Five Bottles and a Dream, That's It
· Duluth · Japanese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed November 9, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Haru Ichiban Japanese Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Haru Ichiban is about as long as a grocery receipt from a quick errand — five labels, no producers named, no regions, no prices listed publicly. It reads less like a curated selection and more like someone checked a box that said 'we serve wine.'
Five wines: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot, and Choya Plum Wine. The first four are the most generic category names possible — no producer, no region, no vintage — which means we genuinely have no idea what's in the bottle until it arrives at the table. The Choya Plum Wine is at least a known quantity with a recognizable brand, and it's the one selection that actually makes sense alongside Japanese food. Beyond that, this list offers nothing to get excited about.
Glass pour availability is undocumented, and without pricing or pour program details, we can't tell you what a glass will set you back. What we can tell you is that with only five labels total, don't expect much rotation or any by-the-glass discovery.
The Bottom Line
Haru Ichiban is not a wine destination, and that's fine — plenty of great Japanese restaurants aren't. But if wine matters to you at dinner, this list gives you nothing to work with: no producers, no prices, no effort. Come for the food, skip the wine, and maybe order the Choya Plum Wine if you want something that at least fits the vibe.
5 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
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CHOYA PLUM WINE
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