Thursday nights just got a whole lot cheaper
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Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Elements Restaurant’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 is compact — maybe 30 labels — but it's clearly been curated by someone with a passport. Portugal, Spain, Italy, Washington State, and the Rhône all show up on the same page, which is a more interesting cross-section than you'd expect from a casual fine-dining spot in downtown Vancouver, WA. The prices, though, are going to require some navigation.
The regional mix here is genuinely refreshing. You get Pacific Northwest anchors like Joe Dobbes Pinot Gris and Mercer Subsoil Grenache sitting alongside a 2018 Allegrini Amarone, a 2019 Nessun Norma Super Tuscan, and a 2020 Alain Voge Côtes du Rhône — that's not a lazy list, that's someone making actual choices. The Iberian corner is a quiet standout: a Santola Vinho Verde and a Raimat Costers del Segre Tempranillo from Spain give this list personality that most comparably sized restaurant menus completely lack. The gaps show up in depth — one vintage of most producers, no real vertical or cellar story to speak of — but for 30-ish bottles, the diversity punches above its weight.
Somewhere between 9 and 12 pours available by the glass, ranging from $10 to $16, which is a reasonable spread for the format. The La Marca Prosecco at $15/glass is a hard sell when you can buy the bottle at a grocery store for $14 — that particular pour is doing nobody any favors. Thursday's half-price bottle night is where the by-the-glass math stops mattering entirely, so plan accordingly.
2022 Umani Ronchi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — Bottle price not confirmed — verify on-site
Umani Ronchi is one of the most reliable producers in central Italy and their Montepulciano is consistently overperforms its price tier. At a restaurant that trends steep on markup, this is likely one of the more honest value plays on the list — approachable, food-friendly, and underappreciated by anyone who isn't already paying attention to Abruzzo.
2018 Mercer Subsoil Grenache, Washington
Washington Grenache is still flying under the radar nationally, and Mercer's Subsoil label is serious wine from the Horse Heaven Hills. Most tables at a place like this will gravitate toward Cab or a red blend — walk right past those and order this instead. It's the most interesting Washington pour on the list and most people won't even notice it's there.
La Marca Prosecco DOC NV
La Marca is a fine supermarket Prosecco. It is not a $55 bottle-of-wine-at-a-restaurant Prosecco. At nearly 3x retail on the bottle and $15 a glass for something you can grab at Costco on the way home, this is the list's most egregious markup. Order the Santola Vinho Verde instead if you want something effervescent and refreshing.
2021 Santola Vinho Verde, Portugal + Seasonal seafood or light appetizer course
Vinho Verde's natural acidity and subtle spritz are practically designed for anything light and oceanic. In a kitchen that emphasizes local and seasonal sourcing, there's almost always something on Elements' menu that this wine was born to sit next to. It's also one of the lowest-risk, highest-reward pours on the list at the lower end of the price range.
Thursday — Every Thursday during dinner service, all bottles on the wine list are 50% off. No exceptions noted. This is the single best reason to visit Elements for wine — plan around it.
The Bottom Line
Elements is a better wine list than its size suggests, with a genuinely curious regional spread and a Thursday bottle special that makes the steep markups temporarily irrelevant. Show up on a Thursday, order the Mercer Grenache or the Alain Voge, and you're having a very good night in a city that doesn't always get credit for it.
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