Washington Reds at Grocery Store Prices
Kennewick Suburbs · Kennewick · Deli · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 12, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Kennewick Deli & Wine Market’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walk into Kennewick Deli & Wine Market expecting a sandwich and leave with a bottle of Tamarack under your arm — that's the move here. The wine section sits modestly alongside the deli counter, 18 labels deep, all Washington State reds, all priced like it's still 2018. This is retail-priced wine at a deli, which means the markup conversation basically doesn't exist.
The list is tight and almost exclusively Washington red blends and Syrahs, which makes sense given the region but leaves white wine drinkers and Pinot fans out in the cold. You've got recognizable Columbia Valley names like Kiona Vineyards, Tamarack Cellars, Milbrandt Vineyards, and Novelty Hill sitting alongside cheerful everyday bottles like BBQ Wine Co. Oink! and Trust t.a.t.t. The range runs from unabashedly casual table wine to genuinely respectable producers — Tamarack and Kiona especially deserve better company than a deli counter. Cavatappi Sangiovese is a curious outlier and the most interesting bottle on the shelf.
We couldn't confirm whether pours are available here — this feels more like a grab-and-go retail setup than a sit-down wine experience. If you're hoping for a glass with your sandwich, call ahead. The pricing suggests bottles are meant to be bought, not uncorked on premises.
Tamarack Cellars Firehouse Red — $18
Tamarack is a legitimately respected Columbia Valley producer and Firehouse Red typically retails around this price anyway — you're getting a real wine at zero restaurant tax. This is the bottle you grab and feel good about.
Cavatappi Sangiovese
Everyone else on this shelf is a red blend or Syrah. Cavatappi's Sangiovese is the one curveball — a Washington take on an Italian grape that most people will walk right past. Don't.
BBQ Wine Co. Oink! American Red Table Wine
The branding is doing a lot of work here and the wine is doing very little. When the bottle is named after a pig noise, you already know what you're getting — and Tamarack is sitting right next to it for probably the same price.
Kiona Vineyards Columbia Valley Estate Cuvee + Deli sandwich
Kiona's Estate Cuvee has enough structure to stand up to cured meats and sharp deli mustard without overwhelming a lunch. Grab the bottle, grab the sandwich, eat at a picnic table. That's the whole review.
🎲 The Bottom Line
This isn't a wine destination — it's a neighborhood deli that happens to stock some genuinely solid Washington bottles at prices that would make a restaurant wine director weep. If you're in Kennewick and need a bottle tonight, you could do a lot worse than walking out of here with a Tamarack or a Kiona.
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