Harrisburg's Most Interesting Wine List, Full Stop
· Harrisburg · French-Inspired Brasserie · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed September 14, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Rubicon’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Rubicon stops you cold — in the best way. Forty-nine labels in a mid-Pennsylvania brasserie, and instead of the usual Meiomi and Kim Crawford parade, you're looking at Kellerei Bozen Müller Thurgau, Pacherhof Kerner, and a Drappier Brut Nature. Someone here is paying attention.
The whites are the headline act. There's a genuine commitment to Northern Italian and Alpine varietals — the Fantinel Rocciaponca Pinot Grigio, the Prá Soave Classico Otto, the Mastroberardino Novaserra Greco di Tufo — this is a list that reaches well past the obvious. The Terrazze dell'Etna Ciuri Bianco and the Clos Regain Petit Mansengo from Gascony add even more texture to a category that most restaurants completely phone in. The bubbles section is stacked too, running from the entry-level Ruffino Lumina Prosecco all the way up to Drappier's zero-dosage Brut Nature at $185 — not cheap, but the right bottle for the right table. Reds data is thinner in what was shared, so we'd want a closer look there before crowning this thing.
Thirteen pours across a $12–$22 range is a solid program, and the spread suggests the by-the-glass list isn't just dumping house wine on you. If the Gerard Bertrand Côte des Roses and the Miraval Rosé are both available by the glass, that's two genuinely crowd-pleasing options that don't embarrass themselves.
Kellerei Bozen Müller Thurgau 2023 — $60
Kellerei Bozen is one of the best co-ops in Alto Adige — their Müller Thurgau is crisp, aromatic, and completely underrated. At $60, this is the kind of bottle that drinks well above its price tag, and almost no one at the table will have had it before.
Clos Regain La Côte de Brumes Petit Mansengo 2023
Petit Manseng from Gascony is a serious wine — honeyed but dry, with real tension and a long finish. Most people walk right past it for a Pinot Grigio or a Chardonnay. Don't. This is the most interesting white on the list and it's only $70.
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve
At $120, Nicolas Feuillatte is the most aggressively average Champagne you can buy. It's everywhere, it's fine, and it's not worth $120. The Drappier Brut Nature a few lines down is a more interesting bottle for only $65 more — or step back to the Piper-Heidsieck at $110 if you want the familiar.
Prá Soave Classico Otto 2021 + Moules Frites
Soave Classico with Garganega's signature almond-and-citrus profile is built for briny shellfish. The Otto has enough weight to stand up to the butter in the broth without steamrolling the mussels. Classic brasserie move.
The Bottom Line
Rubicon is doing something genuinely uncommon for Harrisburg — a wine list with a real point of view, fair pricing, and bottles that reward curiosity. If you like exploring past the obvious, this list earns a detour.
· Harrisburg · Italian
Mangia Qui is a genuinely appealing spot — the food, the room, and the service cadence all point toward a place that takes the dining experience seriously. The Italian wine focus is the right instinct for this kitchen, and duck confit with a solid Tuscan red is exactly what this kind of room should be delivering. We just don't have enough confirmed wine list detail yet to tell you whether to come for the bottle or stick to the food. Worth a visit — ask your server what's good on the wine list and see what happens.
Plays It Safe
Steep
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Harrisburg · Italian
Zia's isn't a wine destination, but it's a reliable, fairly priced list that respects the room it's in and won't leave you feeling ripped off. If you're here for a nice Italian dinner and a couple of honest glasses of wine, it delivers.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Harrisburg · American/Gastropub
Federal Taphouse is a beer bar that happens to serve wine, and the list reflects exactly that priority order. If you're with a group split between pint-drinkers and wine-drinkers, it works — just don't expect anyone to geek out over the bottle selection with you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Harrisburg · New American
Home 231 is a solid neighborhood dinner spot where the wine list does its job without any drama — which is fine, as long as you're not expecting it to be the reason you showed up. Come for the food, order something simple off the list, and enjoy the room.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Hershey · Harrisburg · Seafood/Steakhouse
Devon isn't breaking new ground, but for a chain steakhouse in Hershey, this wine list punches above its weight — especially if you gravitate toward Rieslings or Pinot Noir. We'd send a friend here knowing they won't get gouged and won't have to settle.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Harrisburg · New American/Steak
Black 'n Bleu is a perfectly fine place to eat a steak — the wine list, however, is an afterthought dressed up as a program. Skip the Woodbridge, grab the Argyle, and spend your energy on the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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