Church Pews, Dry-Aged Steaks, Serious Bottles
Plaza Midwood · Charlotte · Southern American, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 21, 2026
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You walk into a converted mid-century church and expect the wine list to be an afterthought — it isn't. Supperland holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and the list earns it with a focused, confident lineup built around California, France, and Italy. The setting is theatrical; the wine program quietly means business.
The 150-250 bottle list doesn't try to cover the whole world, and that's actually a strength. California carries the heaviest load — Caymus, Jordan, Silver Oak, Duckhorn, Rombauer, and Chateau Montelena all show up, which reads like a greatest-hits playlist for steak-and-occasion dining. France gets a respectable nod through Louis Jadot Burgundy, and Italy punches above its weight with Antinori's Tignanello — a Super Tuscan that gives the list some genuine prestige. The gaps are real: Southern Hemisphere is thin, natural wine is essentially absent, and if you're hunting value outside the obvious names, you'll need to dig.
Twelve to twenty pours is a solid program for a restaurant of this size and format, and the $12–$18 range is consistent with the positioning. We'd want to know how often the list rotates — a set-and-forget glass program at a place this buzzy is a missed opportunity to move more interesting bottles. For now, what's there gets the job done for the crowd that's mostly here for the fried chicken and a familiar Cab.
Jordan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $40s-$50s
Jordan regularly retails in the high $30s, so even at moderate restaurant markup it stays accessible relative to the Silver Oak and Caymus options sitting next to it. It's the best-drinking Cab on the list at the lowest entry point for the California tier — structured enough for the dry-aged steak, approachable enough to not overthink.
Antinori Tignanello
Most tables at Supperland are ordering California Cabs on autopilot, which means Tignanello gets overlooked. It shouldn't. This Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from one of Tuscany's iconic estates has the weight and structure to go toe-to-toe with a dry-aged steak, and it's a genuinely different experience from the Napa wall of fruit. The people who order it will be the most interesting people in the room.
Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay
Rombauer is everywhere — grocery stores, airport bars, your aunt's refrigerator. It's not a bad wine, but at restaurant markup it almost never represents value, and Chateau Montelena Chardonnay is sitting right there on the same list with significantly more to say for itself. Don't default to the familiar name.
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay + Shrimp and Grits
Montelena's Chardonnay is restrained by California standards — less oak-forward than Rombauer, with real acidity and minerality. That structure holds up against the richness of shrimp and grits without getting swallowed by the cream and coastal flavors. It's the kind of pairing that makes the food taste better and the wine taste smarter.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Supperland is a genuinely wild place to drink wine — stained glass overhead, a cast iron skillet on the table, and a bottle of Tignanello on the list. The markups aren't generous and no sommelier is guiding you, but if you know what you're looking for, this Wine Spectator-recognized list delivers for a Southern steakhouse in a church.
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