House wines, cold beer, no pretense
Monroe Avenue / OSU · Corvallis · Pub · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 17, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list here is exactly what you'd expect from a McMenamins pub — short, Oregon-focused, and anchored entirely by their own Edgefield Winery. There's no mystery to it, no discovery moment, just a clean and unpretentious slate of house pours designed to move alongside a basket of Cajun tots. If you came here for Burgundy, you took a wrong turn.
The list runs 10 to 20 bottles deep and doesn't stray far from the Edgefield estate portfolio — Black Rabbit Red, White Rabbit, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Willamette Valley Pinot Noir cover the bases. It's vertically shallow and horizontally narrow, meaning zero guest producers and no regional exploration beyond what Edgefield grows itself. That's a feature for some — brand consistency, quality you know — and a dead end for anyone wanting to dig into the broader Willamette Valley scene. The Pinot Noir is the one wine on the list that hints at what Oregon actually does well, even if it's the NV entry-level expression.
Four to eight pours available, all Edgefield, all priced between $9 and $11 a glass. It's a tight program with zero rotation — what's on tonight is what's on every night. Not exciting, but you're not getting gouged either, which counts for something in a college-town pub.
McMenamins Edgefield Pinot Noir Willamette Valley (NV) — $11/glass
At $11 a glass in a pub setting for an Oregon Pinot Noir, this is the move. Retail is $24 a bottle, so you're not getting ripped off, and it's the only pour on the list that actually represents what makes this state worth drinking through.
McMenamins Edgefield Riesling (NV)
Everyone sleeping on this one while they order another IPA. Oregon Riesling is an underrated category, and at $9 a glass, this is a low-risk way to find out if you've been wrong about the grape your whole life. Order it with pizza.
McMenamins Edgefield Black Rabbit Red (NV)
A $28 bottle of NV house red blend that retails for $16 direct from the winery. It's not a bad wine, but it's the least interesting thing on the list and the value math doesn't sing the way the Pinot Noir does. If you're going bottle, go Pinot.
McMenamins Edgefield Pinot Gris (NV) + Cajun Tots
Pinot Gris has just enough body and stone fruit to hold up to seasoned, salty fried food without fighting it. The Cajun tots are the move at this pub, and a cold $9 glass of Edgefield Pinot Gris is a better call alongside them than another pint.
The Bottom Line
McMenamins On Monroe is not a wine destination — it's a pub that does wine responsibly and without embarrassment. Send a friend here if they want something decent by the glass without a markup hangover, but tell them to save their Willamette Valley deep-dive for somewhere with more ambition.
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