Strikingly beautiful, hidden away in the Napa hills, Meadowood's restaurant and wine list are part of an entire wine program of educational tastings and tours.

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L20, Chicago, Ill.

A new seafood restaurant by master chef Laurent Gras, L20 already stocks one of Chicago's best wine lists. Sommelier Chantelle Pabros offers 1,000 labels, with more than 200 under $75. There's a great sake list, too.

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Napa Rose, Anaheim, Calif.

Disneyland's only truly fine dining restaurant in the Grand Californian Hotel, it also has one of Southern California's great wine lists, packed with vertical vintages of some of the rarest "cult wines" you'll find nowhere else.

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Bern's Steak House, Tampa, Fla.

A testament to oenomania, the list at Bern's is more than 7,000 selections strong. If you can't find your favorite wine here, it probably no longer exists.

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Veritas, New York, N.Y.

Very much a labor of love, the partners put their own vast wine collections in service at this sophisticated dining room with a $90 fixed price menu.

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Dining Room at Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa, Pray, Mont.

Once you get here, you'll be astounded by a wine cache of daunting depth and breadth. It all accompanies excellent Montana game and seafood.

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Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn.

The Beall family that owns this splendid rural resort in the hills are determined to have the greatest wine list in the world. With 5,000 selections and growing, it may well become that soon.

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Valbella Ristorante, Riverside, Conn.

A very wealthy Connecticut clientele has made Valbella their favorite destination, both for superb Italian cuisine and a stellar list of great bottlings. The beautiful wine cellar dining room is booked nightly.

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Sea Saw, Scottsdale, Ariz.

A Japanese restaurant with a great winelist? Why not, even if the place has only 28 seats. The owners are determined to show you how well wine goes with sushi and the flavors of Asia by mounting a list of 3,000 selections.

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Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder, Colo.

Master Sommelier Bobby Stucky shows that even a modest list can be perfectly balanced toward the Friulian-style food. His 200-label list is as impeccably chosen as it is unique in small estate bottlings.

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Meadowood, St. Helena, Calif.