Teton Views, Serious Bottles, Zero Pretense
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Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Dornan's’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're in a pizza joint inside Grand Teton National Park, and the wine list has Gaja Barbaresco on it. That's the whole pitch. The disconnect between the rustic, picnic-table-meets-mountain-lodge setting and a 350-500 bottle list with a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence is exactly the kind of surprise that makes this place worth talking about.
The list leans hard into California and the great French regions — Burgundy and Bordeaux anchored by names like Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, and a solid Bordeaux section — which tracks with the WS award criteria. Italy shows up strong too, with Antinori Super Tuscans and Gaja Barbaresco giving the list some serious credibility beyond the usual tourist-trap wine suspects. Chateau Ste. Michelle adds a Pacific Northwest nod that feels appropriate for the regional setting. There are no obvious adventurous natural wine detours or obscure grower Champagnes, so don't expect left-field picks — but for a restaurant where most people are sunburned and wearing hiking boots, the depth is genuinely impressive.
Twenty to thirty options by the glass is a strong number for any restaurant, let alone one inside a national park. Prices run $12–$20 a glass, which is honest for the location and the caliber of producers on the list. We'd love to see more rotation and a few pours from the deeper cellar cuts, but for a spot this remote, the glass program punches well above its weight.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley — $40s-$60s
Jordan consistently overdelivers for its price point — it's the kind of polished, food-friendly California Cab that doesn't need a fancy room to show well. Order it with the lasagna and don't look back.
Gaja Barbaresco
Most people walking into a pizza-pasta spot in Wyoming are reaching for a Caymus or Silver Oak — completely understandable. But Gaja Barbaresco sitting on this list is a genuine find. It's one of the benchmark producers in all of Italy, and ordering it here, surrounded by the Tetons, is a story you'll tell for years.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is everywhere, and the markup at destination restaurants tends to reflect the name recognition more than the juice. With Jordan and Silver Oak Alexander Valley both on the list offering comparable or better drinking experiences, Caymus is the safe, expensive choice rather than the smart one.
Antinori Super Tuscan + Lasagna
A Super Tuscan — Sangiovese-forward with the structure of Cabernet — is practically engineered for a plate of meaty, saucy lasagna. Antinori knows this better than anyone. It's the most Italian thing you can do in Wyoming, and that's a compliment.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Dornan's is the rare place where the wine list is genuinely more interesting than the setting implies — a Best of Award of Excellence list inside a national park pizza joint is the kind of wild card this badge was made for. If you're driving through Grand Teton and you care about what's in your glass, stop here.
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