Surprisingly Smart Pours at a Wing Joint
Downtown Akron · Akron · American Gastropub · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 29, 2026
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You walk into Good Company expecting $6 domestic drafts and a Buffalo sauce-stained menu — and you're not wrong about the vibe — but then you clock Stolpman on the wine list and do a double take. Seven wines at a wings spot in downtown Akron, and someone clearly gave a damn about picking them. That's the whole surprise.
Seven labels is a tight list, but whoever curated this didn't phone it in. You've got Washington Cab (Requiem), an Argentine natural-leaning red blend from Gen de Alma's 'JiJiJi', a French Chardonnay from Les Belles Roches, and Hunky Dory's clean Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc covering the whites. The bubbles lane is legitimately impressive — Biutiful Cava Brut Rosé from Spain and a Victorine de Chastenay Crémant de Bourgogne are not what you expect next to a wing menu. The gap is obvious: no Pinot Noir, no Italian, no real depth — but for what it is, the selections punch well above the concept.
All seven wines are available by the glass at a flat $12, which is clean, easy, and unpretentious. No rotation program that we know of and no half-price nights, so the list is what it is — but at $12 flat across Stolpman rosé and a Crémant de Bourgogne, that's a fair deal. Don't expect the list to evolve with the seasons.
Victorine de Chastenay Crémant de Bourgogne — $12
A proper Burgundy bubbly at $12 a glass is practically charity. Crémant de Bourgogne at retail runs $20–$30 a bottle — getting this in a glass at a wings bar for twelve bucks is a small miracle.
Gen de Alma 'JiJiJi' Red Blend (Argentina)
Most people at a burger joint are going straight for the Cab. Skip it and grab the JiJiJi — it's an Argentine field blend with more character and funk than anything else on this list, and it's exactly the kind of bottle that gets overlooked when wings are on the table.
Requiem Cabernet Sauvignon (Washington)
It's fine. It's a safe, middle-of-the-road Washington Cab that exists on every casual list in America. At $12 a glass, there's nothing wrong with it, but when you have Crémant and a natural Argentine blend on the same menu, the Requiem is the least interesting choice you can make.
Stolpman 'Love You Bunches' Rosé (California) + Chicken Wings
Stolpman's 'Love You Bunches' is a bright, dry Sangiovese rosé with enough acidity to cut through rich wing sauce and enough fruit to handle the heat. It's the exact kind of food-friendly wine that makes you feel like a genius for ordering it while everyone else reaches for a lager.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Good Company is a wings joint that hired someone with taste to pick the wine list, and it shows. We'd absolutely send a friend here with instructions to skip the Cab and go straight for the bubbles.
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