Just FYI, Snow City has great food but is not what I would call "reasonably priced". Also, there are numerous restaurants closer to the Hilton; not really sure how you got that info. Don't get me wrong, Snow City is worth the trek, though. Just don't expect "reasonably priced".

For wine, Downtown Wine & Spirits on 5th Ave. across from the Captain Cook is the best spot. However, fair warning, that place tends to close really early, like 7:00-ish early. There is also a Crush wine bar & bistro on the 6th Ave. side of the Fifth Avenue Mall, and I've seen signs for a new wine store opening on 6th Avenue between F and E sometime soon.

Anchorage does have plenty to do to keep out-of-towners busy for a while. Anybody who tells you there's nothing to do here doesn't know what s/he's talking about. The city itself can be pretty mediocre in parts, but there's no doubt that it is smack dab in the middle of some of the most amazing things on this planet, and that's what makes it special. It sort of reminds me of a northern version of Phoenix or Honolulu in that regard.

One more thing, for anyone who has never been here, this town does have some of the worst driving this side of Mexico City, both in terms of knuckleheads per capita and general road conditions (L Street going past Westchester Lagoon has crumbled so badly that I've seen fist-sized pavement chunks go flying pretty routinely this spring). Just be prepared and be careful.