Come for the beer, not the bottle
Downtown Murfreesboro · Murfreesboro · Brewpub · Visit Website ↗
Updated September 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 1, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Blackhorse Pub & Brewery’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Blackhorse is a brewpub, and the wine list makes absolutely no attempt to hide that fact. Eight labels, all by the glass, all the kind of names you'd spot in a grocery store endcap display. This is a beer destination that happens to keep wine around for whoever asks.
The entire list reads like someone grabbed a distributor's starter pack and called it a day — Voga, Kim Crawford, La Marca, Murphy-Goode. These aren't bad wines in a vacuum, but there's zero regional identity, no surprise, and no sense that anyone curated this with any intention beyond covering the bases. No Old World representation, no local Tennessee producers, nothing that suggests a wine philosophy exists here. It's a checklist, not a list.
All eight bottles are available by the glass, which is technically generous but loses its shine when the selection is this flat. Prices run $9.25 to $15.50 a glass, and at those rates for grocery-tier pours, you're paying a premium for convenience rather than quality. There's no rotation, no featured pour, no sense that the glass program evolves.
La Crema Chardonnay — $13
La Crema is a reliable, well-made Sonoma Coast Chard that punches above the list it's stuck on. If you're going to drink wine here, this is the one that at least has some actual winemaking behind it.
Kaiken Malbec
Kaiken is a solid Mendoza producer with roots tied to Catena — it's a cut above the other reds on this list and most people will walk right past it for the Cab. Don't.
Voga Moscato
Voga is a marketing-first brand built around the bottle design, not what's inside it. At $9.25 a glass it's not a steal — it's a trap for anyone who glances at the list and goes on autopilot.
La Marca Prosecco + Brewery Pretzel
Prosecco and a warm soft pretzel is one of the more underrated pub moves — the bubbles cut through the salt and doughy richness, and La Marca is just clean and crisp enough to make it work without overthinking it.
The Bottom Line
Blackhorse is a genuinely good brewpub, and you should absolutely order a pint. The wine list, though, is purely functional — it exists so the person at the table who doesn't drink beer has something to order, and it doesn't pretend to be anything more than that.
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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