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Downtown / West Central · Fort Wayne · American Tavern / Bar Food · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Henry's Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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A 21-and-over bar in Fort Wayne with a wine list that actually tries — that alone earns a second look. The list is compact at 14–18 bottles, but it punches above its weight for a place best known for burgers and late-night bar snacks. You're not walking into a wine bar, but you're also not staring down a wall of Barefoot.
The list spans California, New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Argentina, France, and Australia — respectable geographic range for a neighborhood tavern with no sommelier on staff. There's a clear nod to crowd-pleasing staples (Kendall Jackson Reserve Chardonnay, Black Stallion Chardonnay), but the list earns credibility with picks like the Villarini White Blend from Grillo Sicilia, the Serra Da Estrela Albariño, and the Belleruche Grenache Syrah from Chapoutier. The Two Hands Shiraz and Domaine Bousquet Cab round out the reds with some actual backbone. Gaps exist — no Burgundy, no Champagne, nothing for serious collectors — but this isn't that restaurant, and the list knows it.
Nine by-the-glass pours running $12–$15 is a reasonable spread for a casual bar setting, and the range covers whites, rosé, and reds without leaning too hard on any one corner. The Sokol Blosser Rosé and Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc are genuine quality picks in the lineup, not filler. Rotation isn't confirmed, but the Wednesday half-price promotion applies to the full wine list, which means those $12–$15 glasses become $6–$7.50 — one of the better weeknight wine deals in Fort Wayne.
Belleruche Grenache Syrah (M. Chapoutier) — $30
Chapoutier's Belleruche is a reliable Southern Rhône blend that typically retails around $15–$18, so even at the low end of the bottle range it's solid value — and on a Wednesday, it's basically a steal.
Villarini White Blend (Grillo Sicilia)
Grillo is still flying under most people's radar, and at a bar-food joint in Indiana, most tables are going to reach for the Chardonnay or the KJ Reserve out of habit. That's a mistake. The Villarini is the most interesting white on the list.
Kendall Jackson Reserve Chardonnay
KJ Reserve is perfectly fine wine, but it's a $20 retail bottle that feels like a reflex pick on lists that don't know what else to do with Chardonnay. The Black Stallion is a better call if you want California Chard, and the Villarini is a better call if you want to drink something with a pulse.
Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc + Buffalo Wings
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc's bright acidity and citrus edge cut right through the fat and heat of a buffalo sauce. Loveblock is a cleaner, more serious expression of Marlborough Sauv Blanc than most bar menus deserve — use that to your advantage.
Wednesday — Entire wine list at 50% off every Wednesday night — applies to all bottles and by-the-glass pours.
The Bottom Line
Henry's is a bar that happens to take its wine list seriously enough to matter, and the Wednesday half-price deal is the kind of thing you should have already texted your friends about. Don't overthink it — show up, order the Belleruche, and feel good about your Wednesday.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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