Tequila town with a Livermore wine surprise
Downtown Livermore · Livermore · Mexican · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 11, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Blue Agave Club’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're walking into a tequila bar that happens to care about where it lives. The wine list is short — 13 labels — but it leans hard into Livermore Valley producers, which is exactly the right call for a restaurant sitting in the middle of wine country. It's not trying to be a wine destination, and that honesty earns some respect.
The list is tight but coherent: Concannon, Wente, Murrieta's Well, and Hess all show up, giving you a genuine Livermore Valley tour alongside the enchiladas. There's a nod to broader California with Sonoma Cutrer and Bonterra, and the Due Terre Wines Rosé di Frappato is a genuinely unexpected choice that signals someone paid attention when building this list. Gaps are obvious — no bubbles worth getting excited about (Korbel is table wine territory), no depth in reds beyond the basics — but for a Mexican spot, the local-first approach is more than most competitors bother with. Don't come here expecting a deep cellar; do come expecting something honest.
Every single wine on the list is available by the glass, which means all 13 pours are accessible without committing to a bottle. That's a smart move for a tequila-forward room where most people are splitting flights, not bottles. Rotation appears minimal — this looks like a set list rather than a dynamic program — but the quality-per-dollar at the glass level is solid.
Murrieta's Well The Spur Merlot-Syrah — null
Murrieta's Well punches well above its restaurant price point — this Livermore blend is a legit wine from a serious estate, and ordering it here feels like getting insider access in your own backyard. Skip the Cab and go for this instead.
Due Terre Wines Rosé di Frappato
A Frappato-based rosé on a Mexican restaurant wine list in Livermore is the last thing you'd expect, and it's the most interesting bottle on the menu. It's light, slightly savory, and built for food — exactly what you want next to a plate of mole enchiladas.
Korbel Sparkling
Korbel is grocery store fizz dressed up in a restaurant setting. At any markup above $12 a glass, you're paying for convenience, not quality. Save the bubbles budget for somewhere that means it.
Due Terre Wines Rosé di Frappato + Mole Enchiladas
The Frappato rosé's earthy, slightly tart character stands up to the complexity of mole without competing with it — red fruit and savory undertones running parallel to the chile depth in the sauce. This is the pairing that justifies the whole list.
The Bottom Line
Blue Agave Club is first and foremost a tequila destination, but the wine list earns its place by betting on local Livermore producers and sneaking in a wild card or two. If you're eating here and skipping the wine entirely, you're missing a cheap way to drink well in wine country.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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