Queso and Cakebread? Yeah, That Works.
Line Avenue / South Highlands · Shreveport · Tex-Mex · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Superior Grill House Wines’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Wingman Metrics
You walk into a loud, cheerful Tex-Mex cantina and the last thing you expect is Jordan Cab and Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc on the wine list. Superior Grill absolutely does not care about your low expectations. The list is tighter than a wine bar's but considerably more ambitious than anything else on Line Avenue.
The backbone here is California — Frank Family, Cakebread, Firesteed, Murphy-Goode, Jordan — with enough Oregon and Italian presence (Willamette Valley Pinot, Casteggio Pinot Grigio) to keep things from feeling like a Napa monoculture. The Superior Private Label Pinot Noir is an interesting house move that suggests someone actually thought about this list. Gaps exist: no real Southern Rhône, no Spanish Rioja by the bottle beyond a passing mention, and the sparkling selection is thin outside the Prince De Lise and Veuve. For a Tex-Mex joint in Shreveport, though, this is legitimately impressive range.
At least nine house pours running from $6 to around $15.50 a glass, which gives you real options at every budget. The by-the-glass lineup hits the expected crowd-pleasers but includes the Firesteed Pinot Noir and Murphy-Goode Sauvignon Blanc, both solid everyday pours. Rotation appears limited — this reads more like a set list than a program with seasonal energy.
Firesteed Pinot Noir — $9
Oregon Pinot by the glass at a Tex-Mex spot is already a small miracle. Firesteed drinks well above its price point — light, bright, and genuinely food-friendly against the smoky fajita proteins on this menu.
Superior Private Label Pinot Noir
Most people at this table are ordering margaritas, which means the house Pinot sits ignored. A private label wine at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Shreveport is unexpected enough to be worth trying — it signals actual intent from whoever built this program.
Opus One, Napa Valley
At $450 a bottle in a room full of chips and queso, you're paying a steep premium for the name in a context that doesn't do it any favors. Save this one for a setting that can actually honor it.
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc + Chile Rellenos
The roasted pepper and cheese richness in the chile rellenos needs something with cut and brightness, and Merry Edwards Russian River Sauvignon Blanc has just enough herbal snap and citrus to get through it without getting lost.
Tuesday — Half off all beer and wine in the bar area, all day Tuesday. Happy Hour Monday–Friday 4–6 PM also offers $3 house pours at the bar.
The Bottom Line
Superior Grill is the Wild Card precisely because nobody expects a Tex-Mex place on Line Avenue to stock Cakebread and Merry Edwards alongside a $6 house pour — but here we are. Tuesday half-price wine at the bar is one of the better deals in Shreveport, full stop.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
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Solid Range
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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