Lodge Fireplace, Serious French and Cali Pours
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Reviewed May 19, 2026
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You walk into a river rock fireplace and exposed timber beams, and the wine list arrives looking like it belongs in a Burgundy-obsessed bistro that somehow landed in the Tetons. It's a focused, upscale document β France and California front and center, no apologies. For a lodge restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming, this is punching well above its weight class.
The list runs 150 to 250 bottles with a clear French and California spine: Domaine Leflaive and Joseph Drouhin anchor the Burgundy section, Domaine Faiveley adds depth, and ChΓ’teau Margaux shows up for those who want to drop some real money. On the California side, Ridge Monte Bello, Kistler Chardonnay, and Opus One round things out with the kind of credibility that earned this list a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2025. There are gaps β don't come hunting for Italy, Spain, or much from the Southern Hemisphere β but what's here is well-chosen. Pricing trends steep for the mountain-town market, which is the tradeoff for drinking this well in a place surrounded by ski slopes.
Somewhere between 12 and 20 options by the glass, which is a solid spread for a room this intimate. The pours lean predictably toward crowd-pleasing Cabernets and Chardonnays, and we'd love to see more rotation that highlights the deeper Burgundy bench sitting just a page away. No formal glass program detected, but it's a workable list for someone who doesn't want to commit to a full bottle after a long day on the mountain.
Joseph Drouhin Burgundy β $65
Drouhin is a reliable, well-distributed Burgundy producer and tends to be one of the more accessible entry points on lists like this β familiar enough to trust, serious enough to impress your dinner companion without lighting your wallet on fire.
Domaine Faiveley
Faiveley gets overshadowed by the marquee Leflaive and Drouhin names on this list, but their Burgundies offer genuine terroir expression and often represent better QPR than their neighbors. Most tables will breeze past it chasing the bigger names β don't.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine, but it's also everywhere β a comfort-food wine that restaurants use to pad margins on name recognition alone. When you've got Ridge Monte Bello and Opus One on the same list, spending money on Caymus is a wasted opportunity.
Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello + Elk preparation
Monte Bello is structured, earthy, and has the tannin backbone to stand up to rich, gamey elk without bulldozing it. It's a classic West Coast Cab Blend that feels made for this moment β big protein, mountain setting, serious wine.
π² The Bottom Line
Wild Sage is a genuinely surprising wine destination for Jackson β a lodge-dining room that earns its Wine Spectator badge with France and California depth that few mountain-town restaurants bother to build. Prices trend high, but if you're already eating here, lean into the Burgundy section and let the fireplace do the rest.
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