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Southeast Portland · Portland · Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed April 10, 2026 · How we review
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Wingman Metrics
You open the wine list at Castagna and immediately feel the weight of it — not in pages, but in intent. This isn't a list assembled by a distributor rep dropping off samples; someone with a real point of view built this thing. Burgundy grand crus sitting next to Willamette Valley Pinot, grower Champagne you'd actually want to drink — it signals right away that the kitchen and the cellar are operating at the same level.
The backbone is classic: Burgundy (both grand and premier crus), Northern Rhône Syrah from Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage, Barolo and Barbaresco from Piedmont, and a serious Champagne section anchored by grower producers rather than the usual négociant suspects. What keeps it from feeling stuffy is the Willamette Valley representation — this is Portland, after all, and the local Pinot Noir selection earns its place rather than just flying a home-state flag. Austria shows up too, which is the kind of left-field move that tells you the person building this list actually drinks wine for fun. At 150-250 bottles, it's deep without being paralyzing.
Eight to fourteen options by the glass is a healthy pour program for a fine dining room — enough to explore without the list feeling like it was padded out with filler. Prices run $14-$22 a glass, which is reasonable given the bottle range and the room you're sitting in. We'd expect the BTG list to reflect the same Old World seriousness as the bottle list, so ask what's pouring before you default to whatever's printed.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir — $60
At the entry point of the bottle range, a well-selected Willamette Pinot at Castagna likely punches well above its price — local producers here aren't an afterthought, and you're getting the full fine-dining experience around it without paying for a Burgundy import premium.
Austrian Selection
Most tables at Castagna are going straight for the Burgundy or the Northern Rhône, and honestly, fair. But the Austrian wines on this list are the ones the staff actually gets excited about — high-acid, food-driven, and priced without the name-recognition markup. Ask what's on from Austria and trust the answer.
Champagne — recognizable négociant labels
The Champagne section leads with grower producers, which is exactly right, but if you spot a big-house label tucked in there, the markup on recognizable names rarely justifies itself when the grower options next to them are more interesting and better priced. Go grower or go home.
Northern Rhône Syrah (Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage) + House-made charcuterie
Côte-Rôtie's combination of dark fruit, olive tapenade, and iron-edged grip is the exact frame you want around cured meats — the fat in the charcuterie softens the wine's edges and the wine's savory depth makes the meat taste more like itself. It's not a complicated argument.
The Bottom Line
Castagna is the rare Portland restaurant where the wine list is genuinely as ambitious as the kitchen, and the staff knows it well enough to guide you through it without making you feel like a student. Send your friends here for a special occasion, tell them to skip the safe Burgundy pick, and let the sommelier talk them into something Austrian.
Dundee · Portland · Italian, French, American
The official site identifies The Dundee Bistro as closed. The wine selections described here are historical context, not current availability. This notice does not establish a closure date or a future reopening.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
Pearl District · Portland · Italian/Mediterranean
A restaurant list with 15 pours by the glass from $11 to $17 and a bottle list from 40 to 1100, split by country. Start with the Hacienda Lopez de Haro Rioja Crianza '22 at $12, or the Tenuta di Lilliano Chianti Classico '22 at $16 alongside the Radiatore, and confirm prices because the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Southeast Portland · Portland · Charcuterie/American
A charcuterie restaurant with a natural-leaning wine list and a 12-pour glass list on the dinner menu. Start with the $14/glass Hoppenot gamay, or split the $55 Stick Figurine orange wine across a board, and confirm current availability. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
King · Portland · Spanish
A Spanish tapas-bar wine page with glass and bottle prices from 13/50 and a ten-sherry list. Start with the Pago del Cielo Celeste Verdejo at 13 a glass, try the chilled Vara y Pulgar Tintilla at 17 if you want something different, and order the Miquel Pons Cava with the croquetas. The page says the posted menu may differ from the restaurant's, so confirm prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Portland · New American with Asian Influences
A long list sorted by style, with glass pours from $9.50 to $20, a Coravin tier above that, and bottles that climb to $750. Start with the A to Z at $13.50 or the Roederer Estate Brut at $20, and confirm current prices because the list isn't dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Alberta Arts · Portland · Italian
An Italian-leaning bottle list with an Oregon side, and no glass pours posted. Order the $65 Bow and Arrow Gamay, or the $65 Keltis 'Zan White' Slovenian Orange Blend if you want an orange wine, and confirm availability. This unrated guide covers the posted Spring & Summer ’26 beverage menu, not service, storage or markups.
Vinings · Atlanta · Contemporary American
So has a wine list built to please a suburban dinner crowd without ruffling any feathers, and it largely succeeds at that narrow goal. The markup is real — most bottles sit at 3–4x retail — but the by-the-glass breadth gives you options to keep the tab reasonable. If you're a wine-first diner, this isn't your destination; if you're here for the scene and the food, you'll find something perfectly fine to drink.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Toledo · Contemporary American
Sabira has built something genuinely worth noticing for Toledo: a compact, mostly European list that takes real swings with appellations like Grasparossa di Castelvetro and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Pricing data isn't available to us, and the BTG program is unclear — so call ahead or ask on arrival. If the staff knows this list as well as whoever curated it seems to, this is an easy recommendation for anyone tired of the same regional Chardonnay-and-Cab circuit.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Sarasota · Sarasota · Contemporary American
A one-page list that mixes Greek, Italian and French bottles with Cristal, Taittinger and Laurent-Perrier Champagnes, and posts many prices as two unlabeled numbers. Start with the Gai'a Assyrtiko (70 / 17) alongside the wood-fired octopus, or take the Les Girelles Picpoul (48 / 12) on a Tuesday, when the list says bottles at $99 and less are half off (bubbles and Champagne excluded). This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups, and the list carries no printed date, so confirm current availability and ask which number is the glass.
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