The Wine List Rode In on a Mule
Peach Street Corridor · Erie · Steakhouse / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 11, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Texas Roadhouse’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Texas Roadhouse arrives the same way the bread does — automatically and without much thought. Six glasses, ten-ish bottles, and a lineup that reads like the bottom shelf at your local grocery store. Nobody came here to drink wine and the list knows it.
It's California all the way down, and not the good kind. We're talking Sutter Home, Barefoot, Canyon Road, and Woodbridge — the four horsemen of the mass-market wine aisle. There's no regional depth, no producer worth seeking out, and zero indication that anyone curating this list asked themselves 'would anyone who cares about wine order this?' The list exists to check a box, not to complement the food.
Six pours available, all drawn from the same mass-production California playbook. Prices top out around $10 a glass, which is honest at least — you're not getting gouged, you're just getting Barefoot Moscato. Rotation appears nonexistent; this list has been on autopilot for years.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon — $8/glass
If you're going to drink wine here, this is the least offensive move. It's a known commodity, it won't embarrass itself next to a ribeye, and at $8 a glass you're not crying about it.
Sutter Home White Zinfandel
Look, we're not endorsing it — but if you're at a loud roadhouse with country music blasting and you genuinely want something cold and slightly sweet, this is at least honest about what it is. Own the moment.
Canyon Road Chardonnay
Heavily oaked, flabby, and a grocery store staple that retails for under $7 a bottle. There's nothing wrong with the price here, but there's nothing right about the wine.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon + Hand-cut Ribeye
The ribeye is the best thing on the menu and the Woodbridge Cab is the best thing on the wine list — so here we are. It's not a transcendent pairing but the fruit-forward Cab holds its own against the char and fat, and sometimes that's enough.
❌ The Bottom Line
Texas Roadhouse is not a wine destination and makes no pretense of being one — the food is the draw and the wine list is an afterthought wearing a flannel shirt. Order a beer, a margarita, or just lean into the Woodbridge Cab and enjoy your steak.
Peach Street Corridor · Erie · Steakhouse
The markup here is genuinely fair, which is the nicest thing we can say — you're not getting ripped off, you're just not getting anything interesting either. If wine matters to you, drink whatever's cheapest and put your attention where it belongs: the steak.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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If you're already staying at the Sheraton and want wine with dinner, Bayfront Grille won't ruin your night — but it won't give you a story to tell, either. Come for the bay view, not the bottle list.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Presque Isle is a wild card in the best sense: an estate winery patio that prices at retail and pours wines you genuinely cannot find anywhere else. If you're passing through Lake Erie wine country and skip this stop, you've missed the point of the trip.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
North East · Erie · Winery / Brewpub
Yori isn't trying to be anything other than what it is — a scrappy, all-in local winery pouring its own stuff at prices that make you want to order a second round. If you've never explored Lake Erie hybrid wines, this is the most affordable classroom in the region.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
North Medford · Medford · Steakhouse / American
Texas Roadhouse is a fine place to eat a steak and watch a table of twelve celebrate a birthday — it is not a place to drink wine. Order a beer, enjoy the rolls, and save your wine budget for literally anywhere else in the Rogue Valley.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Outback's wine list in Davenport is a chain doing the bare minimum — recognizable labels, steep markups, zero ambition. Come for the steak, order the Koonunga Hill if you must have wine, and save your serious wine spending for somewhere that earned it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Peoria · Peoria · Steakhouse / American
Alexander's isn't a wine destination, but it's not trying to be — and at $12–$15 for a decent pour of Decoy or Duckhorn while you grill your own steak, there's nothing to complain about. Come for the experience, drink something familiar, and leave happy.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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