America's 100 Best Wine Restaurants 2019
Aubergine,
Carmel-by-the-Sea,
CA
Central Coast seafood and produce form the core of Justin Cogley’s tasting menus at this restaurant blocks from Carmel Beach. By-the-glass offerings span the globe, while the bottle list is largely California and France—including lots of back vintages.
From The Sommelier: “While our immediate demographic gravitates towards the classic wines of Burgundy, I see wine enthusiasts young and old asking for Swiss wines, wines of Sicily, Canary Islands, and the Jura…[and] White Bordeaux, Chenin Blanc and A.A Basenhorst’s Capertif are replacing rosé this summer.” —John Kiely, Aubergine
Dish We Loved: Shiro dashi, kohlrabi, local flowers and herbs
