Wine bar
Unclaimed profileJoseph Wine Bar & Cafe
Delray Beach, FL · $$$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The wine program is the reason to come: more than 2,000 bottles, an extensive by-the-glass list organized from lighter and fruitier to drier and fuller-bodied, and formats that run from half-bottles to large-format selections. Bottles span $28 to $3,600, with prestige champagnes, imported and American reds, dessert and fortified wines, and by-the-glass pours from $8 to $14. Port by the glass is listed at $36 to $48. The cocktail side is a full bar with a $24 Grey Goose dirty martini that one diner called good while questioning the price.
- What should I order?
- Start with a by-the-glass pour from the progressive list, such as Domaine Chandon Brut at $8, or move to a prestige bottle like Louis Roederer Cristal 2000 at $535. For a red, Gaja Barbaresco 2004 is listed at $380 and Opus One 2004 at $325.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a deep, well-organized wine list with both affordable by-the-glass options and prestige bottles, and who are comfortable with a full bar that includes a $24 Grey Goose dirty martini.
- What should I expect to spend?
- By-the-glass wines run $8 to $14, with port by the glass at $36 to $48. Bottles range from $28 to $3,600, with Dom Pérignon 1999 at $275, Opus One 2004 at $325, and Château Petrus 1999 at $3,600. A Grey Goose dirty martini is $24.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A 2,000-plus-bottle list that includes large-format bottles such as a 3-liter Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, half-bottles of champagne, white, and red, and a by-the-glass selection arranged from lighter and fruitier to drier and fuller-bodied.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A full service liquor bar and cocktails are listed among the restaurant's attributes.; A full service liquor bar and cocktails are listed among the restaurant's additional attributes.
Menu strengths
- — A full service liquor bar and cocktails are listed among the restaurant's additional attributes.
- — One diner described the Grey Goose dirty martini as good, indicating a competent standard pour.
Standout selections
- — Grey Goose dirty martini, $24 — described by one diner as good but not necessarily worth the price.
Pricing: Grey Goose dirty martini $24
Wine
More than 2,000 bottles, with sparkling wines and champagnes, imported and American whites and reds, large and small formats, dessert and fortified wines, and an extensive by-the-glass list. The by-the-glass selection is organized from lighter and fruitier to drier and fuller-bodied. Bottle prices run $28 to $3,600, and by-the-glass pours are $8 to $14, with port at $36 to $48.
Menu strengths
- — Over 2,000 bottles spanning sparkling, white, red, dessert, fortified, large-format, and half-bottle selections.
- — The by-the-glass list is organized in progressive style from lighter and fruitier to drier and fuller-bodied.
- — By-the-glass wines range from $8 to $14, and the list includes large-format bottles such as a 3-liter Château Ducru-Beaucaillou.
Standout selections
- — Louis Roederer Cristal 2000, $535 — prestige champagne on the list.
- — Château Petrus 1999, $3,600 — Pomerol red at the top of the bottle range.
- — Gaja Barbaresco 2004, $380 — imported Piedmont red.
- — Domaine Chandon Brut, Napa, $8 by the glass.
Pricing: By-the-glass $8–$14; port by the glass $36–$48; bottles $28–$3,600
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