Monday Deals Can't Save This List
Bethlehem Township · Bethlehem · Sports Bar / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 14, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Copperhead Grille’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You open the drink menu at Copperhead Grille expecting to find a cold draft beer, and you'd be right to stop there. The wine list is a single page of 13 options that reads like the shelf at a gas station with aspirations. Nothing here suggests anyone spent more than fifteen minutes thinking about wine.
Thirteen labels total — seven house pours with no producer listed and six bottle options anchored almost entirely by Oak Grove, which you can find at any grocery store for $8. The Crusher Cabernet from Napa is the lone bright spot, a real producer with some name recognition, but it's surrounded by Washington Hills Riesling and Raywood Sauvignon Blanc, both deeply uninspiring. The one genuinely interesting move is using local Franklin Hill Vineyards wines in the Blackberry Cobbler Sangria — a nod to Lehigh Valley producers — but that's a cocktail garnish, not a wine program.
Seven glass pours, all unnamed house wines: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Moscato, Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc. No producers, no vintages, no context — just varietal names floating in the void at $7.50 a pop. The markup on these anonymous pours is brutal, running north of 500% on bottles that retail for roughly $9.
The Crusher Cabernet Sauvignon — $42
It's the only bottle on this list from a producer that actually means something. The Crusher makes a recognizable, solid Napa Cab that retails around $15-18 — so the markup still stings, but at least you know what you're getting and it's a real wine for a sports bar setting.
Washington Hills Riesling
Nobody ordering wings and flatbreads is reaching for a Riesling, which means it probably sits untouched — but a cold, slightly off-dry Washington Riesling with a plate of spicy wings is genuinely a better call than anything else on this list. It's basic, yes, but it's the most food-friendly bottle here.
House Chardonnay
A $7.50 glass of anonymous Chardonnay with zero producer info and a markup north of 500% over the retail bottle price. There is no reason to order this when the Monday half-price deal doesn't apply and a domestic beer costs less and delivers more honesty.
The Crusher Cabernet Sauvignon + Burger
A Napa Cab has the fruit weight and structure to stand up to a beef burger without getting lost — and The Crusher is built for exactly this kind of casual, no-ceremony eating. It's not a profound pairing, but it works, and it's the closest thing to an intentional wine experience this list offers.
Monday — Half-price glasses of wine all day every Monday. Applies to by-the-glass pours only; bottles not included.
❌ The Bottom Line
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.
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