Tetons Outside, Napa Inside Your Glass
East of Jackson · Jackson Hole · Steakhouse / Grill · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · May 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Grill at Spring Creek Ranch’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a lodge dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Tetons and immediately understand the assignment: this place knows its audience. The wine list follows suit — it's a greatest-hits collection of American classics that won't scare anyone but won't surprise anyone either. Safe, confident, and priced for a captive resort crowd.
The list runs 80–120 bottles and leans hard on Napa and Sonoma, with Washington State and France filling in the gaps. You've got the usual suspects — Jordan, Duckhorn, Stag's Leap — all perfectly respectable names that read well on a resort menu and move reliably. What's missing is any real edge: no small producers, no left-bank curiosities, no domestic outliers worth getting excited about. This is a wine list that was built to avoid complaints, not start conversations.
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass is a decent spread for a resort steakhouse, and they cover the bases — a few reds, a white or two, probably a bubbly option. Don't expect the glass program to rotate with the seasons or reflect anything adventurous; it mirrors the bottle list in philosophy. What you pour is what you get, reliably.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley — null
Jordan is the value anchor on a list like this — it's a well-made, widely respected Cab that doesn't require an explanation to your tablemate. At a resort with steep markups across the board, Jordan tends to be one of the less punishing choices relative to what you're getting in the glass.
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley
Merlot gets ignored at steakhouses because everyone reaches for Cab, but Duckhorn's Napa Merlot is genuinely serious wine — plush, structured, and built for red meat. Order it next to the elk medallions and watch it work. Most tables walk right past it.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Stag's Leap is iconic on paper, but at resort markup prices you're paying for the name more than the experience. The wine is fine — it's always fine — but the value equation falls apart when you're in a captive dining room with a view to sell. Your money works harder elsewhere on this list.
Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley + Elk Medallions
Elk is leaner and gamier than beef, and a tannic Cab can bulldoze it. Duckhorn Merlot brings enough structure to stand up to the protein while its softer fruit profile complements the wild, earthy character of the elk without a fight.
The Bottom Line
The Grill at Spring Creek Ranch delivers a competent, crowd-pleasing wine list that matches the lodge aesthetic perfectly — reliable, a little expensive, and zero risk. If you're here for the views and the bison, you'll drink well enough; just don't come expecting the list to match the drama outside the window.
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A short hotel-lounge list where every still wine is priced at 6 oz, 9 oz and the bottle. Start with the $19 Tentadora Malbec or the $15 Dr. Loosen Riesling by the 6 oz glass, and confirm today's prices because the page is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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A seven-wine list with one price for everything: $11 a glass, $25 a bottle. Order the Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc with the Pulled Pork Sandwich, and take bottles if there are three or more of you. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks selection, not service, storage or markups.
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A five-wine list sitting beside a tequila and mezcal menu the restaurant is proud of. If you want wine with dinner, the Los Vascos Cabernet at 10 | 36 is the lowest-priced pair and the Elouan Pinot Noir at 13 | 48 is the other red, but confirm what the two numbers mean and check current availability since the menu image was linked as June 2025. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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A one-page list with an Italian-red group of 22 bottles and 14 glass entries, judged only on what is posted. Order the La Farra Prosecco at 8 | 32 with a pizza, or the 38 Diego Conterno Dolcetto for a bottle, and ask which number is the glass price. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Wilson · Jackson Hole · Japanese / Sushi
Start with the $16 Ca' Vittoria Prosecco, or the $17 Pascal Biotteau Anjou Blanc if you want a white by the glass. If you book the omakase, the restaurant says a wine or sake pairing is an additional $50 for four 3 oz pours. Confirm current availability and prices. This unrated guide covers the posted list, not service, storage or retail markups.
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The Oak Grill deserves more credit than a typical hotel-adjacent steakhouse gets. An all-local, all-by-the-glass lineup anchored by Epoch, Halter Ranch, and Sans Liege at $13–$18 a pour is genuinely hard to find, and the regional conviction is refreshing. If you're in SLO and want to drink well from a focused, fairly priced list without committing to a bottle, this is a legitimate stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Lansing · Lansing · Steakhouse / Grill
Black Rock is here for the sizzling steak theater, and the wine list is clearly an afterthought that nobody's bothered to revisit. Order a cocktail, spring for the Chateau Ste. Michelle if you need wine, and save your serious bottle budget for somewhere that earned it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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