Belgian beer bar hiding a respectable wine list
Downtown · Greenville · Belgian-inspired European cuisine · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed June 15, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Trappe Door’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You come here for the beer — everyone does. But flip past the wall of Belgian ales and there's a wine list that quietly earns your attention, leaning into French and European selections that actually make sense next to a bowl of moules frites. It's not trying to be a wine bar, which is exactly why it works.
The list sits in the 40-60 bottle range, which is the right size for a place like this — enough to have something interesting without pretending to be somewhere it's not. The regional focus leans toward France and Belgium-adjacent European producers, a smart call given the menu, though the occasional New World bottle like the Cooper Mountain Pinot Gris from Willamette Valley shows up to keep things from feeling too rigid. There are no marquee producers jumping off the page from what's available, but the curation feels intentional rather than lazy. The gaps are real though — if you want depth in Burgundy or Rhône, you're going to hit a wall fast.
Ten to sixteen options by the glass is a generous pour program for a beer-first spot, and the pricing on a couple of them is genuinely fair — the Chasing Lions Cabernet Sauvignon at $12 is essentially at retail, which you almost never see. The Lulumi Chardonnay at $14 is only a couple bucks over what you'd pay at a wine shop, which keeps the glass pours approachable. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority here — this feels like a list that gets refreshed seasonally at best.
Chasing Lions Cabernet Sauvignon — $12
At $12 a glass on a wine that retails for $13, this is essentially cost pricing — practically unheard of for a restaurant pour. It's not a complex Cab, but it's honest and the value is undeniable.
Lulumi Chardonnay
Most people ordering wine at a Belgian beer hall aren't reaching for a Chardonnay, but at $14 a glass with only a small markup over retail, it's one of the smarter pours on the list and a cleaner match for the seafood-forward menu than you'd expect.
Cooper Mountain Pinot Gris
A $18 retail bottle priced at $58 is a 222% markup — that's the kind of math that ruins your evening. The wine itself is fine, but there's no world in which it justifies that price tag at a casual Belgian bistro. Hard pass on the bottle; if you want it, order a glass elsewhere.
Lulumi Chardonnay + Moules Frites
Steamed mussels need something bright and clean to cut through the briny broth, and the Lulumi Chardonnay — unoaked or lightly so — does exactly that without overpowering the dish. It's the most classically correct move on the whole list.
The Bottom Line
The Trappe Door is a beer destination that happens to have a wine list worth a second look — just order by the glass and avoid the bottle markups on anything you can find at a wine shop for a third of the price. If you're eating moules frites in Greenville and want something in your glass that isn't a Trappist ale, this is where to do it.
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