{"id":465,"date":"2021-08-27T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=465"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:32:55","slug":"how-to-build-a-winning-wine-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/2021\/08\/27\/how-to-build-a-winning-wine-list\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Winning Wine List for Your Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A well-curated wine list is one of the most powerful tools in your venue&#8217;s arsenal. Done right, it complements your menu, reflects your brand and quietly grows your margins. Done poorly, it confuses guests and gathers dust.<\/p>\n<h2>Start with your menu and your guests<\/h2>\n<p>Your wine list should be built around the food you serve and the people who walk through your door. Balance approachable everyday options with a few aspirational bottles, and always offer something by the glass.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep it focused<\/h2>\n<p>A shorter, well-chosen list almost always outperforms an overwhelming one. Aim for variety across styles \u2014 crisp whites, easy-drinking reds, a ros\u00e9, a sparkling and a dessert option \u2014 rather than dozens of similar labels.<\/p>\n<h2>Lean on your distributor<\/h2>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to do it alone. At Wines and Spirits Stories we offer advice and guidance on building and maintaining a wine list, helping you choose beverages that suit your venue, your guests and your budget. Every glass is the beginning of a great story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great wine list does more than list bottles \u2014 it complements your menu, reflects your brand and grows your margins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[130,137,139],"class_list":["post-465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decoration","tag-guide","tag-news","tag-sofa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29143,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions\/29143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/wine-drinks\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}