Sushi's Great, Wine List Didn't Try
Scottsville Road · Bowling Green · Japanese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 12, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Yuki Japanese Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Eleven bottles. That's the whole list. At a sit-down restaurant that's been a Bowling Green staple for years, the wine program feels like an afterthought scribbled on the back of the sushi menu. To be fair, the pricing is reasonable — but there's not much to price fairly.
Ten table wines and a plum wine round out the entire program, leaning heavily on California with a couple of curious Wisconsin appearances from Wollersheim. The Josh Cellars and Butter Chardonnay placements tell you everything — this list was built for broad recognition, not depth. There's no Old World presence, no sparkling option, no rosé, and nothing that suggests anyone spent more than twenty minutes sourcing it. The Wollersheim White Riesling from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin is genuinely the most interesting thing here, and that's a low bar being cleared by a Midwestern curiosity.
All ten table wines are available by the glass, which sounds generous until you realize that's literally the entire list. Pricing runs $10–$12 a glass, which is honest enough for a casual Japanese spot in Bowling Green. Rotation appears nonexistent — these are set-it-and-forget-it pours.
Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2022 — $10/glass, $40/bottle
Stoneleigh is a legitimate Marlborough producer making clean, citrus-driven Sauvignon Blanc that actually complements sushi. At $10 a glass, it's the most purposeful wine on the list and the one that makes the most sense sitting next to a sashimi plate.
Wollersheim White Riesling Prairie Du Sac Wisconsin 2021/2022
Nobody orders this. Most people at the table won't recognize the producer or the state. But a semi-dry Wisconsin Riesling next to spicy rolls or miso-glazed anything is a genuinely solid move — and the off-beat origin makes it the only wine here worth talking about.
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Central Coast California 2021/2022
A heavy, tannic California Cab at a Japanese restaurant is already a questionable call. Josh Cellars is also one of the most widely distributed bottles in America — you've had it, your parents have had it, and at $43 a bottle you can do better at the grocery store down the street.
Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2022 + Sashimi Combination
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and raw fish is a classic for a reason — the bright acidity and citrus cut through the fat of the fish without overwhelming its clean flavor. It's the one pairing on this list that feels like it was thought through, even if accidentally.
The Bottom Line
Come to Yuki for the sushi, which by all accounts earns its local-staple status. Come for the wine only if you're keeping it simple — stick to the Stoneleigh or the Wollersheim Riesling and call it a night.
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