Oyster house glass list from $14 Malbec to $29 Champagne
Downtown · Albany · Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Jack's website, which calls the restaurant Jack's Oyster House, describes it as Albany's landmark dining room since 1913 and posts two wine documents on its menu page: a Drink Menu PDF with a By the Glass list and a separate Wine by the Bottle PDF. The two files carry different glass lists; the glass pours below come from the Drink Menu and the bottles from the Wine by the Bottle PDF, so confirm both when you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
The bottle PDF is sorted by region: Champagne, Sparkling, whites of the United States, the Southern Hemisphere, France, Italy and Germany, rosé, then reds of the United States, the Southern Hemisphere, France, Italy and Spain. For oysters, look at the French whites: Christian Moreau Chablis 2024 at 105, Reverdy Ducroux 'Beau Roy' Sancerre 2024 at 84, and Famille Vincent Mâcon-Villages 2022 at 64. There are New York wines too, such as Forge Cellars 'Classique' Riesling 2023 at 60. On the red side, Napa Cabernets run from Routestock 2023 at 65 to Spottswoode Estate 2022 at 500. Bottle prices appear as plain numbers with no unit label, and the PDF may not match today's stock.
The Drink Menu's By the Glass section posts plain-number prices from 14 to 29. Sparkling: Laurent Perrier 'La Cuvée' Champagne 29, Zardetto Prosecco 14, Paul Cheneau Cava 14 and Vietti Moscato d'Asti 2025 14. Whites run 14 to 18, from Mia Donna Pinot Grigio at 14 to Antoine de la Farge 'La Rive' Menetou-Salon 2024 and Maison Champy 'Cuvée Edme' Burgundy Chardonnay 2023 at 18. The rosé is Wölffer 'Estate' 2025 at 16. Reds: Catena 'Vista Flores' Malbec 2022 14, Cloudline Pinot Noir 2023 16, Ontañón Crianza 16, La Solitude Grenache 15, Banshee Cabernet 15, and Jax 'Y3 Taureau' Cabernet 2023 19. The homepage also advertises "$1 OYSTERS • ALL DAY AT THE BAR."
The Bottom Line
Jack's is an oyster house first, and its wine lists back that up with French whites by the glass and the bottle. Start with a half dozen oysters and a glass of the Antoine de la Farge Menetou-Salon at 18, or go for the bottle of Reverdy Ducroux Sancerre at 84; for red, the $14 Catena Malbec is the lowest-priced glass. Confirm current lists and prices when you book; this unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
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