Eight Bottles, Zero Effort, Full Markup
Las Colinas · Irving · American Sports Bar / Casual Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 27, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Champps Kitchen + Bar – Las Colinas’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Champps Las Colinas is eight labels deep — which is less a wine program and more a hostage situation for anyone who doesn't want a beer. Every single option is something you'd find at a gas station with nicer lighting. The whole thing reads like someone handed an assistant manager a Costco circular and said 'pick eight.'
Eight wines, all non-vintage, all mass-market, with zero regional ambition beyond 'California and vaguely Italian.' You've got Dark Horse pulling double duty in both Cab and Chardonnay, Ecco Domani and Barone Fini competing for the same budget Pinot Grigio drinker, and Cavit rounding out a Pinot Noir bench that already has Meiomi sitting on it. The one nod toward quality is Joel Gott 815 Cab and Meiomi, both of which are at least somewhat recognizable as wines people choose on purpose. Washington State shows up via Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay, which is fine, but it's the lone departure from the California-Italy axis.
All eight bottles are available by the glass in 6 oz or 9 oz pours, so the by-the-glass program is essentially the entire list — which sounds generous until you realize the list is eight labels. Pricing runs $8.25–$11.75 for the small pour and $10.25–$13.75 for the large, which is acceptable for a sports bar but still reflects the steep bottle markups underneath. There's no rotation happening here; what's printed is what's poured, probably all year.
La Marca Prosecco — $32
At roughly a 113% markup, La Marca is the least gouged bottle on the list. It's ubiquitous, sure, but it's fresh, it works with fried food, and at $32 it's the only bottle here where you don't feel robbed. Order it cold and share it.
Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon
Most people at a sports bar will default to whatever Cab is cheapest, which means they'll reach for the Dark Horse. Don't. The Joel Gott 815 is a noticeably better wine — more structure, more going on — and at $40 it's only $12 more for something that actually tastes intentional.
Barone Fini Pinot Grigio delle Venezie
A 213% markup on an $11 grocery store Pinot Grigio is genuinely hard to justify. It's fine wine, but so is Ecco Domani, which costs $8 less per bottle here. There is no reason to order this one over its near-identical neighbor on the list.
La Marca Prosecco + Legendary Loaded Nachos
Bubbles cut through cheese and grease in a way that no still wine on this list can manage. La Marca is light enough not to fight the heat, and the effervescence resets your palate between bites. It's also just a fun order at a sports bar.
The Bottom Line
Champps Las Colinas is a place to watch a game and drink a beer — the wine list exists as a formality, not a feature. If you're committed to wine anyway, grab the La Marca or the Joel Gott and make peace with it.
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