Great Room, Grocery Store Wines
Old Town · Wichita · Farm-to-table American, Gastropub
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 21, 2026
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The room does a lot of the heavy lifting — exposed brick, warm lighting, that gastropub energy that makes you want to settle in for the night. Then you open the wine list and get hit with a wall of brands you'd recognize from the end-cap at your local grocery store. The space deserves better.
The list reads like someone handed the wine order to a distributor rep and said 'just send whatever moves.' Meiomi, Josh Cellars, Kim Crawford, La Marca — these are reliable, sure, but they're also the same four bottles you'd find at a chain steakhouse in an airport. There's no regional curiosity here, no nod to smaller producers, and no sense that anyone on staff has strong opinions about what goes on the list. For a farm-to-table concept that clearly cares about its food sourcing, the wine program feels like an afterthought from a different restaurant.
Glass pours land in the $8–$12 range, which sounds reasonable until you realize the bottles behind them are mass-market brands marked up well over 100%. There's no indication of any rotation or seasonal by-the-glass program — what you see is what you get, indefinitely. If you're here for craft beer, you're in better hands.
Meiomi Pinot Noir NV — $36
It's the least bad option on a short list. Meiomi is soft, approachable, and crowd-pleasing — and at least it has some body to stand up to a burger. Still a 100% markup on a $18 retail bottle, but it's the pick if you're committed to ordering wine.
La Marca Prosecco NV
Nobody comes to a gastropub in Wichita thinking 'I'll start with bubbles,' but La Marca is actually a decent pour and works surprisingly well as an aperitif before a seasonal farm plate. It's the most sessionable thing on the list and people consistently overlook it.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc NV
At $38 a bottle, you're paying $21 over retail for one of the most ubiquitous Sauvignon Blancs on the planet. It's a $17 grocery store wine wearing a restaurant price tag — and there's nothing on this list interesting enough to justify the markup.
Meiomi Pinot Noir NV + Burger
Meiomi's soft red fruit and low tannins won't fight with a well-built gastropub burger the way a heavier Cab would. It's not a sophisticated pairing, but it works — and on this list, 'works' is the ceiling.
The Bottom Line
Public at the Brickyard is a genuinely good spot for food and atmosphere, but the wine list is running on autopilot. Order the craft beer, enjoy the room, and save your wine ambitions for somewhere else.
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Meddys West is here for the food, and the wine list knows it. If you're looking for something to wash down your meal without drama, the $8 glass is fine — just don't come here expecting the wine to be the point.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Wichita · Gastropub
Sheet's Creek is a reliable pour in a landlocked city — nothing here will surprise a seasoned wine drinker, but it won't embarrass you either. Send your friends if they like California reds and don't want to think too hard about it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Wichita · New American
First Mile Kitchen's wine list exists to check a box, not to enhance your meal. The pricing is honest and a few bottles are quietly decent, but if wine is important to your night out, you'll want to eat somewhere with more than eight options.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Revolutsia / North Downtown · Wichita · German
Prost isn't a wine destination — it's a biergarten that respects its theme enough to put a coherent German wine list on the table. The Thirsty Thursday bottle deal is legitimately good, and if you show up on the right night with the right dish, you'll leave happier than you expected.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
College Hill · Wichita · Modern American
The Belmont is a perfectly fine place to drink wine in Wichita — the Tuesday half-price bottle deal legitimately rescues the steep markups and makes it worth a visit. Just arrive with low expectations for discovery and high expectations for a good time.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Downtown · Wichita · Japanese, Sushi
Wasabi Hinkaku isn't a wine destination, but it doesn't pretend to be — and the pricing is honest enough to earn some respect. Show up on a Tuesday when the wine chiller special is running and you've got yourself a solid weeknight deal.
Crowd Pleasers
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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