Great Margaritas, Rough Deal on the Bottles
Line Avenue / South Highlands · Shreveport · Mexican and Tex-Mex · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 30, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Superior Grill feels like an afterthought stapled to the back of a very good margarita menu — and honestly, that's probably the right call for most tables here. What's here is recognizable and safe: the kind of names you'd find at a Chili's with ambitions. Don't come expecting discovery.
The list leans heavily on California and a few Italian crowd favorites, with exactly zero surprises. You've got Belle Glos and Austin Hope repping Paso and the coast, Don Melchor flying the Chilean flag at the top of the price ladder, and Santa Margherita doing its reliable Pinot Grigio thing. There's nothing wrong with any of these wines individually — they're just assembled with zero curiosity and marked up aggressively enough that the value case evaporates fast. The sparkling section, oddly, is where things get interesting: Cook's Brut and Ruffino Prosecco by the glass are priced below retail, which is genuinely rare and worth noting.
Ten to sixteen by-the-glass options sounds reasonable until you realize the pours skew toward bottles the kitchen clearly ordered in bulk. The glass program isn't rotating or curated — it's a fixed lineup of safe bets. That said, the Ruffino Prosecco at $11 and Cook's Brut at $8 are legitimately good deals and a smarter play than most of the bottles on this list.
Ruffino Prosecco (glass) — $11
Priced below retail — yes, below retail — for a perfectly sessionable sparkling wine. On a hot Shreveport patio with chips and salsa, this is the move.
Cook's Brut Champagne (glass)
At $8, it's the cheapest thing on the list and somehow one of the best deals in the building. It's not a prestige pour, but it's priced below what you'd pay at the grocery store. Order it without apology.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Valdadige
At $52 a bottle against a $24 retail price, this is the single worst markup on the list — over 116%. It's a fine, boring wine that you can grab at any wine shop for half the price. Hard pass.
Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir + Beef Fajitas
The fruit-forward richness of the Belle Glos can hold its own against the char and smoke of the fajita beef without bulldozing the spice. It's a little indulgent at $65, but it's the most interesting red on the list and it actually makes sense here.
❌ The Bottom Line
Superior Grill is a fantastic spot for margaritas and fajitas — the wine list is just not why you come here, and the markups on most bottles will make you wish you'd ordered another round of cocktails instead. Stick to the cheap sparkling pours by the glass and let the kitchen do the rest.
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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