Silver Dollar
Great Whiskey, Forgettable Wine List
Frankfort Avenue · Louisville · Southern / Honky-Tonk Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 16, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
Walk into Silver Dollar and you immediately understand what this place is about: whiskey, fried chicken, and a good time on Frankfort Avenue. The wine list feels like an afterthought stapled to the back of a serious bourbon menu — and honestly, that tracks.
Selection Deep Dive
Eleven bottles deep and heavy on the California-Italy-Argentina trifecta, this list reads like a distributor rep's starter pack. You've got Mionetto Prosecco, Line 39 Cab, and Enrique Foster Malbec — all perfectly fine, none remotely exciting. There's no real regional story being told here, no indie producers, nothing that suggests anyone agonized over these picks. The Castillo Monseran Grenache from Aragon is probably the most interesting bottle on the list, and it's still a grocery store staple in most cities.
By the Glass
Ten pours running $7 to $12, which is about as accessible as wine gets in Louisville. The range covers the basics — bubbles, white, rosé, red — but you're not getting any surprises. Meomi Rosé and Cline Chardonnay are doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Castillo Monseran Grenache — $26
At the low end of the bottle range, this Spanish Grenache from Aragon punches above its price and at least offers something with a little character compared to the California blockbusters flanking it.
Cashmere Grenache Syrah Mouvedre
A GSM blend is an odd duck on a honky-tonk wine list, and most people ordering wine here will default to the Cab or Malbec. That's a mistake — this one has more going on and holds its own against the bold Southern food.
Meomi Rose
Ubiquitous, corporate, and not particularly interesting for a place with this much personality. Spend the same $10 on something with a pulse.
Enrique Foster Malbec + Fried Chicken
A bold Malbec with the structure to cut through fried food and the fruit-forward weight to match the richness of a proper Southern fried bird. Not an elegant pairing — but nothing here is, and that's the point.
❌ The Bottom Line
Silver Dollar is a genuinely great bar that happens to sell wine, and the wine list exists purely to cover the bases for people who don't want bourbon. Come for the whiskey and the deviled eggs; the wine will not be the reason you come back.
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