Bend

Viaggio is the kind of wine bar that has no business being this good in a ski town, and that's exactly why it earned a Wild Card badge. If you care about what's in your glass, make a stop here before or after dinner — you'll leave with a better bottle than you planned on.

Trattoria Sbandati is a small Italian restaurant with a small Italian wine list that punches well above its size because someone made real choices instead of filling slots. If you're in Bend and you want to drink actual Tuscan wine with actual Tuscan food, this is your spot.

Pastini is a Lazy List on a normal night, but Wine Wednesday flips the math enough to make it worth a visit if you know what you're doing — show up on Wednesday, order the Elk Cove or Cooper Mountain, skip the Ste. Michelle, and enjoy your pasta. Any other night, manage your expectations accordingly.

Solomon's is a safe, well-intentioned resort wine program that does Oregon proud without doing anything adventurous — come for the elk and the Drouhin, not for discovery. If you're staying at Tetherow or celebrating something, it delivers. If you're driving across Bend specifically for the wine list, adjust your expectations.

The Row is a reliable pour in a beautiful setting — the wine list won't blow your mind, but the Sokol Blosser rosé and a smart sparkling pick make it easy enough to drink well here. Order the fish, grab the rosé, enjoy the view.

Jackson's Corner Eastside is a counter-service café that quietly put together a wine list worth paying attention to — Oregon-focused, fairly priced, and genuinely thoughtful for the format. Send a friend here if they want good pizza and don't want to feel gouged for drinking something decent with it.

Salute isn't trying to be a wine destination, but it's built a list that actually respects the cuisine it's serving — and in a casual Italian spot in Bend, that puts it well ahead of the competition. Send a friend here, point them at the Vermentino or the Le Volte, and they'll thank you.

If you're passing through Bend and think wine means Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley, Va Piano is a useful corrective — Washington State Bordeaux and Rhône varieties, estate-grown, at prices that don't insult you. It's a single-producer list with real conviction, and that's worth a detour.

This is a single-producer tasting room doing its job well — fair prices, good wine, and a reason to drink Washington Syrah in a town more associated with IPAs. Don't come looking for breadth; come looking for a focused pour in a relaxed room.

Stoller Wine Bar isn't trying to be everything — it's trying to be the best possible version of one thing, and mostly it succeeds. If you're passing through Bend and want a real taste of what Willamette Valley can do, this is an easy yes.

Flights is the kind of wine bar that earns its stripes by caring about the right producers in the right regions — it's not trying to be everything, just a solid Old World anchor in an unlikely zip code. If you're passing through Bend and want a proper glass of something Italian or French without flying to the coast, this is your stop.

Boiada is genuinely great at what it does — the meat program is the whole point, and nobody's arguing otherwise. But the wine list is underbuilt, overpriced in spots, and would be unforgivable if not for that Wednesday half-price bottle deal, which is the one reason to think about wine here at all.

Brickhouse is a dependable steakhouse wine list — well-stored, name-brand Cabs in a great room with serious beef. If you're looking for discovery and value, you'll hit a ceiling fast, but if you want a confident glass next to a prime ribeye, it delivers.

Elixir is doing something genuinely interesting in Bend — a 130-bottle rotating list that goes from Willamette Valley to Uruguay to cold-hardy hybrids most bars have never heard of. If you're in the Box Factory district and you skip this for another Pinot Noir at the steakhouse next door, that's on you.

Riverhouse is a reliable wine stop for what it is — a scenic hotel restaurant in Bend with a regional focus and a flight program that shows someone cares. Don't expect to be wowed, but you won't be drinking badly either.

J DUB isn't a wine destination, but the list is competent enough to support a solid steak dinner without ruining the night. Stick to the Elk Cove or the Hedges, skip the markups on the entry-level whites, and you'll be fine.

The Doghouse Brewyard is a brewpub that should lean hard into its beer program and stop pretending the wine list deserves attention — because it doesn't, especially at these markups. Come for the craft beer, skip the wine entirely.

Boxwood Kitchen's wine list is a collection of familiar names at unfamiliar prices, and the only reason to engage with it fully is on Wednesday when half-price bottles make the math tolerable. Skip this list on any other night and order a cocktail instead.

Deschutes is a destination for beer — full stop — and the wine list knows its place at the back of the bus. If your table insists on wine, go with the Pinot Gris and call it a day; otherwise, drink what this place actually does well and order a Jubelale.

Zydeco's wine list is a predictable crowd-pleaser that gets away with steep markups most nights — but Wednesday half-price bottles make it genuinely worth showing up for. Come for the food, stay for the deal.

Bottega is a reliable wine destination for Downtown Bend — not a destination list, but a thoughtful one that leans into its Italian identity and delivers some genuine value if you know where to look. Steer toward the Piedmontese bottles, skip the Champagne markup, and you'll eat and drink well here.

Jackalope isn't your destination wine bar, but for a casual night out in downtown Bend, the list is honest, the prices don't sting, and the Willamette Valley Pinot reminds you that you're in Oregon. Order a pint, then order a glass — nobody's judging.

Bos Taurus is a reliable steakhouse wine list that plays the hits without apology — it won't expand your horizons, but it won't embarrass you either. Send a friend here if they want a great bottle of California Cab with a serious steak; tell them to skip the Caymus and grab the Jordan instead.

Dear Irene is a Wild Card in the best sense: a compact, thoughtful wine program with legitimately shocking by-the-glass pricing tucked inside one of Bend's splashier dining rooms. Send your friends here — just make sure they order the Penner-Ash before they even look at the cocktail menu.

RBC NWX is a reliable steakhouse wine list that leans on the right PNW producers without taking enough swings to earn a higher badge — the markups hold it back, but the bones are solid enough to drink well if you know where to look. Send a friend here for the Ponzi; steer them away from reflexively ordering the big Washington Cab.

The Brickhouse is exactly what it wants to be — a proper steakhouse wine list built around bold Napa reds, with enough Oregon representation to remind you where you are. Markups lean steep and the list doesn't take many risks, but if you're here for a prime cut and a serious Cab, you'll leave satisfied.

Morton's isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's a steakhouse that happens to take wine seriously enough to price it fairly and staff it with someone who knows what they're talking about. If you're drinking California Cab with a slab of prime beef, there are worse places to do it and few places that'll charge you less for the privilege.

Brickhouse is a solid steakhouse with a wine list that plays it safe and prices that reflect the real estate more than the bottles. If you're here for the prime rib and a glass of something familiar and well-poured, you'll leave happy — just don't come looking for adventure.

Stoller Wine Bar is the right answer if you want a focused, well-executed Oregon wine experience in a room that actually cares about the glass you're drinking from. It's not a destination for range hunters, but for Willamette Valley believers, it's exactly what it needs to be.

Salute isn't trying to be a wine destination, but it's doing the right things: fair prices, smart Italian anchors, and a couple of genuinely exciting picks hiding in the corners. Send a friend here and tell them to order the Lageder by the glass and ask about the Climens.