Half-Price Wednesdays Make Tacos Even Better
Bloomington · Mexican · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 13, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Ancho & Agave’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Five wines. That's the whole list. At a lively modern Mexican spot in Bloomington where tequila and tacos are clearly running the show, wine is very much the supporting cast. But at $7–$9.50 a glass, the price of admission is low enough that we're not complaining.
The list reads like a greatest-hits of approachable value labels — Santa Julia, Line 39, Ballard Lane, Tilia, Tortoise Creek — nothing that's going to start a conversation, but nothing embarrassing either. California dominates, with a couple of value-tier imports rounding things out. There's a Borsao Rosé from Spain's Campo de Borja that's the one interesting detour on an otherwise predictable tour. Don't come here chasing Burgundy or biodynamic skin-contact anything — this list exists to get wine into your hand quickly while you wait on fajitas.
All five bottles are available by the glass, which means zero rotation and zero mystery — what you see is what you get, every single night. That said, Wednesday's half-price happy hour (3–5 pm) drops those glasses into the $3.50–$4.75 range, which is genuinely hard to argue with for a mid-week taco run. There are reportedly a few bonus pours on that Wednesday special list not found on the regular menu, which is a nice touch.
Borsao Rosé — $9.50
The only wine here that didn't come off a California shelf-talker endcap. Campo de Borja Garnacha rosé at under ten bucks a glass is a solid deal and actually works with the food.
Conundrum White Blend
Most people scroll past blends with no varietal label, but Conundrum's California white blend — Chardonnay, Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier — has more going on than anything else on this list and tends to get overlooked in favor of the house Chardonnay.
Ballard Lane Chardonnay
Nothing wrong with it, but oak-forward California Chardonnay is the last thing you want fighting with chile heat and citrus-dressed tacos. Save your glass for something that plays nicer with the kitchen.
Borsao Rosé + Street-Style Tacos
Garnacha rosé has the fruit and the acid to cut through taco fillings without steamrolling the spice — it's the one wine on this list that was clearly built for exactly this kind of food.
Wednesday — 50% off glasses of wine every Wednesday from 3–5 pm, including a few special pours not on the regular list. Standard happy hour runs Sunday–Friday 3–6 pm but wine discounts may vary.
The Bottom Line
Ancho & Agave is not a wine destination, and it knows it — but Wednesday half-price pours at a fun taco spot is a perfectly good reason to skip the cocktail menu for once. Come for the food, grab the Borsao Rosé, and leave the wine nerd hat at home.
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