Fogo de Chão

The wine list at Fogo de Chão Coral Gables is built for volume, not adventure — 46 labels weighted heavily toward approachable, recognizable names that move fast in a high-traffic churrascaria. It gets the job done, but don't come here expecting to discover anything you haven't seen at a grocery store end cap.

The list skews South American, which makes sense given the concept — Malbec from Catena, Jorjão by Zuccardi, and Alamos anchor the red side, while Bodega Garzón's Albariño is the lone interesting outlier on whites. Beyond that, it's mostly California and Italian crowd-pleasers: Meiomi Pinot Noir, Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Emmolo Sauvignon Blanc. The Eulila by VIK Red Blend from Chile at least hints at ambition. There are no serious Old World bottles in the data we have, no Tempranillo to speak of, and the sparkling section leans on Nicolas Feuillatte and La Marca — safe, sellable, forgettable.

Thirty-seven by-the-glass options is a staggering number for a steakhouse, and the range from $10 to $42 per glass covers a wide spread. The $10 entry tier — Natura Chardonnay, Natura Rosé, Alamos Malbec, The Seeker Red Blend — is fine for the price, but the jump to $18–$29 for Meiomi or Nicolas Feuillatte feels steep given what you're actually getting. The sheer volume of BTG options is the list's biggest selling point.