Fargo's Most Serious Wine List, Full Stop
South Fargo · Fargo · American Woodfire Grill · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Doolittles Woodfire Grill’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
Walking into a woodfire grill in South Fargo and finding 100-plus wines on the list is not what you expect — and that's a good thing. The rotisserie is the star of the room, but whoever built this wine program wasn't just phoning it in. It's a real list, even if it skews heavily toward the big California names everyone already knows.
California leads the charge here, with Washington State and the Pacific Northwest filling in behind it. The familiar faces are all present — Jordan Cab, Rombauer Chard, Duckhorn Merlot, Meiomi Pinot — solid producers, no question, but this is a list built for comfort over adventure. There's no meaningful Old World presence to speak of, and the depth drops off quickly once you get past the marquee names. If you came hoping to find a stray Barolo or a Willamette Valley natural wine hiding in the back pages, you're going to be disappointed.
Thirty to forty by-the-glass options is genuinely impressive for a standalone grill in North Dakota — most restaurants at this tier cap out at a dozen. The selections trend toward the same California-forward, crowd-pleasing lineup that defines the broader list, so don't expect anything left-field. That said, the sheer volume means you can actually graze through a meal without repeating yourself.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — null
On Monday's half-price bottle night, Jordan Cab becomes a genuinely great deal. It's a polished, well-made Alexander Valley Cabernet that retails around $55 — at half the restaurant markup, you're drinking one of California's most reliable names for close to what you'd pay at a wine shop. If you're going to plan your week around a dinner, plan it around this.
Duckhorn Merlot
Merlot has been the butt of the joke since Sideways, which means most tables skip right past it. Duckhorn's Napa Merlot is legitimately excellent — structured, age-worthy, and better with food than half the Cabernets on this list. Most people at Doolittles are ordering the Cab or the Chard. Let them. Grab the Duckhorn.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Meiomi is a grocery store wine dressed up in a restaurant markup. It's sweet, it's simple, and it's priced at a premium here for a bottle you could grab at Costco on the way home. With Duckhorn on the same list, there's no reason to settle.
Rombauer Chardonnay + Spit-Roasted Chicken
Rombauer is big, buttery, and unapologetically rich — which makes it a natural match for rotisserie chicken with its caramelized skin and rendered fat. This isn't a subtle pairing, but it doesn't need to be. The woodfire char on the bird stands up to the oak, and the wine's fruit rounds out any bitter edges from the fire. It's the most obvious call on the menu and it still works.
Monday — Half price on all bottles of wine every Monday night
✔️ The Bottom Line
Doolittles is doing something genuinely rare for Fargo — a 100-bottle list with serious by-the-glass depth and a half-price Monday that's worth putting in your calendar. The selection plays it safe and the markups sting at full price, but the bones of a great wine program are here, and in this market, that counts for a lot.
South Fargo · Fargo · Italian-American Chain
Come for the breadsticks, stay for the pasta, but don't come for the wine. Olive Garden Fargo's list is exactly what you'd expect from a national chain that treats wine as a revenue line, not a program — and in Fargo, you deserve better options.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Fargo / I-94 Corridor · Fargo · American Steakhouse
LongHorn West Fargo isn't a wine destination, and it's not trying to be — but the pricing is fair, the by-the-glass range is workable, and you won't be stuck drinking bad wine with a good steak. Send a friend here for the ribeye; just remind them to skip the KJ and order the Cab.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Fargo · Fargo · Mexican
Come for the margaritas, the table-side guac, and the fajitas — the wine list is not the reason to be here. If your group insists on wine, Austin Hope is the one pick worth your time; everything else is just filler.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brewhalla Food Hall · Fargo · Seafood / Wine Bar
Mangata is the kind of place that shouldn't work on paper but absolutely does in practice — a sommelier-curated wine list inside a food hall, next to a raw bar, in Fargo. Send your friends here, and tell them to ask about the Tondonia.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
Downtown · Fargo · Modern American with Scandinavian and Midwestern influences
Rosewild is the kind of wine program that shouldn't exist in a hotel restaurant in Fargo — and yet here we are. Wednesday night, half-price bottles, a thoughtful list, and a kitchen that actually gives the wine something to work with. Get there.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Downtown Fargo · Fargo · German
Würst Bier Hall is a genuinely fun place to eat and drink in Fargo — just don't make wine the reason you go. Stick to the beer program, which is clearly where the care and attention lives, and treat the wine list as emergency rations.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
One wine list review, one adventure pick, one quick tip, and a personal note. Every week. Under 500 words.