Neighborhood Comfort With a Decent Pour
West Plano · Plano · New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed CraftWay Kitchen – Plano’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at CraftWay Kitchen reads exactly like the restaurant looks: approachable, unpretentious, and designed to make everyone comfortable. Nothing here is going to make a wine nerd's heart race, but nothing is going to offend them either. It's a list built for the neighborhood, and West Plano is clearly the target.
California dominates the list, which will surprise no one. Freakshow leads the charge on tap — Cabernet and Chardonnay both — while the bottle selections fill in with Decoy Merlot, Meiomi Pinot Noir, Goldschmidt Cabernet, and Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay. There's a nod to Washington with Intrinsic Cabernet and Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, and a bit of European polish via Veuve Clicquot, Miraval Rosé, and Banfi Le Rime Pinot Grigio. What's missing is any real depth — no Burgundy, no Rhône, no South America, no skin-contact anything — but that's not who this list is trying to be.
The by-the-glass program is genuinely generous for this price point, running somewhere between 18 and 22 options across red, white, rosé, and sparkling. Prices stay between $9 and $18, which means you can drink well without doing math. The on-tap Freakshow pours are the everyday workhorses here — serviceable, consistent, and easy to order a second of.
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay — $14/glass
At $14 a glass, you're getting a genuinely solid Russian River Ranches-style Chardonnay — fruit-forward without being cloying, with enough structure to hold up to food. Retail is around $20 a bottle, so the glass markup is actually fair by restaurant standards. Order two.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Everyone walks past the Riesling and orders another Cab. Don't. Chateau Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Riesling is one of the most food-friendly pours on this list — bright, off-dry, and genuinely versatile. It's flying under the radar here, which means it's probably not moving fast, and that's a shame.
Veuve Clicquot
Veuve is fine Champagne, but at restaurant markup it's never a good deal, and CraftWay isn't the kind of place where you need to drop that check. The Taittinger Domaine Carneros is right there and will scratch the same itch for less money with more conversation value.
Miraval Rosé + Grilled Salmon BLT
Miraval's Provence rosé — dry, mineral, stone fruit-forward — cuts right through the richness of the salmon and plays nice with the smoky bacon. It's the kind of pairing that feels obvious in retrospect but most people won't think to make.
Weekdays — Happy Hour Monday–Friday, noon–6pm. Freakshow Chardonnay and Freakshow Cabernet both drop to $7/glass (from $9 on tap).
The Bottom Line
CraftWay Kitchen isn't trying to be a wine destination and doesn't pretend to be — but the markups are fair, the glass program is wide, and there's enough on the list to drink well with a solid meal. Send your friends here for dinner; just don't send them here for a wine education.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Half Shells isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list knows it — but the seafood-friendly whites, honest pricing, and full by-the-glass program make it a perfectly decent place to drink if you're eating there anyway. Order the Albariño or the Vouvray, skip the Cakebread, and you'll be fine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Palato is doing more with wine than anyone in its neighborhood is giving it credit for — the Enomatic system, the Italian label selection, and fair-to-reasonable pricing make this a genuine find in the Plano dining scene. If you're going for Italian food in the suburbs, this is where you want to drink.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Lombardi is a reliable dinner destination where the wine list does its job without embarrassing itself — or impressing you. Come for the handmade pasta and the room; just don't expect the list to steal the show.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Corner Wines is a small list doing big things, especially if Greek varietals are your thing or you've been wanting to get into them. The value is real, the curation is genuine, and in Plano of all places, that earns some serious points.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Granite Park · Plano · European Bistro
Flamant is a genuinely nice place to drink wine in Plano — the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, and the Iberian-French focus is a smart identity to build around. The list just needs more courage and more transparency to fully match the room.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Turf. Kitchen + Tap looks like a solid resort wine program — broad enough geographically to suggest some genuine effort, casual enough in setting that nobody's going to quiz you on your order. We'd feel comfortable sending a friend here for a relaxed dinner with a decent glass of wine, but we'd stop short of calling it a destination for the list itself. Come for the views and the Choriqueso; the wine will take care of itself.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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El Dorado Kitchen isn't trying to be a wine destination, but it's set up squarely in one, and the list reflects that self-awareness. Fair pricing, smart local representation, a few genuinely interesting outliers, and the full list available by the glass make this a reliable stop for a well-poured evening in Sonoma. If you're after a deep cellar or something truly adventurous, look elsewhere — but if you want to drink well without stress, this delivers.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Siren has a wine list that punches above its weight in a few key areas — particularly the by-the-glass whites and the Champagne bottle program — but the markup structure means you're spending real money to access it. If you're the kind of diner who wants to order Furmint on a Tuesday night in Atlanta, this is one of the few places that makes that possible, and that alone earns it a spot on the shortlist.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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