Canyon hideaway with a serious wine habit
Millcreek Canyon · Salt Lake City · American, Seasonal · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Log Haven Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You drive up a winding canyon road, arrive at a historic log lodge, and then someone hands you a 200-bottle wine list — that contrast is exactly what makes Log Haven interesting. This is not the wine program you'd expect to find 20 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City, and that's the whole point. A Wine Spectator Award of Excellence held since 2003 doesn't lie.
The list leans hard into California, France, and Italy — which aligns neatly with the Wine Spectator recognition — and there's enough depth here to reward someone who actually wants to look. You'll find Caymus, Jordan, and Silver Oak doing their predictable Cabernet thing on one end, and Marchesi Antinori's Tignanello giving the list some genuine Italian backbone on the other. Louis Jadot covers the French side with the kind of reliability that works in a restaurant context, and Grgich Hills Estate brings Napa Chardonnay credibility without going completely off the rails. The list plays it mostly safe within its three regions, but safe at this level of curation still means you're drinking well.
With 20 to 35 options by the glass running $12 to $18, the program is genuinely generous for a fine-dining canyon destination that could easily get away with offering eight mediocre pours and calling it a night. The range across those glass pours suggests Cassie Codello, the on-staff sommelier, is keeping things moving rather than letting the BTG list stagnate. That said, no structured rotation program is evident, so don't expect weekly surprises.
Château Ste. Michelle Riesling — $12
At the low end of the glass pour pricing, Château Ste. Michelle Riesling is the smart move at a restaurant built around seasonal and foraged ingredients. It's a well-made wine from a serious Washington producer, and at this price point in a fine-dining setting, it's punching well above its weight class.
Marchesi Antinori Tignanello
Most tables here are going to reach for a California Cab and move on — which means Tignanello sits there quietly being one of Italy's iconic Super Tuscans while everyone else orders Caymus. A Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from one of Italy's greatest producers in a canyon lodge in Utah is genuinely unexpected, and that's exactly why you should order it.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is everywhere, it's marked up everywhere, and you're paying a canyon-road fine-dining premium on top of a wine that's already trading on brand recognition rather than value. With Jordan and Silver Oak on the same list, there are better California Cab options — and with Tignanello available, there's a more interesting one.
Jordan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon + Elk Tenderloin
Jordan Cab is structured enough to stand up to elk's gamey richness without overwhelming the kitchen's seasonal prep. It's classic wine-and-game logic, and Jordan's restraint — compared to the bigger, oakier California Cabs on the list — lets the dish do the talking.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Log Haven is a Wild Card in the best possible sense: a legitimately serious wine program hiding inside a romantic canyon lodge in a state not exactly famous for its wine culture. If you're in Salt Lake City and you care about what's in your glass, this is worth the drive up the canyon.
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