Fogo de Chão

The wine list at Fogo de Chão Huntington Station is exactly what you'd expect from a national churrascaria chain — built to keep the meat moving and the glasses full, not to challenge your palate. Forty-six labels and 37 by-the-glass options is a generous count on paper, though the depth behind those numbers is a different story.

The list leans heavily on South American producers, which makes sense given the concept, and there's a solid thread of Argentine Malbec running through it — Alamos, Catena, and the Jorjão by Zuccardi give you three distinct price points and styles to work with. Beyond that, the whites are predictable: Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Meiomi Pinot Noir, Meiomi's brand cousins — these are restaurant-grade crowd-pleasers you recognize from every mid-tier steakhouse in the country. The Bodega Garzón Albariño is a pleasant outlier, and the VIK Eulila Red Blend adds a Chilean curveball that most tables will walk right past. There are no Old World reds to speak of, no Tempranillo, no Italian reds beyond a Moscato, and nothing that would make a serious wine drinker linger over the menu.

Thirty-seven by-the-glass options is a legitimately impressive number, and the price floor of $10/glass keeps entry-level accessible. The glass program spans sparkling, white, rosé, and red, with a small novelty nod to the Mionetto Alcohol-Removed at $12.50/glass for anyone skipping alcohol — a practical addition that most steakhouses ignore entirely.