Chattanooga's Most Serious Wine List, Period
West Village · Chattanooga · Classic Bistro, Raw Bar & Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 3, 2026
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You open the menu and Domaine Leroy is sitting there next to Screaming Eagle — in Chattanooga. That's not something you expect, and it sets the tone immediately. This is a list that someone actually curated, not just photocopied from a distributor catalog.
120+ labels with a clear tilt toward France — Burgundy and Bordeaux get real love here, with Château Margaux anchoring the prestige end. California and Australia fill out the rest, with Katnook Odyssey giving the Aussie section some credibility. The by-the-glass side pulls in interesting producers from Oregon and the Loire, which signals that whoever built this list wasn't just defaulting to crowd favorites. The main gap is depth outside the Old World and California — South America, Spain, and Italy feel like afterthoughts.
Sixteen options is a genuinely strong glass program for a mid-size market restaurant. The range covers everything from a tight Willamette Valley Brut Rosé from Planet Oregon to a Loire Sauvignon Blanc from Vincent Roussely — so there's actual range here, not just Chardonnay and Cabernet in two price tiers. Rotation appears limited though; this feels like a static list rather than one that changes with what's exciting.
Planet Oregon '20 Brut Rosé, Willamette Valley — $11/glass
At $11 a glass for a Willamette Valley Brut Rosé, this is the move at the raw bar. It's also the lowest markup on the by-the-glass list — a rare moment of restraint in an otherwise steep pricing structure. Order it with oysters and don't second-guess yourself.
Teutonic Wine Co. '20 Red Blend, Oregon
Teutonic is a quirky, low-production Oregon producer making wines that drink nothing like what most people expect from that state. At $9 a glass it flies under the radar on a list dominated by French prestige bottles — most tables will walk right past it. Don't.
Schug '17 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
A 289% markup on a $35 retail bottle is a hard no. Schug is a perfectly decent Sonoma producer but it's widely available and nothing you couldn't find at a grocery store. At $9 a glass it sounds affordable until you realize you're paying nearly three times what this wine costs in the real world.
Vincent Roussely 'L'Escale' Sauvignon Blanc, Loire + Fresh oysters from three coasts
Loire Sauvignon Blanc and raw oysters is one of those combinations that exists for a reason — the high acid and mineral edge cut right through the brine and let the oyster do its thing. Roussely's 'L'Escale' at $11 a glass makes this one of the better deals on the menu.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Easy Bistro is doing something genuinely ambitious for Chattanooga — a sommelier-driven list with real depth and some serious bottles — but steep markups across much of the list keep it from being a full-throated recommendation for wine lovers on a budget. Come for the raw bar and the Loire pours; skip the Sonoma Pinot and save your money for something actually worth the markup.
Northshore · Chattanooga · American / Southern
The Rosecomb isn't a wine destination, but it's a genuinely good wine surprise — especially on a Tuesday when the whole bottle list goes half-price. Come for the burger, stay for the País.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Ringgold (Greater Chattanooga Area) · Chattanooga · Southern Coastal (Seafood, Steaks, Southern Sides)
1885 Grill Ringgold won't change how you think about wine, but it won't embarrass you in front of your dinner date either. It's the reliable neighborhood option in a part of Greater Chattanooga where that actually counts for something.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Ooltewah · Chattanooga · Southern Coastal (Seafood, Steaks, Southern Sides)
1885 Grill is a solid neighborhood spot where the wine list does its job without doing much more. The selection is approachable, the BTG count is surprisingly high, but watch the markups on the low end — some of those glass pours are doing a lot of work for the house.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
St. Elmo · Chattanooga · Southern and Coastal
1885 Grill St. Elmo isn't a wine destination, but it doesn't need to be — it's a reliable neighborhood spot with fair prices, a comfortable patio, and a list that won't embarrass anyone. Send a friend here for dinner and tell them to order the Trapiche; don't send them here to geek out on wine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Northshore · Chattanooga · Portuguese and Mediterranean
Bela Lisboa is the most interesting wine list you'll find attached to a cozy neighborhood bistro in Chattanooga — the Portuguese focus is real and it works with the food. The markups are too aggressive on several bottles, but the soul of the program is there, and that's not nothing.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Lookout Valley · Chattanooga · Winery
DeBarge is the Wild Card Chattanooga deserves — a real working winery in the city's backyard, making honest wine at honest prices, staffed by people who actually care what's in the glass. If you want a Napa blockbuster, go somewhere else; if you want to drink something made twenty minutes from where you're sitting, this is your stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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