Sacramento's backyard grapes, no apologies
Midtown / R Street Corridor · Sacramento · Neighborhood craft winery with seasonal Californian/American cuisine and strong plant-based/vegan focus · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 22, 2026
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You walk in expecting a generic winery tasting room and instead find a full-service restaurant that actually knows what it's doing with Sacramento-region grapes most wine lists wouldn't touch. The list is tight — maybe 15 to 20 options — but every bottle has a reason to be here. This isn't a place padding the list with Kendall-Jackson to make guests comfortable.
Revolution is essentially a showcase for the Sacramento Valley's underdog appellations: El Dorado, Clarksburg, Amador County, Lodi, Dunnigan Hills — regions that rarely show up on restaurant wine lists outside of Sacramento itself. You'll find varietals like Vermentino from Amador County's Lyman Vineyard, Grenache Blanc from Lodi's Miravet Vineyard, and a Gewurztraminer from Clarksburg's Genesis Ranch Vineyard — all estate or single-vineyard sourced. The gaps are real: if you want Burgundy or Barolo, go somewhere else. But if you want to actually drink the wines that grow in the dirt around you, this list delivers in a way very few restaurants bother to attempt. There's even a Domaine Bousquet Brut from Argentina sliding in as the sparkling option, which is the one nod outside California.
The by-the-glass program runs 10 to 20 options depending on the season, priced between $12 and $18 — reasonable for Midtown Sacramento and genuinely fair given the single-vineyard sourcing. There's also a white wine flight featuring a Clarksburg Chenin Blanc, a Dunnigan Hills Albariño, and a Dunnigan Hills Chardonnay, which is a smart way to taste across appellations without committing to a full bottle. Rotation tracks with the season, so what's on the list in spring won't necessarily be there in fall.
2024 Vermentino, Amador County, Lyman Vineyard — $40–$50
Vermentino at this price point from a single Amador County vineyard is a genuine find — the variety has texture and brightness that punches well above its bottle price, and you won't see it on many wine lists at any price.
2018 Albariño, Lodi, Terra Alta
A 2018 Albariño with some age on it is a genuinely unusual thing to encounter by the glass. Most Albariño gets drunk young, but this one has had time to develop and it's worth the curiosity — most guests will walk right past it for something more familiar.
Domaine Bousquet Brut, Argentina
It's a perfectly fine everyday sparkling wine, but it's also the one bottle on this list that you could find at a decent wine shop anywhere. At a restaurant built around Sacramento-region specificity, drinking Argentine bubbles feels like skipping the point entirely.
2025 Rosé of Syrah, Lodi, Fields Family Vineyard + Plant-based seasonal small plates
A Rosé of Syrah from Lodi has enough structure and savory edge to hold up to the umami-forward, vegetable-driven small plates that define this menu — it's not a delicate Provence rosé, it's got grip, and that's exactly what you need when the food is doing something interesting.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Revolution is the rare restaurant that treats its local wine region like it actually matters, and the list backs that up with real producers and real vineyards at prices that don't make you wince. If you eat in Sacramento and ignore this place, you're missing the most honest wine story in the city.
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