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🎲The Wild Card

Field & Vine

A terrarium with a seriously weird wine list

Somerville Β· Boston Β· American Β· Visit Website β†—

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Reviewed March 25, 2026

Wingman Metrics

List VarietySmall but Thoughtful
MarkupFair
GlasswareBasic Stemmed
StaffKnowledgeable & Friendly
Specials & DealsSet & Forget
Storage & TempAcceptable

First Impression

The wine list at Field & Vine reads like someone raided a natural wine shop, circled all the weird stuff, and built a restaurant around it. There's no filler Malbec here, no safe Sonoma Chardonnay β€” just a tight, opinionated list that clearly has a point of view. It's short enough to read twice before your bread arrives, and you'll want to.

Selection Deep Dive

For a small list, the geographic range is genuinely impressive: Alsace, Burgundy, Loire, Umbria, coastal Maine, the Pacific Northwest, and the Sierra Foothills all make appearances. The throughline is natural and low-intervention winemaking β€” producers like Coturri, Dirty & Rowdy, Oyster River Wine Growers, and Swick Wines aren't names you find on accident. There's a real emphasis on skin-contact and funky-edge bottles that rewards curious drinkers, though if you want a clean, conventional red Bordeaux or a mainstream Napa Cab, you're in the wrong place. The Italy showing β€” specifically Bussoletti's Trebbiano Spolentino from Umbria β€” signals a list that digs past the tourist trail.

By the Glass

Seven by-the-glass options is modest but respectable when the pours are this deliberate. The glass list covers the full tonal range of the bottle list β€” there's a Pet Nat Cider from Coturri, a Gewurztraminer from Alsace, and a Gamay from Burgundy, so you're not stuck choosing between two whites and a generic red. We'd love to see the rotation move more aggressively, but what's here is well-chosen.

πŸ’°Best Value

Chenin Blanc, Margins Wine, Clarksburg, CA 2016 β€” $$

Clarksburg Chenin Blanc is criminally underrated American wine country, and Margins doesn't get the hype it deserves. At Field & Vine's price tier, this is the bottle that drinks well above its station β€” honeyed, taut, and genuinely interesting.

πŸ’ŽHidden Gem

Trebbiano Spolentino, Bussoletti, Colle Murello, Umbria, Italy 2016

Nobody orders Trebbiano Spolentino. That's a mistake. Bussoletti's version from Umbria is a textured, savory white that most guests walk right past on their way to something French. It's the sleeper on this list.

β›”Skip This

Sauvignon Blanc, Dauny, Caillottes, Sancerre, Loire Valley, France 2016

Sancerre is the safe harbor for nervous wine orderers everywhere, and at a restaurant this committed to the weird and wonderful, ordering it feels like a missed opportunity. It's fine β€” it's Sancerre β€” but you didn't come here for fine.

🍽️Perfect Pairing

Mourvèdre, Dirty & Rowdy, Unfamiliar, California 2017 + Beef tartare with nuoc cham aioli

Dirty & Rowdy's Mourvèdre is earthy, iron-edged, and just funky enough to stand up to raw beef without overwhelming it. The nuoc cham aioli's fermented funk and brightness mirror the wine's natural edge — it's the kind of pairing that feels accidental and inevitable at the same time.

🎲 The Bottom Line

Field & Vine is the rare restaurant where the wine list is as considered as the menu β€” small, weird, and clearly curated by someone who actually cares. If you like natural wine or want to, send yourself here immediately.

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