Grocery Store Shelf Dressed Up For Dinner
Downtown · Grand Junction · Greek and American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Blue Moon Bar & Grille’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Blue Moon Bar & Grille tells you exactly what this place is in about ten seconds: a neighborhood bar that happens to serve Greek food and keeps a short rack of grocery store staples behind the bar. There's nothing threatening about it, and nothing exciting either. It gets the job done if your standard is 'wine-colored beverage with dinner.'
The list runs somewhere between 12 and 20 bottles, and it reads like a tour of the bottom shelf at your local King Soopers — Dark Horse Pinot Noir, Copper Ridge Cabernet, Barefoot Moscato, and Proverb Chardonnay anchor things with all the ambition of a Wednesday night. There's a nod toward broader geography with Folonari Pinot Grigio from Italy and Alamos from Argentina, and Duckhorn's Decoy line and Hahn Estate represent the closest thing to a reach on this list. No serious producers, no regional discoveries, no Colorado wine presence despite sitting in one of the state's most active wine-growing valleys. Grand Valley AVA is practically next door, and you'd never know it from this list.
Eight options by the glass, starting at $6, which is a genuinely fair entry point for a casual downtown bar in 2024. The pour list mirrors the bottle list — expect the Rosewood Rosé, Proverb Sauvignon Blanc, and House Merlot to be the most-ordered options on a warm patio night. Rotation appears nonexistent; this is a set-it-and-forget-it program.
Alamos Malbec — $22
At or near the entry bottle price point, Alamos punches above the surrounding company on this list — it's a real wine from Mendoza with actual structure and dark fruit character, and it won't embarrass you next to a gyro platter.
Hahn Estate Pinot Noir
Most people are going to reach for the Dark Horse out of habit, but Hahn Estate is the more serious pour — Central Coast fruit with more lift and less sugar-forward jaminess. Worth the few extra dollars if it's available.
Barefoot Moscato
This is a gas station wine on a restaurant menu. At any price point, there's no reason to order it when Alamos or Kim Crawford are on the same list.
Folonari Pinot Grigio + Greek Salad
A crisp, neutral Italian Pinot Grigio is exactly what you want cutting through feta, olives, and a lemon-forward vinaigrette — it's the one moment on this list where the wine and the cuisine actually make sense together.
❌ The Bottom Line
Blue Moon is a fine neighborhood bar and an easy place to grab a glass of something cold after work — just don't come here expecting the wine list to match the charm of the room. Order the Alamos, enjoy the Greek food, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere else.
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Goat and Clover is a pub, full stop — the wine list exists to serve people who don't want a beer, not to inspire anyone. Come for the fish and chips and a pint, but if you need a glass of wine, the Alta Vista Malbec will get you through the night without regret.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Red Lobster's wine list is a chain afterthought with steep markups on brands you could grab at any gas station in Grand Junction. Skip the wine, order a cocktail, and save your wine budget for somewhere that actually tried.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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