Grill-your-own steak, Wednesday wines, no fuss
East Side · Green Bay · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
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The wine list at Prime Quarter is exactly what you'd expect from a grill-your-own supper club in Green Bay — short, familiar, and built to move bottles without intimidating anyone. It's not trying to be a wine destination, and it knows it. What it lacks in ambition it mostly makes up for in honesty: the prices are reasonable and the selections actually match what people order with a ribeye.
About 20 bottles cover the map from California to Italy to Argentina, leaning heavily on recognizable label names — Rombauer, Franciscan, Faust, Coppola, Z. Alexander Brown — rather than any kind of adventurous curation. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the red section, which makes sense given the menu, but there's a token Malbec from Santa Julia Reserve (Argentina) and a Hope Estate Shiraz from Australia to keep things marginally interesting. The Italian presence is real but thin: a couple of Chianti bottlings from Melini Brolio de Elsa and Castella d'Alba, plus a Folonari Moscato and Ballatore Spumante for the sweet-leaning crowd. Gaps are obvious — no Rhône, no Pinot-heavy section beyond a light Estancia showing, and white wine gets a back seat to the red parade.
House wines by the glass or half-carafe run a flat $6.95–$10.95 and cover the basics: Chardonnay, Cabernet, White Zinfandel, Moscato, Merlot, and Pinot Grigio. No specific producers are named for the glass pours, which is a little frustrating — you're essentially buying on faith. The real move is showing up on a Wednesday, when those same pours drop to $4.50 a glass and bottles get 20% off.
Santa Julia Reserve Malbec (Argentina) — ~$30–$35 estimated bottle
Santa Julia's Reserve tier punches well above its price point — clean, fruit-forward Malbec that holds its own next to a slab of USDA Choice beef without draining your wallet. It's the most interesting red on the list relative to what you're likely paying for it.
Matanzas Creek (Sonoma)
Matanzas Creek is a legitimately good Sonoma producer that most people at a casual steakhouse will scroll past in favor of a Cab. Their whites — likely Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay here — are consistently well-made and offer real regional character that stands out against the generic California pack on this list.
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon
Faust is the list's top-end bottle and, while it's a fine Napa Cab, you're almost certainly paying a steep restaurant premium for a wine that retails around $40–$50. At a grill-your-own joint where the cook is you, there's no reason to drop that kind of money — grab the Franciscan or Coppola Claret and put the difference toward another steak.
Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon + USDA Choice Ribeye
Franciscan is a dependable Napa producer with enough dark fruit and structure to actually stand up to a well-charred ribeye without overwhelming it. It's the kind of wine that was essentially engineered for this exact scenario, and at this price point it's the right call.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesdays: 20% off all bottles and carafes; house wines by the glass drop to $4.50 (Chardonnay, Cabernet, White Zinfandel, Moscato, Merlot, Pinot Grigio)
✔️ The Bottom Line
Prime Quarter's wine list is a workhorse, not a showpiece — but for a grill-your-own steakhouse in Green Bay, that's perfectly fine. Come on a Wednesday, order the Malbec or Franciscan Cab, and focus on not overcooking your ribeye.
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