommelier: Ryan O’Connor. Lighthearted but serious list organized by movie stars. That’s Grace Kelly for Bubbles, Brigitte Bardot for Adventurous White, Audrey Hepburn for Pinot Noir, etc. “Arthur’s Cellar” includes older Bordeaux, Burgundy and cult California Cabs.

The Bazaar by José Andrés, 465 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 246-5555, sbe.com/. Sommelier: Rachel Macalisang. Terrific selection of Spanish wines, including those from cult winemakers and most talked-about regions. Extensive sherry list too, and flights of sherry and other wines. Serious French, German, Italian and California wines too.

Bestia, 2121 7th Place, Los Angeles, (213) 514-5724, www.bestiala.com. Wine director and sommelier: Ryan Ibsen. The playful two-page wine list gets printed every day. Lots of fun wines from all over the world, not just Italy. Organized by Fizz, Rosé, White and Red Wine.

Bouchon, 235 N. Cañon Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 271-9910, www.thomaskeller.com/bouchon-bistro-beverly-hills. Sommelier: Andrew Adelson. Primarily French and California list. Local wines by the carafe.

Capo, 1810 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, (310) 394-5550, www.caporestaurant.com. Sommelier: Justin Prairie. An expansive 110-page list focused on French, Italian and California wines, with a strong selection of half-bottles and large bottles. Multiple vintages of many producers.

Craft, 10100 Constellation Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 279-4180, www.craftrestaurantsinc.com. Wine director/sommelier: Jeffrey Anderson. Generous, balanced list with some beautiful Rhone and Rhone-style wines, classics from both the old world and the new world interspersed with unusual or indigenous grape varietals. Rich in big yet nuanced reds.

Cut, 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 276-8500, www.wolfgangpuck.com. Sommelier: Jaimee Anderson. A strong showing for whites, including “native and uniquely placed white” for a steakhouse. Very strong on Rhone reds and Pinot Noir from around the world. So many good bottles to drink.

The Factory Kitchen, 1300 Factory Place, Los Angeles, (213) 996-6000, www.thefactorykitchen.com. Sommelier: Francine Diamond-Ferdinandi. All Italian with lots of Tuscan and Piedmontese bottles, but also wines from Liguria, the Veneto, Friuli, Alto Adige and Sicily.

Faith & Flower, 705 W. 9th St., Los Angeles, (213) 239-0642, www.faithandflowerla.com. Wine director and sommelier: Jared Hooper. Lots of bubbles on a list organized by grape varietal and “cool other whites” and such from around the world. Strong on Burgundy and Central Coast Pinot Noir and Rhone varietals.

ink, 8360 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 651-5866, mvink.com. Sommelier: William Mountford. Focused on organic and biodynamic wines made with minimal intervention. Strong on California wines but also bottles from Eastern Europe, Spain and France.

Lucques, 8474 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 655-6277, www.lucques.com. Sommelier/partner: Caroline Styne. Sommelier: James Anderson. So much to delight on this list, from the Sine Qua Non and Raveneau to the Rhone and Austrian whites. Incisive selection of domestic white and reds too.

Maude, 212 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 859-3418, www.mauderestaurant.com. Sommelier and general manager: Ben Aviram. The wine list includes a long list of Champagnes and is flush with French wines, particularly Burgundies, you’d want — and could afford to drink. A strong showing from California wines too, a handful of well-chosen Australian reds, good selections from Spain and Italy, plus the surprise of a couple of Greek and Lebanese wines.

Mélisse, 1104 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 395-0881, melisse.com. Sommelier: Brian Kalliel. Largely French and Californian, with all the big names and older vintages. Extensive selection of Burgundies, but also a number of German Rieslings and some Italian. Nice list of half-bottles too

Osteria Mozza, 6602 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 297-0100, https://la.osteriamozza.com. Wine director and sommelier Sarah Clarke.The 65-page list is mostly Italian, with the occasional foray into adjoining Slovenia. Good selection from Friuili and Venezia Giulia, and it delves into all of Italy’s wine producing regions. Very deep in Barbaresco and Barolo vintages, plus a big section of “Vini della Famiglia,” i.e., wines from the Bastianich family and Mario Batali.

Patina, 141 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 972-3331, www.patinarestaurant.com. Sommelier: Silvestre Fernandes. The 51-page list is organized by grape varietal and regions, with three pages devoted to Champagne and three to Domaine de la Romanee Conti, another to large-format bottles. That’s how deep it goes.

Providence, 5955 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 460-4170, providencela.com. Sommelier: Drew Langley. Impressive list focused on France, California, Germany and Austria. Wines by the glass cover the world, plus Langley has some rare gems not on the list.

Redbird, 114 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, (213) 788-1191, www.redbird.la. Sommelier: Ben Teig. Eclectic wine list organized by color: white, pink, orange, red. Big selection of sparkling wines from all over. It’s worth spending some time with this list.

Republique, 624 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (310) 362-6115, republiquela.com. General manager and wine director: Taylor Parsons. A sommelier’s sommelier, Parsons changes out the list frequently, especially the wines by the glass. A destination for wine lovers.

Scarpetta, 225 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, (888) 860-0788, www.montagehotels.com. Sommelier: Roberto Loppi. Luxe hotel, luxe wine list, with plenty of vintage Champagnes, a fine selection of Piedmontese and Tuscan reds, with a sprinkling of high-end French bottles. Weekdays, after 9 p.m., order from 35 wines at $35.

Smoke.Oil.Salt., 7274 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 930-7900, www.smokeoilsalt.com. Wine director and partner: Stephen Gelber. Sommelier: Naureen Faim. A great collection of Spanish wines from every corner of the country, including a beautiful selection of sherries, many of them available by the glass. But the list also features wines from France, Austria, Germany and California.

Sotto, 9575 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles (310) 277-0210, www.sottorestaurant.com. Wine director: Jeremy Parzen. Sommelier: Christine Veys. Focused on little-known wines from southern Italy to go with the southern Italian cuisine. An occasional bottle from northern Italy.

Spago, 176 N. Cañon Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 385-0880, www.wolfgangpuck.com. Wine director: Philipp Dunn. One of L.A.’s greatest wine lists with just about everything on it, including a stellar collection of Austrian whites, classic California Cabernets, top Burgundies and Bordeaux. Some Italian greats too.

Stonehill Tavern, St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, (855) 899-7551, www.michaelmina.net. Sommelier: Paul Coker. Mostly American and French wines, with some Italian and German, a nice list of half-bottles and a category of white or red “wines of consequence.”

Studio at Montage Laguna Beach, 30801 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, (949) 715-6420, www.montagehotels.com. Wine director and sommelier: Troy Smith. The 120-plus page list has just about everything, including 19th century Madeiras and a number of vintage Ports among the vast dessert wine selections. Deep into Burgundy, Bordeaux, Piedmont, Tuscany and Napa Cabs.

The Tasting Kitchen, 1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 392-6644, www.thetastingkitchen.com. Sommelier: Ivan Zavonello. Eclectic, mostly French and Italian list with wines from the Loire Valley and the Jura, Corsica and other less-known corners of France. Lots of appealing Italian wines too, even wines from Switzerland.

Terrine, 8265 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 746-5130, terrinela.com. Wine director and managing partner: Francois Renaud. Sommelier: Patrick Dorsey. Almost entirely French, with a nod to Chateau Musar from Lebanon and a handfull of Central Coast wines. Some interesting French wines, though, from little-known regions and/or underused grapes.

Trois Mec, 716 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 782-9225, www.troismec.com. Sommelier and general manager: W. Hayden Felice. Entirely French, with wines from Beaujolais and the Loire Valley best values. Strong on Chablis too.

Valentino, 3115 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 829-4313, www.valentinosantamonica.com. Sommelier: Paul Sherman. One of the great Italian wine lists in the world, rich in older vintages of important wines, but refreshed with new finds from up and coming regions like Sicily and Campania. Older French wines, too.

Wally’s Vinoteca, 447 Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 475-3540, wallysbeverlyhills.com. Sommelier: Matthew Turner. The 47-page list covers just about everything in the world of wine, much of it available by the glass. But you can also open any bottle from the shop’s 30,000 selections.

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