Great Margaritas. Forget the Wine List Exists.
Town of Jackson · Jackson Hole · Tex-Mex & Mexican · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed May 23, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Merry Piglets is less a list and more a footnote — four house pours wedged somewhere between the margarita menu and the queso. Nobody came here for wine, and the restaurant knows it. The drinks program starts and ends with frozen margs, as it should.
Four options. That's what we're working with: a house Chardonnay, a house Cabernet Sauvignon, a White Zinfandel, and a house sparkling. No producers named, no regions beyond a vague California origin, no vintage information. This is the wine equivalent of a gas station cooler. The list hasn't been curated so much as it has been assigned — someone called a distributor, said 'we need something', and called it done. There are no gaps to analyze because there's barely a list to analyze.
All four wines on the list are by the glass, priced between $8 and $11, which is honestly the only thing to appreciate here. The glass pours rotate at exactly zero — this is a set-and-forget program if we've ever seen one. There's no rotation, no seasonal thinking, no evidence that anyone has revisited this list since it was first written.
House Chardonnay — $9
At essentially retail pricing with zero markup, it's hard to argue against it on pure math. Set expectations accordingly — this is an inexpensive California house pour, not a wine to think about.
House Sparkling
Nobody orders it, but a cold glass of house bubbles with a basket of chips and queso at a loud, packed cantina is genuinely a fine way to start a meal. Low stakes, festive, works the room.
White Zinfandel
White Zinfandel on a wine list in 2024 is a hard pass. It's sweet, it's predictable, and it communicates exactly how much thought went into this program. Order a margarita instead — it's what this place actually does well.
House Sparkling + Queso and house-made chips
Bubbles cut through rich, melted cheese better than anything else on this list. It's not a profound pairing, but it's a fun one, and fun is the whole point at Merry Piglets.
❌ The Bottom Line
Come for the margaritas, the fajitas, and the lively room — Merry Piglets is a genuinely good time. Just don't come for the wine, because the wine doesn't care that you're here.
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