Farm shop vibes, serious wine list underneath
Downtown · Aspen · New American with global influences; cheese and charcuterie-focused farm-to-table · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 27, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Meat & Cheese Restaurant and Farm Shop’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 what looks like a glorified deli and you half expect a list of mass-market crowd-pleasers next to the prosciutto. Instead, you find Alsatian Riesling, obscure California natural producers, and Muscadet — a genuinely curious list that earns a second look. It's not deep, but it's pointed in a direction most Aspen restaurants aren't.
The list leans heavily on France, Italy, and Austria, with a California natural wine contingent that feels intentional rather than trendy. Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet is a smart inclusion — it's exactly the kind of high-acid, mineral-driven wine that makes charcuterie and aged cheese sing. Domaine Weinbach's Alsace Riesling adds a bit of prestige, and Scholium Project represents the weirder, more exploratory side of California. Gaps exist — there's no real depth in red Burgundy or Barolo — but for a 50-to-80 bottle list, the selections they've made show actual taste.
Somewhere between ten and sixteen pours by the glass, ranging from $14 to $22, which is honest for Aspen where even a mediocre Pinot can cost you $20 a glass without blinking. If the glass program mirrors the bottle list, expect the usual suspects — a crisp white, a versatile rosé, a fruit-forward red — alongside at least one or two picks that'll make you do a double take.
Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet — $50
Muscadet at this price in a mountain resort town is almost a gift. It's lean, saline, and built for the cheese board you're definitely ordering — and it won't leave a crater in your wallet the way the Weinbach will.
Scholium Project
Most people at this restaurant are here for the charcuterie and skip anything that sounds unfamiliar. That's a mistake. Scholium Project makes wines that are genuinely strange and worth the curiosity — orange-ish, textured, fermented with intention. If it's on the glass list, try it before you default to the Pinot Grigio.
Domaine Weinbach Riesling
It's a beautiful wine and Weinbach is a legendary Alsace producer — no argument there. But in Aspen, where markup pressure is relentless, you're almost certainly paying a significant premium over what this costs anywhere else. Unless you're celebrating something specific, the Pépière does the same flavor work for your meal at a fraction of the price.
Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet + Charcuterie and cheese board
Salty cured meats and aged cheeses need a wine with enough acid to cut through the fat and enough restraint not to overwhelm the flavors. Muscadet — especially from Pépière — is practically built for this moment. It's the wine equivalent of a squeeze of lemon over everything.
The Bottom Line
Meat & Cheese punches above its casual farm-shop look with a wine list that clearly has someone's fingerprints on it. Aspen pricing keeps it from being a true value play, but the selections here are too interesting to ignore.
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