Seven Wines and a Prayer
Elliot Road · Tempe · Sports Bar / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 22, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Vine Tavern & Eatery’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
You flip open the drink menu at Vine Tavern and the wine section is over before it starts — seven labels, most of them nameless 'house' pours, and a lone bottle of Champagne standing in the corner like it wandered in from a different party. This is a sports bar that tolerates wine drinkers rather than courting them. The list communicates exactly one thing: we have wine because we have to.
Six of the seven options are either house whites or house reds, which tells you everything about the ambition level here. The lone branded bottle — Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay — is a perfectly fine Russian River Ranches-style Chardonnay that's widely distributed and shows up on lists everywhere from airport lounges to chain steakhouses. Beyond that, there's no regional identity, no interesting producers, and no attempt to surprise anyone. The Champagne listing without a producer name or vintage is either a true sparkling wine or a marketing placeholder — we'd want to ask before ordering.
No confirmed by-the-glass breakdown is available from the sourced menu, though with only seven labels and a sports bar format, it's reasonable to assume most or all are poured by the glass. Don't expect a curated rotation or a regularly updated selection — this list has 'set and forget' written all over it.
The Bottom Line
Vine Tavern is a sports bar first and a wine destination never — the seven-bottle list exists as a checkbox, not a commitment. Order a beer, order a cocktail, or bring your wine expectations somewhere else entirely.
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