Jacobs Pub Italian Steakhouse & Catering

A pub-adjacent steakhouse in Evansville, Indiana is not where you expect to find a 2010 Château Bertrand-Braneyre or Dominus 2019 sharing a menu with Nova Scotia sparkling wine. The list runs 68 labels and reads like someone actually cares — not like a corporate wine buyer just checked a box. This is the kind of list that makes you do a double-take.

The geographic reach here is genuinely impressive for a mid-market steakhouse in the Midwest. You get Greek Assyrtiko from Skouras, Canadian Riesling from Flat Rock Cellars, a Grechetto from Sergio Mottura in Lazio, a Côtes du Rhône from Domaine de Pegau, and a Napa valley Dominus — all on the same list. The sparkling section alone has more personality than most full wine programs in the region, with Benjamin Bridge from Nova Scotia and Entre Vinyes Funambul Cava alongside a proper Billecart-Salmon. There are gaps — the Italian reds could be deeper for a restaurant leaning into that identity, and the Coravin selection skews heavy and expensive — but the overall curation punches well above what you'd expect from the address. Someone with a point of view built this list.

Twenty-one by-the-glass options is a strong count, and the Coravin program opens up bottles like Domaine de Pegau Cuvée Réservée 2010 and Dominus 2019 by the glass — which is genuinely rare. Prices by the glass range from $14 to $168, so the range is wide enough to suit a casual weeknight pour or a splurge-by-the-stem occasion. The everyday glass options (Flat Rock Pinot Gris at $14, Chateau St. Jacques d'Albas rosé at $15) hold their own without asking you to commit to a bottle.