New Braunfels' Best-Kept Wine Secret
· New Braunfels · Wine bar / lounge · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 1, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Clubhouse on Castell’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Fifty-five wines by the glass in a Texas Hill Country town — that's not a wine list, that's a statement. The Clubhouse on Castell is swinging above its weight class for New Braunfels, and the list makes that clear before you even sit down. Sparkling, rosé, white, red — they're covering the board.
Sixty-eight labels with serious range: you've got Taittinger and Piper-Heidsieck anchoring the Champagne section, Spanish naturals like Sumoi Muntanya rubbing elbows with a Castello Bonomi Cruperdu from Franciacorta, and even an Oregon oddity in Day Wines Lemonade 2025. The Italian thread runs strong — Gavi di Gavi from Michele Chiarlo, Bramito Chardonnay from Umbria, Carpineto Dogajolo Rosato — and there's real intention behind those picks. The list skews heavily toward whites and bubbles, which makes sense for the Texas heat but leaves red wine lovers with a thinner bench. Still, the breadth and the curiosity on display here is genuinely surprising for this zip code.
With 55 of 68 bottles available by the glass, this is one of the most generous BTG programs we've seen at any wine bar, period. Prices run $12 to $35 a glass, which is fair across the board given what's being poured. The sheer volume means you can work your way around the wine world in a single sitting — and at these prices, you probably should.
Sumoi Muntanya 2024 — $50
Sumoi is a tiny Catalan producer making field-blend mountain wine that sells for significantly more at retail and in city restaurants. At $50 a bottle here, you're getting a genuinely interesting, low-intervention Spanish red for the price of something forgettable elsewhere.
Castello Bonomi Cruperdu 2018
Franciacorta doesn't get the attention it deserves — Italy's answer to Champagne, made the same way, often at a fraction of the price. A 2018 with some age on it at $90 is actually a thoughtful pick on a list that could have easily defaulted to another Prosecco. Most people will scroll right past it.
Lancelot Lancelot
At $250, this Champagne sits at the top of the list in price and, unfortunately, in obscurity-to-markup ratio. Unless you're a dedicated Blanc de Blancs completist, the Taittinger at $100 or even Piper-Heidsieck at $118 will serve you better and leave you with money for another round.
Mar de Frades Albariño 2024 + House Sangria
Since we don't have dish specifics, we'd stack the Mar de Frades Albariño — bright Atlantic acidity, stone fruit, saline edge — against the House Sangria as a before-and-after: start with the sangria to ease in, move to the Albariño when you want the real thing. At $58 a bottle, it's the kind of Rías Baixas wine that converts people.
The Bottom Line
The Clubhouse on Castell is a legitimate wine bar doing real work in a market that doesn't demand it, and that's exactly why it deserves your attention. Send your wine-curious friends here — they'll leave having drunk better than they expected.
Creekside / IH-35 Corridor · New Braunfels · Steakhouse
Saltgrass Creekside is not a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — the list exists to sell bottles alongside steaks, and it does that competently enough. If you stick to Jordan or Stag's Leap and skip the grocery-store bottles, you'll drink fine.
Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Creekside / IH-35 Corridor · New Braunfels · American Casual
We wouldn't send anyone to BJ's Creekside specifically for the wine list — but if you're already there for the Pizookie and a Tuesday lands on your calendar, those half-price bottles are a legitimate deal. Come for the beer, and if you must drink wine, come on a Tuesday.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
Creekside / I-35 Corridor · New Braunfels · Steakhouse
Saltgrass New Braunfels serves a wine list that was assembled by a committee in Houston and hasn't been questioned since. It functions — you'll find something drinkable — but if wine matters to you tonight, manage expectations before you sit down.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · New Braunfels · From-scratch American comfort food with Hill Country influences, brunch and brewery
The Root Cellar is a brewery first and a wine destination never — but the list earns its keep with fair prices, a Texas wine you should actually try, and the quietly baffling joy of prosecco on tap next to a craft IPA. Come for the biscuits, stay curious about the wine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Creekside / I-35 Corridor · New Braunfels · Asian Bistro
P.F. Chang's New Braunfels isn't a wine destination, but if you know what to order, you won't be stuck drinking something bad. Stick to the by-the-glass whites, avoid the trophy-label markups, and you'll have a fine night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West New Braunfels · New Braunfels · Seafood
The Reel isn't a wine destination, but it earns serious respect for sneaking Dutton Goldfield onto a po'boy menu and running Wine Wednesday like it means it. Come on a Wednesday, order the Pinot, and be pleasantly confused about where you are.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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