Come for the ribs, skip the wine list
North Medford · Medford · Steakhouse / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Texas Roadhouse’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Texas Roadhouse Medford is exactly what you'd expect from a chain that built its reputation on buttery rolls and country music at concert volume. A handful of familiar names, zero ambition, and the kind of selection you'd find in the express lane at Safeway. If wine is why you're here, reroute.
The list is California-focused in the loosest possible sense — Sutter Home, Barefoot, and Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi aren't producers, they're grocery store shelf fixtures. There's no regional depth, no variety exploration, and nothing that would suggest anyone with wine knowledge had any input here. The entire program reads like it was assembled by a corporate buyer whose brief was 'recognizable labels at maximum margin.' Oregon is one of the great wine states in the country and this restaurant, sitting inside it, couldn't be less interested.
Six options by the glass sounds reasonable until you see what's in them. We're talking Barefoot Moscato and Sutter Home White Zinfandel — wines that spend more time in gas station coolers than restaurant lists. Rotation appears nonexistent; this is a set-it-and-forget-it program through and through.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon — $8
If you're drinking wine here, this is the least painful option. It's mass-produced and unremarkable, but Cab with a ribeye is at least a logical combination — and it's not sweet.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon
Not a gem by any stretch, but in a list this flat, it's the only pour with any structural credibility. Most people default to whatever's sweetest; this one actually behaves like a red wine should.
Sutter Home White Zinfandel
White Zin in 2024 is a choice — and not a good one. Sweet, simple, and marked up well beyond what this wine is worth at any price point. Order a sweet tea instead; it'll cost less and taste better.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon + Hand-Cut Ribeye
Cab and ribeye is the most forgiving pairing in the book — even a grocery-tier Cabernet gets a lift from red meat fat, and the ribeye is legitimately one of the better things on this menu. It's the one moment the wine list almost makes sense.
The Bottom Line
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.
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Basic Stemmed
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