Easy Bistro & Bar
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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First Impression
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.
Selection Deep Dive
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.
By the Glass
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.
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