Txakoli with your tikka masala? Yes, actually.
River Road / East St. George · St. George · Indian · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Red Fort Cuisine of India’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Nobody walks into a St. George Indian restaurant expecting to find Atlantis Txakoli and Aichenberg Grüner Veltliner on the wine list — and yet here we are. The list is short at 18 bottles, but whoever curated it was clearly thinking about food rather than just slapping Kendall-Jackson on the menu and calling it a day. That alone earns some genuine respect.
For an 18-label list, this thing covers surprising ground: Austria (Grüner Veltliner), the Basque Country (Txakoli), Alsace (Willm Pinot Gris), Bordeaux (Château de Ribebon), and Rioja (Hacienda López) all make appearances alongside the obligatory New World crowd-pleasers. The pan-European lean skews toward whites and lighter reds, which is exactly where you want to be when you're eating spice-forward food. There are gaps — no rosé, no natural wine, nothing from the Southern Rhône or Italy — but for a casual Indian spot in southern Utah, the intentionality here is real. The bottom of the list does drag a bit with Dark Horse Cab and Blackstone Merlot, but those are clearly there to keep the table of six from wandering.
Ten options by the glass is generous for a restaurant this size, and bottle prices topping out at $42 mean the glass pours are priced to match at $6–$7.50 — some of the most affordable wine-by-the-glass you'll find anywhere that isn't a happy hour special. Rotation appears static rather than seasonal, but at these prices, it's hard to complain loudly.
Atlantis Txakoli (Spain) — $7.50/glass
Txakoli by the glass under $8 at an Indian restaurant is genuinely bizarre in the best way. The wine's natural spritz and zippy acidity cut right through cream-based curries, and you'd pay twice this at any wine bar calling itself adventurous.
Aichenberg Grüner Veltliner (Austria)
Most people at this table are ordering the Monkey Bay Sauv Blanc on autopilot. That's a mistake. The Grüner brings a white pepper note and leaner acidity that handles spice with more precision — it's the smarter order and probably the one the menu was actually built around.
Blackstone Merlot California
At $29 a bottle, you're paying restaurant markup on a wine that retails for around $8 at any grocery store in America. The food here deserves better, and so does your wallet.
Willm Pinot Gris (Alsace) + Chicken Coconut Korma
Alsatian Pinot Gris brings enough body and a touch of residual richness to meet the coconut and cream in the Korma without getting steamrolled by the spice. It's the kind of pairing that makes you feel like you figured something out.
The Bottom Line
Red Fort isn't a wine destination, but it's making smarter decisions than almost any comparable restaurant in its category or zip code. If you're eating here anyway — and you should be — order the Txakoli or the Grüner and feel briefly brilliant.
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Plays It Safe
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Willing but Green
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Surprising Depth
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Willing but Green
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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