Granite City Food & Brewery - Clive

The wine list at Granite City reads like it was built by someone whose actual job is ordering beer kegs. It's short, generic, and clearly an afterthought in a place that has its own on-site brewery doing the heavy lifting. Nothing here will surprise you — and not in the good way.

We're talking 10-20 bottles, tops, anchored by unnamed house pours and a couple of token Italian gestures. There are no producers listed, no appellations worth noting, and no indication that anyone curated this list with any intention beyond 'cover the basics.' The US selections are vague catch-alls — a house Chardonnay, a house Cab — and the Italian presence is limited to Moscato and Prosecco, neither of which is identified beyond the varietal name. If you're hoping for a regional discovery or a small producer find, you're in the wrong building.

Six to ten options by the glass, priced $7–$12, which is at least honest about what you're getting. Rotation doesn't appear to be a thing here — this list has the energy of something that hasn't changed since the location opened. Order what you know because the menu won't help you decide.