Cold Beer Town, Decent Wine Backup
Downtown · Amarillo · American, Bar, Pizza, Pub · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 24, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Georgia Street Taphouse’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Georgia Street Taphouse is, first and foremost, a beer place — and it wears that proudly. The wine list feels like a thoughtful afterthought: short, approachable, and priced to move rather than impress. If you walk in expecting a deep cellar, recalibrate. If you just want a glass of something decent with your pizza rolls, you're covered.
The list runs about nine to twelve bottles deep, leaning on California and Washington for the usual suspects — Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir on the red side, and Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc doing the white work. Moscato, Riesling, and White Zinfandel round things out for the crowd that wants something sweet. There's no adventurous detour into Rhône varieties or anything from the Southern Hemisphere, and that's fine — this list isn't trying to be a wine bar. It's trying to make sure nobody at the table feels left out while everyone else orders a craft beer.
All eight options appear to be available by the glass, which means the entire list is essentially a by-the-glass program. That's genuinely useful in a pub setting where nobody's committing to a full bottle alongside nachos. Rotation appears minimal — this list looks like it stays put — but the breadth across red, white, and sweet covers the bases.
Sauvignon Blanc — $
In a bar that charges bar prices, a crisp Sauv Blanc is the move — bright, food-friendly, and unlikely to be marked up beyond reason. It cuts through the richness of the heavier bar snacks and holds its own without demanding your full attention.
Riesling
Most people scan past Riesling in a pub setting, but at a place slinging spicy nachos and pizza, a slightly off-dry Riesling is genuinely smart. It handles heat and salt better than almost anything else on this list — and nobody at the table will judge you once they try a sip.
White Zinfandel
Look, we're not here to shame anyone's preferences, but White Zin at a taphouse in 2024 is a glass going nowhere interesting. The Moscato at least commits to sweetness with more personality — if sweet is what you want, go that direction instead.
Cabernet + Pizza
A straightforward California Cab with a meaty, cheesy pizza is pub wine logic at its most honest. The tannins hold up to the fat, the fruit plays off the tomato sauce, and you don't need to overthink it. This is the pairing Georgia Street Taphouse was quietly designed for.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Georgia Street Taphouse isn't a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — but for a pub in Amarillo, it gives you enough options at fair prices to have a genuinely good glass while you're there. Send a friend here if they want pizza and something drinkable; don't send them if wine is the main event.
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