The Steak's Fine, the Wine List Isn't
Airport Road / Midtown · Anchorage · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · May 30, 2026
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You open the wine list and it feels like 2004 never left. Kendall-Jackson, Beringer, Woodbridge — these are names you recognize from grocery store endcaps, not from a steakhouse trying to earn your $35 entrée. The list exists, technically, but it's clear wine is an afterthought here.
Twenty to forty bottles, all California, all safe, all predictable. There's no depth to speak of — no Napa small producers, no Paso Robles hidden shots, no Sonoma Coast Pinot to at least give you something interesting next to a ribeye. The list reads like it was assembled by a corporate buyer in 1998 and hasn't been touched since. If you were hoping for a Washington Syrah or even a solid Malbec to round things out, keep hoping.
Six to ten pours by the glass, which sounds decent until you realize it's the same rotation of familiar corporate labels you've seen at every chain steakhouse from Anchorage to Albuquerque. There's no rotation to speak of — what's on the list is what's on the list, full stop. Pour something cold and move on.
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — null
If you're drinking here, this is your least-bad option. KJ Cab is consistent, it can hold its own next to a cut of beef, and it's widely available enough that you'll have some sense of whether the markup is egregious. We couldn't confirm the exact price, but temper your expectations.
Beringer Founders' Estate Merlot
Nobody orders Merlot at a steakhouse anymore — Sideways did a number on this grape and it never fully recovered. But Beringer's Founders' Estate is soft, approachable, and honestly easier drinking than the Cab if you're not going for a heavy red. It's the overlooked middle child of this list.
Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay
Woodbridge retails for around $8 a bottle. Whatever they're charging you here is too much. At a steakhouse, there's almost no scenario where this is the right call — and if you want white wine with your prime rib, you deserve better than Woodbridge.
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon + Ribeye Steak
It's not a revelation, but it works. The Cab's dark fruit and light tannin structure hold up against the fat and char of a ribeye without fighting it. This is the most functional pairing on a list that doesn't give you many other weapons.
❌ The Bottom Line
Cattle Company serves a decent steak, but the wine list is pure chain-steakhouse autopilot — familiar labels, no ambition, and markups that don't reward your loyalty. Order the prime rib, grab a beer, and save the wine exploration for somewhere that's actually trying.
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