$35.ħ77 Harrah’s Rincon Way, Valley Center. Top food and wine pairing: The wild mushroom soup, perhaps the best bowl on the planet, with the earthy 2015 Arteberry Maresh Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Ore.

Critic Robert Parker called this Bordeaux from a stellar vintage “one of the monumental wines of the last century. Holiday splurge: 1982 Château Pichon Lalande Pauillac, $600. There are 20-plus bottles from Lakeside, Ramona and Escondido.īest value, white: 2016 Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, $33.īest value, red: 2014 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Wash. Unwrapping the list: By far the most accessibly priced of all the casino steakhouses, it offers an impressive variety beyond Napa, particularly in pinot noir, Italian varietals and San Diego wines. Longtime pianist Jonathan Zarzosa adds to the steakhouse’s timeless lure.

Among its awards are the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2019 marked the sixth consecutive time the restaurant earned this distinction, nine times overall.

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