Revel Wine Bar
Fountain Square's Secret Weapon for Real Wine
Fountain Square · Indianapolis · Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 22, 2026
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First Impression
The list is compact — 23 bottles — but the moment you see house-label Carménère and Pais Viejo from J. Bouchon sitting next to Wildekans Chenin Blanc, you know someone's paying attention. This isn't a restaurant that threw a wine list together to check a box. Fountain Square got a real wine bar.
Selection Deep Dive
Revel leans hard into its own-label program — sourcing from Ohio River Valley AVA, Columbia Valley WA, and Lodi CA — and it's a genuinely interesting move for Indianapolis. The house Sangiovese, Cab Franc, and Zinfandel give the list a winemaker-driven identity you don't usually find at this price point. Beyond the house stuff, they've dug into some underplayed corners: Pullus Halozen from Slovenia, J. Bouchon's Pais Viejo from Chile, Cantina Settecani Lambrusco, and Domaine de la Tourmaline Muscadet round out a list that quietly punches well above its weight. The gaps are real — no serious Burgundy, no Barolo, no aged anything — but that's not really the point here.
By the Glass
Nearly the entire list is available by the glass, which is rare and worth celebrating. That means you can work your way through Wildekans Chenin Blanc, Tridente Tempranillo, and the house Black Sheep Rosé in one sitting without committing to a bottle. The Wednesday half-price bottle program means smart regulars are buying house-label Revel wines at a steal.
Pais Viejo | J. Bouchon — null
Pais is one of Chile's most underrated grapes — old-vine, low-intervention, criminally underpriced wherever it shows up. J. Bouchon is a serious producer and this is the kind of bottle that makes a wine bar worth revisiting.
Halozen [Dry Red Blend] | Pullus
Pullus is a top Slovenian producer and Halozen is a dry red blend most people in Indianapolis have never encountered. That's the whole point. Grab it before they stop carrying it.
Champagne | Collet
Collet is a perfectly fine Champagne house, but on a list this small and indie-spirited, the Cremant Rosé or Kila Cava will give you 80% of the experience at a fraction of the price. The Collet feels like a placeholder.
Lambrusco | Cantina Settecani + Charcuterie Board
Cantina Settecani Lambrusco is dry, fizzy, and acidic enough to cut through cured meats and aged cheese without competing with them. Classic Italian logic, and it works the same way in Fountain Square.
Wednesday — Half off all Revel Wine bottles every Wednesday evening
🎲 The Bottom Line
Revel is doing something genuinely interesting in Indianapolis — a house wine program with regional ambition, a by-the-glass list that's almost the whole menu, and a Wednesday bottle deal that makes it a neighborhood essential. Send your friends here.
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