A speakeasy basement hiding real wine ambition
Downtown / Under Preacher's Son · Bentonville · Cocktail Bar with Light Bites · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 18, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Undercroft’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 a candlelit basement bar beneath one of Bentonville's best restaurants and the last thing you expect is a wine list worth reading. But here we are. Eight wines, all by the glass, and someone actually put thought into the selections.
For a cocktail bar with eight total bottles on the list, Undercroft punches above its weight class. The French sparkling options alone — Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé and Albert Bichot Crémant de Bourgogne — signal that whoever built this list knows Champagne is a racket and has found the workaround. Oregon gets a solid nod with Grochau Cellars Pinot Noir and Raptor Ridge Pinot Gris, while the Cadre Band of Stones Grüner Veltliner shows someone in this building is willing to put an Austrian grape on a cocktail bar menu in Arkansas, which frankly takes nerve. The gaps are obvious — no serious red depth, no old-world still whites beyond a couple of Sauvignon Blancs — but for the format, this is more than fine.
The entire list is by the glass, which is the right call for a bar program built around cocktails. Prices run $12 to $25 a pour, and the range covers bubbles, whites, rosé, and red without doubling up on anything redundant. The rotating Pinot Noir slot keeps things from going stale.
Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé — $14/glass
Albrecht makes some of the most reliable Crémant in Alsace, and at $14 a glass in a moody basement bar, this is exactly the kind of pours that make a night feel like more than it cost.
Cadre Band of Stones Grüner Veltliner
Most people in a cocktail bar in Arkansas are not ordering Grüner Veltliner, which means more of it for you. Crisp, slightly peppery, and completely out of place in the best way — this is the sleeper pick on the list.
Fossil Point Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles
At $17 a glass and $70 a bottle, you're paying cocktail-bar markup on a Paso Cab that retails well under $20. Nothing wrong with the wine itself, but the math doesn't work and the format doesn't favor big reds anyway.
Presqu'ile Rosé of Pinot Noir + Charcuterie Board
Presqu'ile's rosé has the acidity and red-fruit brightness to cut through cured meats and fatty salumi without stepping on anything. It's the kind of pairing that doesn't need explaining — it just works.
The Bottom Line
Undercroft is a cocktail bar first, no question — but if you're sitting in that basement and want wine, you're in better hands than you'd guess. The list is short, the markup stings a little, and it's not a destination wine stop, but as a Wild Card in a city not known for adventurous pours, it earns the visit.
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