By Rachelle Lucas

While Orlando doesn't have rolling hills full of vineyards, it does have lots of fabulous restaurants that have curated amazing wine lists. If you love wine and want to taste some the best in the world, here are some of my favorites. 

1.  The Wine Room

What makes The Wine Room so fun is that they have multiple wine-dispensing machines throughout the restaurant featuring more than 156 bottles of wine that you can taste by choosing a 1-oz., 2.5-oz., or full 5-oz. pour.  
Website: Thewineroomonline.com

2.  Seasons 52

You can visit Seasons 52's very first location on Sandlake Road and taste one of their specialty curated wines by Master Sommelier, George Miliotes. George has a wine list he calls, "Drink Them Before They're Famous" that always has a few fun surprises.
Website: seasons52.com

3.  Prato

If you're a fan of Super Tuscans, you've got to check out the wine list at Prato and pair a glass with one of their rustic Italian dishes, all house-made from scratch using fresh ingredients sourced locally and specialty items directly from Italy.
Website: prato-wp.com

4.  Quantum Leap Winery

This Orlando winery curates juice from some of the top grape-growing regions around the world and brings it here to their winery in Florida where they produce wine. You can visit their tasting room and even hold private events in their chill winery surrounded by stacks of oak barrels aging their next vintage.
Website: http://www.quantumleapwinery.com/the-winery/

5.  Vines Grill

Vines Grill is constantly ranked by Open Table as having one of the Top 100 Wine Lists in the USA. They also have fabulous steaks and live jazz music on a nightly basis, so there's plenty of reasons to add them to your must-dine list when visiting Orlando.
Website: vinesgrille.com

6.  Cooper's Hawk

Each dish at Cooper's Hawk is created with their winery in mind, making some pretty perfect pairings. Plus, the ambiance here transports you right into wine country with their oak barrels and tasting room. I especially appreciate that you can order most of their wine by the glass and the tasting notes listed help wine novices pick out something they'll love.
Website: chwinery.com

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