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Each year, Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants whose wine list offers at least 90 selections, feature a well-chosen assortment of quality producers, and a thematic match to the menu in both price and style. Whether compact or extensive, focused, or diverse, these lists deliver good choices to satisfy discerning wine lovers.

Sandy Stilwell, Lee County philanthropist and hospitality industry maven, couldn’t have picked a more opportune moment for the work to be completed on the new location of her longstanding Captiva restaurant, Sunshine Seafood Café & Wine Bar. Back in September, Hurricane Irma ravaged the original beach cottage on Andy Rosse Lane, forcing Stilwell not just to sit out season but also to find another home for the restaurant all together. Now, just steps down the street (where other eateries of hers like Keylime Bistro and RC Otters harmoniously coexist), doors opened in June for the second act.