Smoke, Bourbon, and a Wednesday Wine Miracle
Gondola Base / Downtown · Telluride · Barbecue and American Comfort Food · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Oak – Beer, Bourbon & Barbecue’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into Oak at the base of Telluride's gondola, wine is clearly not the headliner — bourbon and smoked meat are. But the wine list exists, it's priced reasonably for a mountain resort town, and the weekly deals calendar is quietly doing more work than anyone expects from a BBQ joint.
The list runs 10–20 bottles deep with a California and Washington lean, which is exactly what you'd expect and not much more. There's no adventurous detour into Rhône or Ribera del Duero here — this is crowd-pleasing West Coast fruit for a crowd that came to eat ribs and drink bourbon. That said, the pricing doesn't gouge the way most ski town restaurants feel comfortable doing, which earns some genuine respect. The gaps are obvious — no bubbles, no real Old World presence — but for a BBQ spot, it's functional and honest.
Glass pours run 4–8 options including Good Natured Wine in both red and white, plus Gray Monk Rosé, which is a pleasant surprise — a Canadian rosé showing up at a Telluride BBQ spot isn't something you see every day. At $8 for 5 oz on the Gray Monk and $6 for Good Natured pours, the by-the-glass program is accessible without being embarrassing. Don't expect rotation or seasonal curation, but the basics are covered.
Good Natured Wine Red (8 oz) — $9
Nine dollars for a full 8-ounce pour on a Tuesday is nearly impossible to argue with in Telluride, where everything costs twice what it should. It's a Tuesday staple worth planning around.
Gray Monk Rosé
A Canadian rosé on a BBQ list in the Colorado Rockies is genuinely unexpected. Most people walk past it for something familiar, but Gray Monk from BC's Okanagan Valley is a legit producer and $8 for a pour is fair anywhere, let alone at ski town altitude pricing.
Good Natured Wine (5 oz)
At $6 for 5 oz, you're paying more per ounce than the Tuesday 8 oz special at $9. Just wait for Tuesday or upgrade to the larger pour — the math doesn't favor the small glass.
Gray Monk Rosé + Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwich
A dry, fruit-forward rosé cuts through the fat in pulled pork without competing with the smoke. The Gray Monk has enough acidity to refresh between bites and enough body to hold its own against the BBQ sauce. It works.
Wednesday — All bottles of wine are half price on Wednesdays. Tuesday also offers Good Natured Wine Red and White (8 oz) for $9. Sundays take $10 off all wine bottles.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Oak isn't a wine destination — it's a BBQ and bourbon bar that happens to have a decent wine list and one of the best midweek wine deals in Telluride. If you're here on a Wednesday, order a bottle and consider yourself lucky.
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