Bakery by day, surprisingly legit wine list
· Winston Salem · Bakery / Cafe · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 4, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Camino Bakery (Fourth Street)’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a bakery expecting coffee and a croissant, and then you notice the wine list — 16 labels covering orange wine, Txakoli, a Virginia field blend, and a South African Syrah reserve. This is not what we expected, and that's exactly the point. Camino Bakery's Fourth Street location is quietly doing something interesting with its pours.
For a 16-bottle list, this one punches well above its category. The whites lean international — Rezabal Txakoli from the Basque Country, La Brune Chardonnay, and Cocoa Hill Sauvignon Blanc give you real range without being overwhelming. The Devotion Virginia Field Blend is a genuine local-pride pick, and the Journey's End Griffin Syrah Reserve out of South Africa is the list's most ambitious bottle. There are gaps — no Old World red depth to speak of beyond the Jelu Pinot Noir and Mon P'tit Camion Rouge — but for a bakery-cafe, the intentionality here is obvious.
Five pours available by the glass, spanning white, orange, rosé, red, and bubbly — which is a remarkably complete spread for a café format. Prices run $7 to $11 per glass, which is genuinely fair for Winston-Salem. The Gulp Orange Sauvignon Blanc at $11/glass is the most adventurous pick on the BTG list, and the fact that it's even there tells you something about who curated this.
The Bottom Line
Camino Bakery shouldn't have a wine list this considered, and yet here we are. Bottles top out at $29, most land between $14 and $19, and the selection skews curious rather than safe — Txakoli and orange wine at a Winston-Salem bakery is genuinely unexpected. If you're nearby and want a low-pressure bottle without the restaurant markup, this is a legitimately good stop.
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Set & Forget
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Willing but Green
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Small but Thoughtful
Steal
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Willing but Green
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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