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East Idaho Falls / Hitt Road · Idaho Falls · Sports Bar / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Buffalo Wild Wings Idaho Falls’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Buffalo Wild Wings Idaho Falls is exactly what you'd expect from a chain built around beer towers and ranch dipping sauce — four options, no producers worth noting, and a strong vibe that nobody here is losing sleep over it. It's not a wine list so much as a legal obligation to offer wine. We respect the honesty, even if we can't respect the execution.
Four wines. That's it. You've got a house Chardonnay, a house Cab, Mark West Pinot Noir, and Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon — all California, all bulk-production, all the kind of thing you'd find in a gas station cooler in a better state. There's no regional curiosity, no attempt at a white beyond the anonymous house pour, and absolutely zero effort to match the list to the menu in any meaningful way. The La Marca Prosecco and Pasmosa Cava show up on some menus which technically adds fizz, but we're still talking about a list a first-year hospitality student could assemble in 20 minutes. Gaps? The list is basically all gap.
All four wines are by the glass, which is convenient because there's no reason to commit to a bottle at these markups. Prices run $7.99 to $14.99 a glass — not offensive on their face until you realize you're drinking Dark Horse and Mark West, bottles that retail for under ten bucks. The rotation is nonexistent; this list has not changed and will not change.
Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon NV — $7.99/glass
At $7.99 a glass, this is the only pour where you're not actively losing the markup battle. It's a $9 retail bottle, so the glass price is almost fair by sports bar standards. It's not good wine, but it's the least bad deal on the list.
Pasmosa Cava Brut NV
Nobody comes to Buffalo Wild Wings for Cava, which is exactly why this is the move if you're stuck here and need wine. It's bright, cold, and cuts through a plate of wings better than a flabby house Chardonnay ever could. Plus, the bubbles make it feel like a choice rather than a surrender.
La Marca Prosecco NV
At $14.99 a glass for a bottle that retails at the same price, you're essentially buying the bottle by the glass. La Marca is fine Prosecco — for $15 at a grocery store. Here it's an overpriced flex that makes no sense in a wing sauce-scented dining room.
Pasmosa Cava Brut NV + Traditional Bone-In Wings
The acidity and bubbles in the Cava actually do some heavy lifting here — cutting fat, refreshing the palate between sauces, and making the whole experience feel slightly less like a gas station snack break. It's the one combination on this list that earns its keep.
❌ The Bottom Line
Buffalo Wild Wings Idaho Falls is a perfectly fine place to watch a game and eat wings — just don't let the wine list anywhere near your evening. Order a beer, order a cocktail, order a second order of wings. The wine program is an afterthought and it shows in every bottle markup and unbranded house pour.
Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls · Steakhouse / Seafood / American
Jakers isn't going to win any wine awards, but for a steakhouse in Idaho Falls it punches above its weight on value — especially during happy hour when half-price house wines make a pre-dinner glass genuinely hard to argue with. Send a friend here for a steak night and point them toward the Willamette Pinot or the Lan Crianza; they'll thank you.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Downtown Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls · Bistro / New American
Junkyard Bistro's wine list is doing the bare minimum — recognizable names, steep markups on the top shelf, and nothing to make you put down your phone and pay attention. Drink the St. Chappelle, skip the Cakebread Cab at that price, and save your serious wine curiosity for somewhere that earns it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls · American (Gourmet Burgers & Pub Fare)
The SnakeBite isn't a wine destination, but it's a Wild Card worth knowing about — a downtown burger joint that bothered to build a real wine list with fair prices and decent range. Come for the burgers, stay for the Pessimist.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Grandview / Snake River Landing · Idaho Falls · Seafood / Sushi / Grill
Smokin Fins isn't a wine destination, but it's a competent one — the list is safe, a little overpriced, and built to please rather than impress. Order the Kim Crawford, eat the ahi tuna, and you'll leave happy enough.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Unknown · Idaho Falls · American Steakhouse & Bar and Grill
Jaker's isn't a wine destination, but it's not trying to be one — it's a solid neighborhood steakhouse with a wine list that does exactly what it needs to do. Send a friend here confident they won't be gouged or confused, just fed and poured reasonably well.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Broadway · Idaho Falls · Italian-American
This is the wine list equivalent of unlimited breadsticks — comforting, familiar, and not something you'd brag about to anyone. Come for the pasta, order a cocktail, or bring your own bottle if they'll let you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Bethlehem Township · Bethlehem · Sports Bar / American
Copperhead Grille is a perfectly fine sports bar where you should order a beer. If it has to be wine, show up on a Monday when the by-the-glass options are half price — that's the only math here that makes sense.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Murfreesboro · Murfreesboro · Sports Bar / American
Toot's is a wings-and-beer operation with three anonymous California wines tacked on as an afterthought. Order the beer, order the sangria pitcher, and save the wine conversation for somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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