Tej Is the Star; Everything Else Is Barefoot
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Reviewed November 6, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Bole Ethiopian Restaurant’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 Bole is 19 bottles long, but don't let that number fool you — roughly 17 of those are Barefoot and Sutter Home, priced at a flat $7/glass or $18/bottle across the board. The one genuinely interesting entry is Tej, the traditional Ethiopian honey wine, which is exactly what you should be drinking here.
Strip away the Tej and a couple of Rift Valley bottles from Ethiopia, and what's left is essentially a gas station wine rack. Barefoot Moscato, Barefoot Pink Moscato, Barefoot Rosé Spritzer, Sutter Home White Zinfandel — these are fine for what they are, but they tell you the restaurant's wine program was assembled with minimal thought. The Rift Valley Chardonnay and Rift Valley Syrah are at least Ethiopian-produced wines that nod toward the cuisine's origins, and the Castel Castel rounds out a small cluster of non-Barefoot options. Beyond that, there's no regional depth, no old-world presence, and no ambition.
Every single bottle on the list is available by the glass at $7, which is genuinely impressive pricing — even if the selection doesn't inspire much excitement. The flat pricing structure means there's no penalty for ordering a single glass, and at $7 for Tej, that's the obvious move every time.
The Bottom Line
Bole's wine list exists mostly to give you something to drink while the food does the heavy lifting — and the food here is reportedly very much worth your attention. Order the Tej, skip the Barefoot deep cuts, and don't come here for the wine program. The pricing is shockingly fair for what it is, but 'what it is' is a grocery store shelf with one genuinely compelling outlier.
19 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
TEJ TRADITIONAL HONEY WINE $7 | $18
Ethiopian Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
ACACIA SWEET RED $7 | $18
Ethiopian Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
CASTEL $7 | $18
Ethiopian Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
RIFT VALLEY CHARDONNAY $7 | $18
Ethiopian Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
RIFT VALLEY SYRAH $7 | $18
Ethiopian Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT MOSCATO $7 | $18
White Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT RIESLING $7 | $18
White Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT CHARDONNAY $7 | $18
White Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME PINO GRIZIO $7 | $18
White Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME SAUVIGNON BLANC $7 | $18
White Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME MERLOT $7 | $18
Red Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT SWEET RED $7 | $18
Red Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT CABERNET $7 | $18
Red Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME PINO NOIR $7 | $18
Red Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT RED MOSCATO $7 | $18
Blush Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME WHITE ZINFANDEL $7 | $18
Blush Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
SUTTER HOME ROSE $7 | $18
Blush Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT PINK MOSCATO $7 | $18
Blush Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
BAREFOOT ROSE SPRITZER $7 | $18
Blush Wine
$7.00 / glass · $18.00 / bottle
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