Eight Bottles, Zero Ambition, Great Tacos Probably
· Sedona · Mexican · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed 89Agave Cantina’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Eight wines. That's the whole list. At a cantina in Sedona — a town with serious restaurant ambition and tourists willing to spend — eight labels is not a curated approach, it's a shrug. The wine program here reads like someone grabbed the most recognizable names off a distributor sheet and called it a day.
The list leans heavily on California and skips any engagement with Mexican wines beyond the L.A. Cetto Chardonnay, which is at least a nod to the cuisine's geography. Beyond that, you've got the predictable roster: DAOU Cabernet, Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay, Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — all perfectly drinkable, all things you've had a hundred times, all available at your grocery store back home. There's no Tempranillo, no Malbec, no Grenache, nothing that makes any effort to complement Mexican food. Lyric Pinot Noir is the one bottle that could work with spice-forward dishes, but it lands here more by accident than design.
Every bottle on the list is also available by the glass, which is a generous pour policy — but when the list is only eight deep, it's less a feature and more a math equation. Prices run $12–$15 per glass, which at roughly a third of bottle price is on the steeper side of standard markup. There's no rotation happening here; what you see is what you get, indefinitely.
The Bottom Line
89Agave is almost certainly a fun spot to eat — it's a cantina in Sedona, and the margaritas are probably doing the heavy lifting here anyway. The wine list, though, is purely functional and priced without much generosity, particularly at the higher end. If wine matters to your evening, order something simple by the glass and move on; this program isn't the reason to visit.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Mi Cocina McKinney put exactly zero thought into their wine program, and it shows in every predictable bottle on that nine-label list. Order a margarita and don't look back.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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