Six Bottles and a Prayer
· Chandler · Craft Cocktail / New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 19, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Brickyard Downtown’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 Brickyard Downtown is exactly six bottles long — and honestly, that tells you most of what you need to know. This is a cocktail bar that added wine as an afterthought, the vinous equivalent of a side salad. Credit where it's due: the prices are reasonable and they didn't just throw three mystery reds on the menu.
Six labels, all by the glass, all familiar names that will get zero pushback from a table of eight — which is clearly the point. Sonoma-Cutrer represents the whites with some dignity, and The Offering GSM is the lone wine that hints at any actual ambition. The rest reads like a distributor's starter pack: Wildsong Sauvignon Blanc, Giuseppe & Luigi Pinot Grigio, Elouan Pinot Noir, and Daou Cabernet checking all the crowd-pleaser boxes. There's no depth, no regional diversity, no old world presence, and zero reason to think anyone curated this list beyond 'one of each color, please.'
Every single wine on this list is available by the glass — because there is no bottle program to speak of. Pours run $10 to $15, which is fair for Chandler and won't leave you wincing at the check. Don't expect rotation or seasonal additions; what you see is what you get, month after month.
The Offering Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre — $14/glass
A GSM blend at $14 is the most interesting thing on this list by a country mile. It punches above its weight relative to the Daou Cab at $15, and it's the one pour that signals someone, somewhere, considered something beyond vanilla and cabernet.
The Offering Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
In a lineup built for safe choices, the GSM is the one bottle most tables will ignore in favor of the Pinot or the Cab. That's their loss — Grenache-forward blends drink looser and livelier than anything else on this menu, and $14 for a proper Rhône-style pour is a decent deal.
Daou Cabernet Sauvignon
Daou is a solid Paso Robles Cab, but at $15 a glass you're paying close to bottle retail for something that's widely available at every grocery store in Arizona. It's the laziest pick on a lazy list — save it for the wine shop.
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay + Unknown — dish data unavailable
Menu data wasn't available for this review, so we're skipping the pairing call rather than guessing. What we can say: the Sonoma-Cutrer is the safest white on the list and would hold up against anything creamy or butter-forward if the kitchen goes there.
The Bottom Line
The Brickyard is a cocktail spot that happens to have wine, and the list reflects that priority clearly. Come for the drinks, stay for the vibe — but don't plan your evening around what's in the glass.
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