Great Meat, Forgot to Try on Wine
· Woodland Hills · Brazilian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 14, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Fogo de Chão’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Five wines. All $6. Every single one of them. The wine list at Fogo de Chão Woodland Hills reads less like a curated selection and more like a happy hour flyer that never got updated — because that's exactly what it is. This is a program that exists to check a box, not to enhance your dinner.
The entire list is five bottles, all priced identically at $6 a glass, pulled from a 2017 happy hour PDF. You've got one sparkling (Salton Brut from Brazil), one white (Calina Chardonnay from Chile), one rosé (Montes Cherub), one Malbec (Alamos from Argentina), and one catch-all red blend (The Seeker). To their credit, the South American thread makes geographic sense at a Brazilian churrascaria — but the execution stops there. These are supermarket-shelf staples, not wines chosen to stand up to a parade of picanha and ribeye.
All five wines are by the glass, all at $6, which is the one genuinely nice thing we can say here. At that price point you're not risking anything by ordering a round. But rotation appears nonexistent — this list has been frozen in time since at least March 2017 and shows no signs of thaw.
Alamos Malbec — $6/glass
At $6, this is the most logical pour for a Brazilian steakhouse. Alamos is a reliable, fruit-forward Malbec that at least tries to meet the moment when a skewer of lamb hits your plate.
Salton Sparkling Brut
Nobody's ordering Brazilian sparkling wine at a steakhouse, but Salton is actually a serious producer back home in Rio Grande do Sul. At $6 it's an oddly fitting way to start the evening before the meat parade begins.
The Seeker Red Blend
A generic red blend designed to offend no one and impress no one. When you're eating world-class churrasco, you deserve better than a wine with no regional identity or story. Order the Malbec instead.
Alamos Malbec + Picanha
Picanha is the star of any churrascaria, and the Malbec's dark fruit and soft tannins are at least in the right zip code. It won't blow your mind, but it won't embarrass you either.
The Bottom Line
Fogo de Chão is worth every penny for the meat — the wine list, however, is an afterthought wrapped in a 2017 PDF. Order the Malbec, drink it fast, and let the food do the heavy lifting.
· Boston · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão is here to sell you a meat experience, and the wine list is an afterthought that exists to support that mission — not elevate it. Stick to the Zuccardi Malbec or the Garzón Albariño and spend your energy on the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Paramus · Brazilian Steakhouse
The food at Fogo de Chão does the heavy lifting here, because the wine list is not trying. Five bottles at $6 each is a convenience tray, not a wine program — come for the meat, order the Malbec, and don't expect anything more.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Charlotte · Brazilian Steakhouse
Chima is clearly a steakhouse that sells meat and uses wine as an afterthought. Order the beef, have a caipirinha, and save your wine enthusiasm for somewhere that returns the favor.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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