Utah BBQ Joint Sneaks Local Wine Onto the List
Downtown / South 100 West · Moab · Barbecue Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 28, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Spitfire Smokehouse – Patio Bar’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You come to Spitfire for smoked brisket and cold beer — the wine list is not the headline act and doesn't pretend to be. Eight labels, all available by the glass, priced so low you have to double-check the menu. What actually earns a second look are the two local Utah pours from Spanish Valley Vineyards sitting right alongside the California and Argentine standards.
Eight bottles is a short bench, but Spitfire plays it smarter than you'd expect from a patio BBQ bar in the desert. California anchors the list with Parducci Cab and Chardonnay, Selby Merlot, and Tangent Sauvignon Blanc — all reliable, unpretentious producers. Trapiche Malbec from Mendoza and Zonin Prosecco round out the international side. The genuine surprise is Spanish Valley Vineyards, a Moab-area winery producing a Riesling and Gewürztraminer that almost no one outside Utah has heard of — on a BBQ bar list, that's a genuinely odd and charming move.
The entire list is by the glass, which is exactly right for this format — you're not committing to a bottle when there's a half-rack of ribs in front of you. Eight pours ranging from $7 to $8 a glass means this is one of the most approachable wine programs in Utah by price alone. No rotating specials or seasonal additions; what's on the list stays on the list.
Trapiche Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina) — $7/glass, $25/bottle
Trapiche is one of the most reliable value producers in Argentina and at $25 a bottle it's nearly retail pricing. Smoke and dark fruit from the glass are practically built for BBQ. The easiest call on this menu.
Spanish Valley Gewürztraminer (Moab, Utah)
Nobody walks into a Utah BBQ bar expecting a local Gewürztraminer, and that's exactly why you should order it. Spanish Valley Vineyards is a small Moab-area producer most people have never encountered — this is a rare chance to drink something genuinely regional with a story attached, and at $8 a glass the risk is basically zero.
Parducci Chardonnay (California)
Parducci is solid, honest wine, but an unoaked California Chardonnay has nothing to say next to smoked meat. It'll taste flat and thin against brisket or pulled pork. Save the glass pour for something with more backbone.
Trapiche Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina) + Brisket Platter
Malbec and smoked beef is not a revolutionary idea, but it works every time for a reason. The fruit weight and soft tannins in the Trapiche hold up to fatty brisket without getting in the way, and at $7 a glass you can have two and still feel good about your life choices.
The Bottom Line
Spitfire is a BBQ bar that treats wine as an afterthought in almost every way — except the pricing and the quiet inclusion of two local Utah pours that no one saw coming. Come for the ribs and a cold beer, but if you want wine, the Trapiche Malbec at $7 a glass is an honest steal and the Spanish Valley bottles are worth the curiosity.
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