Prosecco on tap at a brewery brunch spot
Downtown · New Braunfels · From-scratch American comfort food with Hill Country influences, brunch and brewery · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 6, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Root Cellar Café & Brewery’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into what is clearly a craft beer spot — and then the wine list shows up with prosecco on tap and a McPherson Cellars Texas Sangiovese. That's not what you expected, and that's kind of the point. At $6.50 to $12 a glass, this list is priced for people who want wine with their biscuits and gravy, not people building a cellar.
Thirteen labels isn't deep, but the list has a few genuinely interesting calls. McPherson Cellars High Plains Sangiovese is a legit Texas wine showing up somewhere it probably doesn't get the credit it deserves. Antinori Pinot Grigio and Fleurs de Prairie Rosé are crowd-familiar but solid. Alta Vista Vive Malbec covers the red drinker who wants something with a little more weight. The gaps are real — no Riesling, no Rhône, nothing older than last Tuesday — but the list fits the room and the price point without embarrassing itself.
Twelve of the thirteen labels are available by the glass, which is a genuinely generous pour program for a casual brunch café. The bubbles situation is fun: house bubbles on tap, Le Contesse Prosecco on tap, and a Segura Viudas Cava all coexist on one list. Rotation appears minimal — this reads as a set-it-and-let-it-ride program — but at these prices, it's hard to complain too loudly.
McPherson Cellars High Plains Sangiovese — $12/glass
Top of the glass price range, but McPherson is one of the most respected names in Texas wine and the High Plains Sangiovese consistently punches above its weight. You're getting a real wine with a real story, not just a filler pour.
Les Charmes Macon Lugny Chardonnay
Most people at a Hill Country brunch spot are going to reach for the rosé or the sangria. Skip them and grab this Burgundy Chardonnay instead — Macon Lugny is an underrated appellation that delivers clean, unoaked-leaning Chardonnay at a fraction of Côte de Beaune prices. It's the most quietly serious wine on this list.
House House Red Sangria
House sangrias at a brewery café are rarely anyone's best work, and at New Braunfels prices you can just order an actual glass of wine instead. The Alta Vista Malbec is right there.
Fleurs de Prairie Rosé + Porter's Biscuit Sandwich
Fleurs de Prairie is a Provence rosé with enough acidity and brightness to cut through a buttery biscuit and whatever savory situation is happening inside it. It's the move for brunch without overthinking it.
The Bottom Line
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.
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Willing but Green
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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