Wine Wednesday Changes Everything on Burnside
Southeast Portland · Portland · Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Davenport’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list at Davenport reads like it was curated by someone who actually travels — Loire Valley discoveries rubbing shoulders with Sicilian gems and elegant Oregon pinots, all under one cozy Southeast Portland roof. It's 150 bottles deep, which is ambitious for a single dining room on E Burnside. You don't expect this kind of range walking into a neighborhood spot, and that's exactly the point.
Davenport anchors itself in Oregon — makes sense given the address — but the real intrigue is how far it reaches beyond state lines. Loire Valley producers bring the kind of acid-driven whites and savory reds that make food taste better, while the Sicilian section skews toward indigenous varieties most Portland restaurants wouldn't bother with. The Piedmont representation adds old-world gravitas without turning the list into a museum piece. There are no obvious filler bottles here; every region on this list appears to have been chosen with intention.
Somewhere between 12 and 18 options by the glass, which is a respectable spread for a room this size. The pours track with the broader list philosophy — expect at least one Loire white, a rotating Oregon red, and something from Italy that'll make you look twice. Rotation appears tied to the bottle program, so what's interesting on the list tends to show up in the glass.
Oregon Pinot Noir (house selection) — $45
On any given Wednesday, this is half price — making it one of the better deals in Portland for a proper Oregon pinot in a restaurant setting. The entry-level bottle price is already fair; at 50% off it's almost irresponsible not to order it.
Sicilian selection
Most tables at Davenport are going to reach for the Oregon section by reflex, which means the Sicilian bottles sit underordered. Indigenous Sicilian varieties — think Nerello Mascalese or Carricante — at this price point in a restaurant context are genuinely rare. Ask your server what's pouring from Sicily right now.
Top-end bottles near $200
The ceiling on this list hits $200, and at that price point in a neighborhood bistro, you're paying for the occasion more than the wine. The sweet spot here is firmly in the $45–$80 range — that's where Davenport's curation earns its keep.
Loire Valley white + Roasted chicken
A Muscadet or Savennières-style Loire white cuts through the richness of a properly roasted bird in a way that heavier Chardonnay never quite manages. The high acid keeps each bite tasting like the first one.
Wednesday — 50% off all bottles of wine
The Bottom Line
Davenport is the kind of neighborhood wine list that makes you wish every block had one — thoughtful, fairly priced, and genuinely surprising without being precious about it. Come on a Wednesday and you'll leave wondering why you ever paid full price for wine anywhere else.
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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