Great Meat, Forgotten Wine List
East Provo · Provo · Brazilian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 6, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Tucanos Brazilian Grill - Provo’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Tucanos Provo is basically an afterthought — a footnote at the bottom of a menu that's really here to celebrate fire-roasted meat. Two by-the-glass options and a handful of bottles you'd recognize from a grocery store endcap tells you everything you need to know about the priority level here.
We're working with a California-only, mass-market lineup: Barefoot, Woodbridge, Sutter Home. These aren't producers with a story — they're brands engineered for volume and shelf presence. There's no regional diversity, no attempt to match the Brazilian theme with an Argentine Malbec or even a Chilean red, which would be both geographically appropriate and crowd-pleasing. The list isn't curated; it's filled.
Two pours. That's the whole by-the-glass program. At $12–$14 a glass for wines that retail between $6 and $10 a bottle, the markup is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Rotation is nonexistent — what you see is what you get, every visit.
Woodbridge Chardonnay — $40/bottle
If you're committed to ordering wine here, the bottle format at least softens the per-glass math. Woodbridge is inoffensive and cold, which is the best we can say given the options.
Sutter Home Pink Moscato
Hear us out — the sweetness actually works against the salt-forward, charred churrasco meats in a way that cuts through the richness. It's not a serious wine, but it's the most interesting contrast on this list.
Barefoot Chardonnay by the glass
At $12–$14 a pour for a wine that costs $6 retail, you're paying a 3–4x markup on a bottle that lives in the $5.99 section at most grocery stores. Hard pass.
Sutter Home Pink Moscato + Linguiça sausage
The sweet, low-acid moscato plays against the spiced, smoky pork sausage in a way that's surprisingly effective — the sugar cools the heat and fat without competing for attention.
The Bottom Line
Come to Tucanos for the meat parade — it's genuinely fun and the churrasco is the whole point. But skip the wine list entirely and order a caipirinha instead; the wine program is a missed opportunity that no one on staff seems bothered by.
Downtown Provo · Provo · Contemporary American
Slate is a perfectly fine place to have dinner, but the wine list is pure hotel autopilot — safe brands, steep pours, and zero curatorial ambition. Order the Minuty Rosé or a cocktail and call it a night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Provo · Provo · Chef-driven American fusion, farm-to-table
Block is a solid neighborhood restaurant that happens to have wine — not a wine destination that happens to serve food. If you're in Provo and want something decent in your glass without any stress, it works. Just don't buy the bottle of Pinot.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Downtown Provo · Provo · Italian
La Dolce Vita earns its stripes as a dependable neighborhood Italian with a wine list that actually respects the cuisine it's serving. It's not a destination wine program, but in Provo, it's one of the better options on the table — and that house pour at $4 a glass is almost disarmingly honest.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sugar House · Provo · Seafood / Steakhouse
Harbor is a reliable upscale date-night option where the wine list won't embarrass anyone but won't excite anyone either. The markups sting a bit — Caymus at $195 is a lot to ask — but the quality of the bottles themselves is real. Send a friend here for a steak and a Pinot, just don't expect them to text you about what they discovered.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
East Provo · Provo · Asian Chain
P.F. Chang's wine list exists to upsell familiar names at chain-restaurant margins — it's not built for curiosity, value, or the food it's supposedly serving. If you're eating here, stick to the Cloudy Bay or grab a cocktail and save the wine budget for somewhere that cares.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
East Provo · Provo · Casual steakhouse, Australian-themed American
Outback Provo is a fine place to eat a steak; it is not a place to think about wine. Order the Chateau Ste. Michelle, enjoy your Bloomin' Onion, and save the wine curiosity for somewhere that shares it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Boston · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão is here to sell you a meat experience, and the wine list is an afterthought that exists to support that mission — not elevate it. Stick to the Zuccardi Malbec or the Garzón Albariño and spend your energy on the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Paramus · Brazilian Steakhouse
The food at Fogo de Chão does the heavy lifting here, because the wine list is not trying. Five bottles at $6 each is a convenience tray, not a wine program — come for the meat, order the Malbec, and don't expect anything more.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Charlotte · Brazilian Steakhouse
Chima is clearly a steakhouse that sells meat and uses wine as an afterthought. Order the beef, have a caipirinha, and save your wine enthusiasm for somewhere that returns the favor.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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