Indigo Kitchen
Pacific Northwest Pride, Wednesday Changes Everything
South Perry · Spokane · New American
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The wine list at Indigo Kitchen lands exactly where you'd expect from a polished downtown hotel brasserie — 75 labels leaning hard into Pacific Northwest and California, with enough range to keep things interesting without overwhelming you. It's not trying to be a wine bar, but it's clearly not phoning it in either. The river views help.
Selection Deep Dive
The list is anchored solidly in the Pacific Northwest, with Washington and Oregon producers doing the heavy lifting alongside a California contingent. You'll find familiar names like Columbia Crest and Cakebread alongside Willamette Valley Pinot, which is the right call for a Spokane crowd that wants recognizable quality. The depth tops out around 75 labels, which is respectable for a hotel restaurant — don't expect deep Burgundy or Barolo rabbit holes, but the regional story holds together. Gaps show up in international coverage; if you're hunting for something from the Rhône or Ribera del Duero, you're probably out of luck.
By the Glass
Twelve by-the-glass options is a solid count, priced $11–$18, and they're pulling from the same regional playbook as the bottle list. It's not a rotating-by-the-week program, but the pours are honest and the range covers the bases — white, red, and presumably a bubbly option or two. Nothing here is going to blow your mind, but you won't be stuck drinking bad wine by the glass either.
Columbia Crest H3 Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 — $48
At 71% over retail, this is the most restrained markup on the list and it's genuinely good Washington Cab — Horse Heaven Hills fruit, some structure, and a name people recognize. For a hotel restaurant bottle, $48 is hard to argue with.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2020
Most people at this table are going to reach for something they already know. Skip that instinct. Argyle's Nuthouse bottling is Oregon Pinot punching well above its price tier — earthy, red-fruited, and more interesting than anything else on this list. Most guests walk right past it.
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay 2021
At $72 a bottle, you're paying for the name recognition more than what's in the glass. Cakebread is fine Napa Chardonnay, but the 60% markup stings when better value exists elsewhere on this list. Unless someone at the table specifically asked for it, keep walking.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2020 + Dungeness Crab Cakes
Oregon Pinot and Dungeness crab is a Pacific Northwest love story. The Nuthouse has enough acidity to cut through the richness of the crab cakes without steamrolling the delicate flavor — it's the regional pairing this menu is quietly begging for.
Wednesday — Half-price bottles of wine all day Wednesday
✔️ The Bottom Line
Indigo Kitchen is a reliable wine play for downtown Spokane — fair-ish prices, a coherent Pacific Northwest focus, and a Wednesday half-price bottle deal that makes it genuinely worth planning around. Not destination wine drinking, but a solid companion to a good meal.
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