Small Town, Surprisingly Serious Wine Bar
· Bellingham · Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 4, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Bin 13 Wine Bar’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Wingman Metrics
Fifteen bottles on a wine bar list sounds like a limitation, but Bin 13 uses that constraint intentionally — this isn't a lazy short list, it's a curated one. The range from $28 Damsel Pinot Gris to $195 Antinori Tignanello tells you immediately that whoever built this list knows what they're doing. Bellingham doesn't have a ton of serious wine spots, which makes this place feel a little like finding a good record store in a strip mall.
The list splits into two clear lanes: an approachable everyday tier anchored by Washington and Oregon producers like Damsel, Stoller, Brook & Bull, and Vital, and a fine wine tier headlined by Col Solare and Antinori. The Washington representation is solid — Vital's Cabernet and Chardonnay at $28 are workhorses, and the Brooks & Bull trio covers the red spectrum at consistent value. The French side is thin but purposeful: a Chateau Pougel Beaujolais and a Les Charmes Petit Chablis round things out without overreaching. The jump from the $28–$35 everyday tier to the $120 Col Solare and $195 Tignanello is steep, with almost nothing in between — a $50–$80 middle layer would make this list complete.
The sourced data covers bottle pricing only — by-the-glass specifics aren't available here. Given the price points and wine bar format, it's reasonable to expect pours, but we can't confirm what's being opened or at what price. Worth asking the staff what's currently open.
Damsel Pinot Gris 2024 — $28
Damsel is a solid Columbia Valley producer and $28 for their Pinot Gris at a wine bar is genuinely reasonable — this style usually clocks in at $35–$45 at restaurants that know what they're charging.
Les Charmes Petit Chablis
Most people skip Petit Chablis for the 'real thing,' but a well-chosen bottle from this appellation delivers that signature minerality and tension at a fraction of the cost. At $28, this is the most interesting wine on the list for the money.
Antinori Tignanello 2020
Tignanello is a genuinely great wine and the 2020 is a strong vintage, but $195 at a 15-bottle wine bar in Bellingham is a significant ask. Retail on this hovers around $90–$110, so the markup is real. Save this one for a cellar splurge at home.
Dineen Merlot + Charcuterie board
Without a known food menu we're working with wine bar staples here — a well-made Dineen Merlot, soft and food-friendly, is exactly what you want alongside cured meats and aged cheese. It won't fight anything on the board.
The Bottom Line
Bin 13 is punching above its weight for Bellingham — a thoughtful short list with fair pricing on the everyday tier and a couple of trophy bottles for the occasion drinker. The gap in the mid-range is the one thing holding it back from being truly great.
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