The Wine List Nobody Asked For
Oyster Point / Jefferson Avenue · Newport News · Steakhouse / Roadhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Logan's Roadhouse – Newport News’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Six wines. That's it. You flip open the menu at Logan's Roadhouse and the wine section is over before it started — a short row of familiar labels that could have been pulled from the middle shelf at any gas station with ambition. This is a bar program built around buckets of beer and loaded cocktails, and the wine list knows it's not the main character.
The entire list is six bottles, all of which also happen to be the six by-the-glass pours — so there's no depth hiding anywhere. You've got Graham + Fisk's Cabernet, Underwood Pinot Noir, Archer Roose Pinot Grigio, Imagery Chardonnay, Bollicini Sparkling, and La Vieille Ferme Rosé. These are all perfectly drinkable, widely distributed, mass-market labels — nothing wrong with any of them on their own terms, but calling this a wine list is generous. The only surprise is La Vieille Ferme Rosé, a Rhône Valley staple from the Perrin family that quietly outclasses everything around it.
Every wine on the list is available by the glass, which sounds great until you realize the list is six deep total. Rotation appears nonexistent — this is a set-and-forget program that hasn't been touched since someone in corporate approved it. If you're not drinking beer or a whiskey drink here, you're operating in the wrong venue.
La Vieille Ferme Rosé — null
The one wine on this list that actually has a pedigree. It's a southern Rhône rosé made by the Perrin family — same people behind Château de Beaucastel — and it tends to be fairly priced even in chain restaurant settings. If you're having wine at Logan's, this is the pick.
La Vieille Ferme Rosé
Most people grabbing a drink at Logan's are ordering a Bud or a cocktail, so this Rhône rosé just sits there being the most interesting thing on the list that nobody orders. Crisp, food-friendly, and from a producer that actually knows what they're doing — it's the quiet overachiever in a room full of people doing karaoke.
Bollicini Sparkling
Bargain-bin Italian bubbly that has no business being ordered in a loud roadhouse. There's nothing here to justify popping a glass of this when the rest of the drink menu is doing so much more. Save the sparkling for somewhere that cares.
La Vieille Ferme Rosé + Mesquite-Grilled Salmon
The Perrin rosé has enough structure and acidity to cut through the smoky char on the salmon without overwhelming it. It's the one pairing on this menu where the wine actually earns its place on the table.
The Bottom Line
Logan's Roadhouse is a beer-and-bourbon operation that happens to list six wines as an afterthought — and it shows. Order the steak, order the ribs, order a cold draft; just don't come here expecting the wine list to do any heavy lifting.
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Grocery Store
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MIA
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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