Cocktail Bar with an Afterthought Wine List
Uptown · Dallas · Modern American · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 6, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Standard Pour’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Wingman Metrics
The Standard Pour knows what it is: a neighborhood cocktail bar with exposed brick and bourbon vibes. The wine list reads like someone ordered the basics from a restaurant supply catalog and called it a day.
You're looking at about 12 wines total—mostly entry-level crowd pleasers from supermarket brands like Villa Pozzi, Matua, and JP Chenet. There's a token nod to variety with picks from New Zealand, Italy, France, and Germany, but nothing shows any curatorial effort. No serious producers, no vintage depth, no local love. This is a list designed to exist, not to excite.
Five by-the-glass options at $10-$12 cover the basics: Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Pozzi Pinot Grigio, Macon Villages Chardonnay, Zeppelin Riesling, and a rosé. They're drinkable and inoffensive, but there's zero rotation and nothing you couldn't find at Target for less.
Zeppelin Riesling — $11
Mosel Riesling by the glass for $11 isn't offensive—it's off-dry, food-friendly, and won't wreck your wallet before the bourbon pours start
Bichot Macon Villages Chardonnay
Still overpriced but it's actual Burgundy from a real producer, which makes it the most serious wine on the list by default
JP Chenet Rosé Bottle
They're charging $40 for a bottle that retails for $10—a 300% markup on bottom-shelf pink wine is insulting
Voga Prosecco + Tuna Tostadas
Bright bubbles cut through the sesame-soy flavors and avocado richness—plus at $11/glass it's the safest bet on the list
The Bottom Line
Come for the bourbon bacon chicken and waffle, stay for the Old Fashioneds, but order wine only if you've already had three cocktails and stopped caring about value. This is a cocktail bar that tolerates wine, not celebrates it.
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Y.O. Ranch's wine list does the job without doing much else — it's a safe, brand-heavy selection that keeps the room happy but won't make any wine drinker's night. Come for the beef, order the Malbec or the Il Poggione, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Dallas · Steakhouse
Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse takes its wine as seriously as its beef, which is rarer than it should be. The Cabernet runs deep, the global bench is real, the Coravin program lets you drink up, the markups are fair for the tier, and the Texas section gives the whole thing a personality. Skip the trophy-label tax, lean on the Rioja, the Pinot, and the homegrown Texas pours, and you'll eat and drink like the buyer clearly intends.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Active Program
Proper
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Old-world-focus
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Cooper's Hawk Annapolis is exactly what it is — a well-run, corporate winery restaurant where the wine list exists entirely in-house and the experience is built for people who want wine to be easy, not educational. Send your parents here without hesitation; send your wine-obsessed friend somewhere else.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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