Oregon Roots, Solid Pours, Creekside Views
Downtown / Creekside · Ashland · American Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 24, 2026 · How we review
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The list at Beasy's reads like a love letter to the Pacific Northwest — Willamette Valley Pinots front and center, Rogue Valley oddities tucked in the corners, and a handful of French and California heavy-hitters to round things out. It's not trying to be a wine bar, but it's clearly not phoning it in either. For a creekside fine dining spot in Ashland, this is more thoughtful than you'd expect.
About 30 labels covering solid ground: Archery Summit, Penner-Ash, and Domaine Serene anchor the Oregon Pinot section with real credibility, while Cowhorn 42 and Quady North 4-2-A bring some Rogue Valley personality that most restaurants in this price range wouldn't bother with. The Champagne shelf has both Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon for special occasion drinkers, and Henri Bourgeois Sancerre gives the white wine section a proper French backbone. The Chardonnay selection gets a little repetitive — ZD, MacRostie, Trefethen, and Rodney Strong all at once is overkill — but it's forgivable given how strong the Oregon coverage is.
Here's where Beasy's stumbles. Two by-the-glass options, both house pours, with a glass at $5.50 and a half carafe at $13. For a restaurant carrying Domaine Serene and Archery Summit by the bottle, the glass program is essentially non-existent. If you're not committing to a bottle, your options are thin.
Lan Reserva Rioja 2008 — $29
A properly aged Rioja from a reliable Haro producer at under $30 is a genuine find. Most restaurants charge $45+ for comparable age and pedigree from Rioja's Reserva tier. Order this.
Cowhorn 42 Applegate Valley 2011
Cowhorn is a biodynamic producer doing serious work in southern Oregon's Applegate Valley, and most diners will scroll right past it. The 42 is a Rhône-style blend that holds its own against anything twice its price from California. Don't skip it.
Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon Champagne NV
Dom Pérignon on a restaurant list is almost always a markup trap, and there's no reason to think this is different. You're paying for the name. The Henri Bourgeois Sancerre or a bottle of Archery Summit will give you far more pleasure per dollar.
Quady North 4-2-A Rogue Valley Syrah 2012 + Ribeye
Rogue Valley Syrah has the peppery spine and dark fruit to stand up to a well-marbled ribeye without the Napa Cab tannin overload. It's a local-meets-local pairing that actually makes sense on the plate.
The Bottom Line
Beasy's is doing more with wine than its modest glass program suggests — the bottle list shows real Oregon pride and some smart international picks at prices that don't insult you. Send a friend here for dinner with a bottle of Cowhorn or Penner-Ash, and they'll thank you.
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