Wine Wednesday Makes Everything Better Here
Downtown / Southside · Flagstaff · Mediterranean / Healthy / Vegetarian-friendly · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 11, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Pita Jungle – Flagstaff’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Pull up to Pita Jungle and wine is clearly not the main event — the falafel and hummus are doing the heavy lifting here. The list is compact enough to read in under a minute, which is either refreshing or alarming depending on how deep you like to go. What catches your eye immediately, though, is Wine Wednesday: half-price bottles all day long.
The list leans hard on approachable crowd-pleasers — California Cabernet, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Malbec, and a Prosecco to cover the bubbles checkbox. There's no real regional story being told here, and don't expect to find anything that'll make you sit up straighter. The most notable item is the house Jungle Vino label — a proprietary Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay bottled specifically for the chain — which at least gives the list a small personality quirk, even if neither bottle is going to challenge your palate. Gaps are obvious: no rosé, no natural wine, nothing from Arizona's own growing wine scene, which feels like a missed opportunity given the state's momentum.
The by-the-glass program runs six to ten options depending on the day, covering the basic white-to-red spectrum without much adventure. Happy hour glass pours hit around $5, which sounds great until you realize the markup on a $12 retail bottle by the glass is doing a lot of quiet work. Stick to bottles — especially on Wednesdays — and you'll be in much better shape.
Jungle Vino Cabernet Sauvignon NV — $9
On Wine Wednesday, this house Cab drops to $9 a bottle — technically below retail cost. It's a simple, easy-drinking red that's perfectly at home next to a shawarma pita, and at that price you're not overthinking it.
Jungle Vino Chardonnay NV
Nobody orders house Chardonnay on purpose, but at $18 a bottle (or $9 on Wednesdays) this is a low-stakes pour that works surprisingly well alongside the lighter Mediterranean fare. Most people grab a Sauvignon Blanc and move on — this one gets ignored for no good reason.
Jungle Vino Cabernet Sauvignon NV (by the glass, happy hour)
Even at the happy hour rate of $5 a glass, the per-ounce markup on the house Cab is quietly brutal compared to just ordering a bottle. Save yourself the math and grab a bottle instead — especially on a Wednesday.
Jungle Vino Chardonnay NV + Hummus with Pita
The Chardonnay's soft, unoaked profile doesn't fight with the olive oil and lemon in a good hummus — it just sits alongside it like a reasonable adult. Nothing revelatory, but it works cleanly and won't distract from the food.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesday — half-price bottles of wine all day, every Wednesday. Applies to all bottles on the wine list.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Pita Jungle isn't a wine destination, but Wine Wednesday turns a modest, play-it-safe list into a genuinely good deal — $9 bottles with a plate of hummus and pita is hard to argue with. Come for the food, drink opportunistically, and set a calendar reminder for Wednesdays.
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