The Meat's the Star. Wine's the Understudy.
East Bend · Bend · Brazilian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 22, 2026
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You walk into Boiada ready to get carved at tableside, and the wine list feels like an afterthought stapled to the back of the meat menu. It's short, Pacific Northwest-focused, and priced like the restaurant knows you're already committed to the rodizio before you even look at a bottle. The good news: Wednesday exists.
The list leans almost entirely on Columbia Valley workhorses — think Jack Sauvignon Blanc and Drumheller Chardonnay, the kinds of bottles you'd find stacked near the checkout at a grocery store. There's nothing from South America, which feels like a missed layup for a Brazilian churrascaria — a Malbec or a Torrontés would be right at home here. The Elizabeth Chardonnay from Walla Walla shows up as the lone attempt at something more serious, but at a 350% markup over retail, 'serious' becomes 'seriously overpriced.' This list isn't built for wine lovers; it's built for people who want something cold and wet between rounds of picanha.
Glass pours clock in at $11.95, which is reasonable on its face, but the options are thin enough that you're not really choosing — you're just picking a color. There's no evidence of regular rotation or anything poured by the glass that would make you think twice. If you're going glass-by-glass, order what sounds good and move on.
Drumheller Chardonnay (Columbia Valley) — $38.95
It's not exciting, but at bottle price it's the most honest transaction on this list — a crowd-friendly, unoaked-leaning Chard that can stand up to the lighter dishes without breaking the bank.
Jack Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley)
Easy to dismiss as a basic pour, but its citrus-forward snap actually works surprisingly well cut against the char and fat of churrasco meats — more versatile than it gets credit for in a rodizio setting.
Elizabeth Chardonnay (Walla Walla)
At $179.95 a bottle — nearly 4.5x retail — this is the kind of markup that makes you put the wine list face-down on the table. It's a solid wine at $40. It is not a $180 wine by any stretch.
Jack Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley) + Pão de Queijo
The bright acidity and grassy lift in the Sauvignon Blanc cuts right through the cheesy, pillowy bread bites — a snappy little pairing that keeps your palate ready for the meat parade to come.
Wednesday — Half off a bottle of house selection local wine
❌ The Bottom Line
Boiada is genuinely great at what it does — the meat program is the whole point, and nobody's arguing otherwise. But the wine list is underbuilt, overpriced in spots, and would be unforgivable if not for that Wednesday half-price bottle deal, which is the one reason to think about wine here at all.
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