Beer Town, Utah — Wine Took a Wrong Turn
South Main Street · Moab · Brewpub / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 28, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Moab Brewery Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Moab Brewery is exactly what you'd expect from a place that leads with a 20-tap beer board: an afterthought. Eleven by-the-glass pours, zero bottles, and a lineup that reads like the shelf at a mid-tier grocery store. To their credit, prices are reasonable — but reasonable pricing on uninspiring wine is still just uninspiring wine.
California dominates this list from top to bottom, with familiar mass-market names like Fetzer, Beringer, Gnarly Head, and Robert Mondavi Private Selection doing most of the heavy lifting. There's a lone Italian showing up (Riff Pinot Grigio) and a single South American bottle in the Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec, which at least suggests someone glanced beyond the California border at some point. No Burgundy, no Rhône, no Iberian peninsula, no interesting small producers — just a who's who of supermarket wine. The list hasn't moved in any discernible direction; it exists to serve people who want wine but don't particularly want to think about wine.
All 11 wines are by the glass only — there's no bottle program to speak of, which keeps things simple but caps the ceiling pretty low. Pours run $7–$10, which is genuinely fair for Moab, a tourist town where restaurant margins can get ugly. The range covers the basics: a couple whites, a rosé in Beringer White Zin, a few reds — no rotation, no seasonal swap-outs, just the same steady lineup.
Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec — $10
Trapiche is an honest, food-friendly Malbec with actual structure behind it — more than you can say for most of its neighbors on this list. At $10 a glass in a tourist-heavy brewpub, it's the one pour worth ordering without regret.
Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc
It's not glamorous, but Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc punches above its price point consistently. Most people here are ordering the Chardonnay on autopilot — skip it and grab this instead for something with a little more life and brightness.
Beringer White Zinfandel
There's no version of 2024 where this is the call. Beringer White Zin is sweet, flat, and a relic of a wine trend that peaked when cargo shorts were still acceptable. At a brewpub with good beer on tap, there are better decisions to be made.
Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec + Burger
The Malbec's dark fruit and soft tannins do exactly what you need them to do against a juicy pub burger — cut the fat, match the char, and not get in the way. It's a simple equation, but it works.
The Bottom Line
Moab Brewery is a great place to drink beer in canyon country — the wine list is just along for the ride. If your table insists on wine, the Trapiche Malbec and Joel Gott Sauv Blanc are your two honest options; everything else is background noise.
· Moab · American breakfast and dinner
For a cafe in the middle of the Utah desert, Jailhouse punches above its weight class on the wine front — fair markups, a nearly all-by-the-glass menu, and a couple of genuine highlights in the Gruet and the Jadot. If you're rolling in off a trail and want something better than a gas station beer, this list will take care of you.
Crowd Pleasers
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· Moab · Brewpub
Moab Brewery is a solid brewpub doing exactly what it should — pouring craft beer to dusty hikers and mountain bikers. The wine list is an afterthought, and that's fine, as long as you treat it like one. Order the beer. If someone at your table insists on wine, the Trapiche Malbec is probably your least-bad option, but don't come here for the wine.
Grocery Store
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Moab · Italian
Pasta Jay's wine list is a list in the most technical sense — it has wines on it, they cost money, you can order them. But with no whites, no rosé, steep markups on grocery-tier labels, and a selection that ignores most of Italy's wine country, it's hard to recommend anyone spend real money here on wine. Order the pasta, drink water, and save the bottle for somewhere that actually cares.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
Highway 128 / Red Cliffs Lodge · Moab · Winery Patio
Castle Creek isn't competing with your favorite wine bar — it's competing with the view, and honestly both win. If you're driving Highway 128 and you don't stop here, you made a mistake.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Highway 128 / Sorrel River Ranch · Moab · Hotel Bar / New American
Sorrel River Ranch's bar and lounge isn't a wine destination, but it's a perfectly serviceable place to drink while the canyon walls turn red at sunset. Come for the view, order the Jordan, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
North Main / Hillside Overlook · Moab · Outdoor Bar / Steakhouse
Sunset Grill's wine list is a passenger, not a driver — you're really here for the view and the prime rib, and the wine program knows it. Come for the canyon sunset, order the Justin, and don't let the Silver Oak price tag ruin your evening.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sedona · Brewpub / American
Oak Creek Brewery & Grill is exactly what it is: a brewpub with a wine list that exists so non-beer-drinkers have something to order. The by-the-glass breadth is a genuine convenience, but markups are steep and the selection never ventures outside the comfort zone. Order the Portillo Malbec, enjoy the scenery, and let your table order the beer.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Ashland · Brewpub / American
Standing Stone won't make you forget you're in a brewpub, but the wine list is a quiet, locally-focused overachiever that treats Southern Oregon producers with real respect. If you're skipping the beer, you're not stuck with bad options — and that alone puts it ahead of most places serving pints.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Appleton · Brewpub / American
Stone Arch earns its reputation on craft beer, full stop — the wine list is a courtesy offering for whoever at the table doesn't drink beer, not a reason to come in thirsty for something from a bottle. Order a pint, enjoy the atmosphere, and save your wine ambitions for another night.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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