Brickhouse Steakhouse
Serious PNW wine chops in small-town Oregon
Redmond · Redmond · Seafood, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 9, 2026
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First Impression
You don't expect to walk into a steakhouse in Redmond, Oregon and find Cayuse Vineyards and Quilceda Creek sharing a list — and yet here we are. The wine program here punches well above its zip code, landing a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2025. Jeff Porad is on staff as sommelier, which tells you immediately that someone actually cares how this list is run.
Selection Deep Dive
The 150-250 bottle list leans hard into the Pacific Northwest, and honestly, that's the right call — Washington and Oregon are doing extraordinary things and Brickhouse knows it. Cayuse and Leonetti anchor the Washington side with serious Walla Walla muscle, while Quilceda Creek brings the kind of Cab that makes you reconsider every California label you've been loyal to. Oregon gets its due through Adelsheim, Domaine Drouhin, and Bergström, covering the Willamette Valley Pinot spectrum from elegant and restrained to rich and structured. California isn't ignored — Ridge and Darioush round out the list without letting it drift too far from its PNW identity.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is a serious pour program for a steakhouse of this size, and with prices landing between $12 and $18 a glass, you're not getting gouged for the privilege. We'd love to see more rotation built in, but the depth here suggests there's enough to keep regulars exploring without repeating themselves.
Adelsheim Vineyard Pinot Noir — $40–$60 (bottle estimate)
Adelsheim is a benchmark Willamette producer that still flies under the radar compared to the cult names on this list. It offers genuine Oregon Pinot character — earthy, bright, red-fruited — at a price that won't make you do math at the table.
Bergström Wines Pinot Noir
Most people at a steakhouse are reaching for the big Cabs, which means Bergström gets overlooked. That's a mistake. Their Pinot is structured enough to hold up to red meat and complex enough to make you pay attention — the kind of bottle that gets the whole table talking.
Darioush Signature Cabernet Sauvignon
Darioush is a fine producer, but at a restaurant marked up to restaurant pricing, you're paying a premium for a Napa name when the Washington Cabs on this same list — Quilceda Creek, Leonetti — are frankly more interesting and more at home on a PNW-focused list.
Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon + Prime Ribeye
Quilceda Creek is one of Washington's definitive Cabs — dark fruit, firm tannins, long finish. Against a well-marbled prime ribeye, the fat in the beef softens those tannins and the wine's structure cuts right back through. It's the textbook steakhouse pairing executed at a high level.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Brickhouse Steakhouse is quietly running one of the most credible wine programs in Central Oregon — a PNW-focused list with real depth, a sommelier who knows it cold, and pricing that doesn't make you wince. If you're passing through Redmond, this is absolutely worth a dinner reservation.
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