A 12-wine menu, $11 to $14 a glass, with half pours
Story Hill · Milwaukee · American, Regional · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Story Hill BKC at 5100 W Bluemound Rd calls itself a wine shop and restaurant, and its kitchen page describes a neighborhood spot for weekend brunch, weekday lunch and relaxed dinner. The beverage menu linked from the site as 8-22-26 posts 12 wines by the glass and bottle, and the restaurant says its glass wines are available in half-glass portions. This unrated guide covers that posted menu, not the bottle shop, service, storage or markups.
The wine section of the beverage menu has Sparkling (a Scarpetta Prosecco Brut and a Goldeneye Brut Rosé by Duckhorn), White (Château des Jacques Beaujolais Blanc, Groom Sauvignon Blanc from the Adelaide Hills, Abadia de San Campio Albariño, Terlato Pinot Grigio and a Mary Taylor / Pascal Biotteau Chenin Blanc from Anjou) and Red (Fairweather Pinot Noir from Carneros, Franco Serra Dolcetto from Alba, Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône, Bela Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero and Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma Valley). The site also describes a bottle shop and a wine club that sends two members-only bottles a month, which are outside this menu.
All 12 wines carry both a glass and a bottle price. Glass pours run from $11 to $14 and bottles from $40 to $52. The $14 glass ($52 bottle) is the Goldeneye Brut Rosé. The $11 glasses ($40 bottle) are the Scarpetta Prosecco, Groom Sauvignon Blanc, Mary Taylor Chenin Blanc and Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône. Everything else is $12 a glass, with bottles at $44 or, for the Fairweather Pinot Noir, $48. The menu says glass wine is available in half-glass portions.
The Bottom Line
A compact 12-wine list with glass and bottle prices posted, half-glass portions, and a bottle shop run by the same business. Order the $11 Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône or the $11 Anjou Chenin Blanc by the glass and confirm current availability, since the menu is linked as 8-22-26. This unrated guide covers the posted beverage menu, not service, storage or markups.
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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