Wine List as Much as the Mesquite
East / Broadway · Tucson · Barbecue and Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 19, 2026
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The Horseshoe Grill is unapologetically a BBQ and steak joint — sports on the screens, smoke in the air, cold beer on the bar. The wine list feels like it was assembled from a Costco run and never revisited. It does the job if you don't ask too much of it.
This is a California and Washington State greatest hits compilation — Kendall-Jackson, Apothic, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, J. Lohr. Safe, familiar labels that no one will complain about and no one will remember. There's no regional intrigue here, no small producers, no nod to anything outside the grocery store shelf. If you're hoping for something with a little dirt under its fingernails to match the mesquite smoke, you're going to be disappointed.
Expect six to ten pours hovering in the $10–$15 range, rotating through the same familiar suspects on the bottle list. There's no real by-the-glass program to speak of — more of a 'we opened a bottle, want some?' situation. Wine Wednesday does bring some relief: selected bottles at half price, though the specific labels change week to week.
J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon — $32
It's the most legitimately food-friendly bottle on the list — a solid, fruit-forward Paso Robles Cab that can actually stand up to a smoked brisket. Not exciting, but it earns its place at the table more than anything else here.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio
Yes, it's a corporate workhorse, but at $38 it carries the lowest markup on the entire list — under 81% over retail. In a room full of 140–167% markups, that relative restraint makes it the closest thing to a fair deal here.
Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio
A $9 retail bottle priced at $24 — a 167% markup on a wine that belongs in a grocery checkout line. There is no version of this purchase that makes sense when better options exist on the same list.
J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon + Mesquite-smoked brisket plate
The dark fruit and soft tannins in the Seven Oaks won't fight the smoke and char the way a leaner wine might — it leans into the fat and bark on the brisket and comes out looking better than it has any right to.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesday: selected bottles offered at half price. Specific labels rotate weekly — worth calling ahead to see what's featured.
❌ The Bottom Line
The Horseshoe Grill is a legitimately good BBQ spot that treats wine as an afterthought — overmarked supermarket labels with no story and no soul. Come for the brisket, order a beer, and save the wine for somewhere that cares.
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