Champagne dreams in Central Illinois cornfields
· Peoria · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Bourbon & Bones Chophouse and Bar’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Bourbon & Bones lands with a certain confidence — 98 labels, heavy Champagne section, and a price ceiling that climbs to $1,198 if you're feeling reckless. It's a steakhouse list that knows exactly what it is: built for celebration tables and expense accounts, not discovery.
The Champagne section is the clear centerpiece, running from entry-level Moët at $36 up through Dom Pérignon P2 2004, Krug Grande Cuvée, and a Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blanc 2010 — real prestige labels with real prestige prices. Beyond bubbles, the list leans heavily on Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which is exactly what you'd expect from a chophouse catering to steakhouse traditionalists. There's a Louis Latour Mâcon-Villages on the whites side that brings some Old World grounding, but the rest of the list prioritizes brand recognition over regional depth. If you came hoping for Barolo, Grüner, or anything remotely off the beaten path, adjust expectations now.
Thirty-three by-the-glass options is a genuinely impressive number, and the range in price — $15 to $125 per glass — tells you this program is trying to cover everyone from the business lunch crowd to the special occasion table. The Angeline Chardonnay anchors the value end at $15, which is honest and unpretentious. At the top, you're presumably pouring prestige Champagne by the glass, which is a flex not many Peoria restaurants can pull off.
Moët Brut — $36
Forty dollars for a bottle of Moët at a sit-down chophouse is about as close to fair as this list gets. It's not a discovery wine, but it's the right call when you want to start the table with bubbles without committing to a $150 bottle.
Bisol Jeio
At $57, this Prosecco from one of the Valdobbiadene valley's most respected producers gets overlooked every time someone's eyes drift toward the Champagne logos. Bisol makes structured, serious sparkling wine — not the sweet grocery store stuff. Great aperitivo move before a heavy steak dinner.
Kylie Rosé
At $60 a bottle, you're essentially paying a celebrity tax for rosé associated with Kylie Minogue. The wine exists. The markup reflects the name, not the liquid. There's better pink wine at that price point almost anywhere.
Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut + Bone-in Ribeye
Laurent-Perrier's flagship is lean, high-acid, and toasty — it cuts through the fat on a ribeye in a way that a big Cab actually can't. It's counterintuitive but it works, and at $118 it's the most reasonable prestige Champagne on the list.
The Bottom Line
Bourbon & Bones has put real effort into building a Champagne list that would hold its own in a major city, but outside the bubbles section the list plays it safe and the markups are steep enough to sting. Come here for the occasion, not the exploration.
Peoria Heights · Peoria · New American
Fusion 45 is doing something genuinely ambitious for Peoria — a creative kitchen with Old World wine ambitions is not nothing — but until we can get eyes on the actual list with prices, we're cautiously optimistic rather than fully sold. Worth a visit, worth asking your server what's good to drink.
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· Peoria · Italian Steakhouse
Johnny's wine list is exactly what it is: a well-curated collection of American crowd-pleasers with markups to match the steakhouse zip code. You won't be wowed, but you won't be stuck either — and 28 glasses by the pour means you have options.
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Downtown · Peoria · Hotel Steakhouse
Oak & Prime is a reliable pour for a classic steakhouse night — safe, familiar, and priced accordingly steep. Don't come hunting for discovery, but know that the bones are solid if you stick to the right bottles.
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East Peoria · Peoria · Seafood
Red Lobster's wine list does exactly what corporate intended: give guests something recognizable to order without scaring anyone off. If you calibrate expectations accordingly — and let the Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling do the heavy lifting — you won't be miserable. But you won't be talking about the wine on the drive home either.
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North Peoria · Peoria · Steakhouse
LongHorn Peoria is a fine place to eat a steak; it is not a fine place to drink wine. Order a cocktail or a beer, enjoy your ribeye, and save the wine night for somewhere that actually cares.
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Downtown Peoria · Peoria · Steakhouse
Jim's isn't trying to win a wine award, and it doesn't need to — the list is honest, fairly priced by steakhouse standards, and built to serve the room. If you're in Peoria and want a proper steak with a decent bottle, this is where you go.
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· Irvine · Steakhouse
Fleming's Irvine delivers exactly what it promises: a wide, competent, California-forward wine list that covers all the bases for a steakhouse crowd. The markup is real — this is not a list for value hunters — but the by-the-glass depth is genuinely good and the Loosen Bros. Riesling at $11 is the rare honest deal hiding in plain sight. If you want adventure, look elsewhere; if you want a reliable glass with your ribeye in Irvine, this gets the job done.
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· Plano · Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Plano delivers a wine list that does its job without doing anything exciting — it's competent, recognizable, and priced for a room where the company card is doing the heavy lifting. If you're here for the steak and want a bottle that won't embarrass you, the list handles that. If you're here to drink well on your own dime, the markup will sting.
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SanTan Village · Chandler · Steakhouse
Bourbon & Bones SanTan has a reserve list that punches above its suburban strip-mall weight class — the Heitz Martha's Vineyard duo, Dominus, and the rogue Egon Müller Riesling are all legitimate gets. The pricing is unambiguously steep and the list has real gaps, but if you're celebrating something and want a specific California collectible with your ribeye, this is one of the more unexpected places to find it in the East Valley.
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