Beer Town's Surprisingly Decent Wine Stop
Downtown · Bend · Gastropub
Reviewed April 21, 2026
Wingman Metrics
Walk into a place called Jackalope Gastropub and your expectations for the wine list are, let's say, managed. But flip past the tap list and there's a 40-label wine program sitting there, anchored in the Pacific Northwest with a few California ringers. It's not trying to be a wine bar — and honestly, that honesty is refreshing.
The list leans into its West Coast roots, with Oregon and Washington doing the heavy lifting alongside California. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir shows they understand their backyard, and the inclusion of Duckhorn Napa Cabernet signals they want something recognizable for the Cab crowd. Forty labels is a respectable number for a gastropub that primarily wants you drinking their house beer. The gaps are predictable — don't come looking for Burgundy or anything from the Southern Hemisphere — but what's here is coherent and purposeful.
Eight by-the-glass options in the $10–$18 range covers the basics without insulting anyone. It's not a rotating program with weekly pours — this list feels like it gets updated seasonally at best. That said, $10 entry point means you can try something without committing to a bottle on a Tuesday night burger run.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir — $14
Oregon Pinot by the glass at a gastropub in Bend is exactly the right call. You're drinking local, the price is fair, and it holds up against the richer dishes on the menu far better than anything from Napa would.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Most people at a brew pub default to beer without a second thought, but the Willamette Pinot is genuinely worth ordering here — it's the wine that most clearly shows someone on staff made a considered regional choice, not just grabbed a distributor sheet.
Duckhorn Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Duckhorn is a fine wine, but at gastropub markup it's going to run you toward the top of that $90 ceiling for a bottle you could find at any wine shop in town. The brand recognition is doing the pricing work here, not the context.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir + Jackalope Burger
Oregon Pinot has enough structure and dark fruit to cut through a juicy burger without the tannin overload you'd get from a Cab. It's an underrated burger wine and this pairing proves the point.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Jackalope isn't your destination wine bar, but for a casual night out in downtown Bend, the list is honest, the prices don't sting, and the Willamette Valley Pinot reminds you that you're in Oregon. Order a pint, then order a glass — nobody's judging.
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