Washington Wines Meet Brazilian Fire
Columbia Center / W Canal Dr corridor · Kennewick · Brazilian Steakhouse (Churrascaria) · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 12, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Boiada Brazilian Grill’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into Boiada, you expect the wine list to be an afterthought — a page of Malbecs and a random Cab to wash down the picanha. What you actually get is a tighter, more locally anchored program than the rodízio format usually bothers with. The Col Solare partnership alone signals that someone here is paying attention.
The list runs 20-35 bottles with a clear lean into Washington State producers, which is the right call for a Tri-Cities restaurant sitting in the middle of wine country. Col Solare — the Red Mountain Cabernet-driven blend backed by Chateau Ste. Michelle and Antinori — is the headliner, and it earns that spot. Tagaris and Barnard Griffin round out the local house tier, giving the list some regional credibility without pretension. The Brazilian angle is mostly handled by the food, not the wine, which is honest — there's no token Malbec tokenism here, just a focused Pacific Northwest-forward approach with enough range to cover the table.
Six to ten pours by the glass is a reasonable count for a steakhouse of this size, and the local house selections dominate that lineup. The Wednesday half-price bottle deal effectively turns the by-the-glass crowd into bottle buyers, which is smart programming. We'd like to see the glass list rotate more aggressively to match the seasonal meat offerings, but what's here works.
Barnard Griffin Cabernet Sauvignon — $32
At $32 a bottle for a reliable Columbia Valley Cab from one of the Tri-Cities' own producers, this is a fair pour that holds its own against the fire-roasted meats. Retail sits around $18, so the markup isn't punishing — and on a Wednesday, you're getting it for $16.
Col Solare (Washington Cabernet blend)
Most people overlook it because they don't recognize the label, but Col Solare is a Red Mountain project with serious Antinori DNA behind it. Ordering it at a Brazilian churrascaria in Kennewick feels improbable — which is exactly why you should.
Tagaris Winery Syrah
At $34 a bottle for a house Syrah retailing around $20, it's not a rip-off exactly, but it's the least interesting pour on a list that has Col Solare sitting right next to it. The extra few dollars toward something with more character is worth it here.
Col Solare (Washington Cabernet blend) + Picanha (fire-roasted top sirloin cap)
Picanha's fat-rich crust and smoky char want a wine with structure and some weight behind it. Col Solare's Red Mountain tannins and dark fruit hold up to the meat without steamrolling the basting, and the pairing feels intentional rather than accidental — because it basically is, given the winemaker dinner connection.
Wednesday — Half off a bottle of house-selection local wine all day Wednesday at the Kennewick location. Limited to the designated local house wine selections.
The Bottom Line
Boiada is doing something genuinely interesting for a Brazilian steakhouse in Eastern Washington — leaning hard into local wines, running a real winemaker dinner program, and pricing fairly enough that you don't feel like the wine list is the second hustle. If you're in the Tri-Cities and eating rodízio, you could do a lot worse than a bottle of Col Solare on a Wednesday at half price.
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