Wednesday Saves It, Nothing Else Does
SanTan Village · Gilbert · American / Brewhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 25, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at BJ's Gilbert exists the same way a side salad exists at a steakhouse — technically present, entirely optional, and not the reason anyone came. You're at a brewpub, and the list makes no effort to pretend otherwise. What you see is exactly what you'd expect from a corporate chain that designed its menu around cold pints and Pizookies.
The list runs 20-30 bottles deep and reads like the wine section at your local Kroger — Dark Horse, Apothic, Ménage à Trois, Ecco Domani. These are fine bottles at the grocery store for $10; here they're dressed up on a laminated menu card and handed to you between a beer flight and a deep dish. California dominates, with a nod to Italy via the Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, but there's no sense that anyone curated this list so much as approved a vendor quote. No independent producers, no regional character, no surprises.
The by-the-glass program runs 10-15 options at $8-$13 a pour, which is about as predictable as the pours themselves. You're not getting anything here that you haven't seen at every chain restaurant from coast to coast. The one legitimately good reason to order wine by the glass: Wednesday, when the half-price deal makes that $10 Dark Horse pour a $5 decision you can live with.
Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon — $8/glass
On any other night it's a shrug, but on Wednesday at half price you're drinking a solid everyday California Cab for $4. That's hard to argue with when you're splitting a deep dish.
Hess Select Chardonnay
If it's available at the Gilbert location, Hess Select punches above the Dark Horse tier — it's a real winery with actual terroir intention behind it, not just a brand built for mass-market shelf space. Worth asking about.
Ménage à Trois Red Blend
A $10 grocery store bottle dressed up as a menu item. There's nothing wrong with it on its own terms, but ordering it at a restaurant markup when you could have a beer brewed on-site is the wrong call at a brewpub.
Dark Horse Chardonnay + Avocado Egg Rolls
The lightly oaked, fruit-forward profile of Dark Horse Chardonnay doesn't fight the creamy avocado filling, and enough acidity is there to cut through the fried wrapper. It's a casual pairing for a casual spot — and it works on exactly that level.
Wednesday — BJ's chain-wide Daily Brewhouse Specials program includes half-off wine on Wednesdays. Applies primarily to bottles, though glass pours are often included — verify with your server at the Gilbert location, as exact inclusions can vary slightly.
❌ The Bottom Line
BJ's Gilbert is a beer destination that happens to sell wine, and the list reflects exactly that level of effort. Come for the craft brews and the Pizookie — but if Wednesday rolls around and you want a glass of Cab with your deep dish, the half-price deal makes it a perfectly acceptable call.
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