Local Restaurant & Bar
Wyoming Charm, Wine List Left Behind
Downtown Jackson · Jackson Hole · Modern American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 16, 2026
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First Impression
The room delivers — contemporary western design, lively bar, the kind of place you want to be after a day on the mountain. Then you open the wine list and realize the energy stopped at the kitchen door. What greets you is a greatest-hits reel of recognizable labels that prioritizes name recognition over anything remotely interesting.
Selection Deep Dive
The list runs 100–150 bottles and leans almost entirely on California and a thin slice of France, with a nod to the Pacific Northwest. Caymus, Duckhorn, Jordan, Flowers — these are safe, broadly appealing picks, and there's nothing wrong with them individually, but together they paint a picture of a list built for the path of least resistance. To be fair, the by-the-glass section surfaces some genuinely surprising pours from Italy and the Rhône that suggest someone, somewhere, has actual taste. The bottle list just doesn't reflect it.
By the Glass
Twelve pours by the glass is a decent count for a casual steakhouse, and the glass program is where this list quietly earns some redemption — the Angelo Negro Nebbiolo and Zaccagnini Montepulciano show up at approachable price points and offer a real alternative to the Napa parade. Rotation appears minimal, so don't expect the list to evolve with the seasons.
Angelo Negro 'Angelin' Nebbiolo — $18
This is the sleeper on the list. At $18 a glass for a Nebbiolo that retails around $22, Local is actually charging below retail — a genuine steal for anyone paying attention. Earthy, structured, and a natural foil for a dry-aged steak.
Zaccagnini Montepulciano Italy
Most tables here are going straight for the Caymus. Don't. The Zaccagnini Montepulciano is rustic, food-friendly, and at $16 a glass it's priced like a house pour but drinks nothing like one. Dark fruit, good acid, and it can handle whatever comes off the grill.
Ghost Pines Sonoma & Napa
A $20 retail bottle priced at $58 is a 190% markup and represents everything frustrating about lazy wine lists in tourist markets. Ghost Pines is a perfectly fine grocery store wine — there is no version of this where $58 makes sense.
Angelo Negro 'Angelin' Nebbiolo + Dry-Aged Steak
Nebbiolo was built for red meat — the tannin structure and acidity cut through the fat in a dry-aged cut without steamrolling the flavor. And at $18 a glass, you can have two without feeling like you got mugged on the way out.
❌ The Bottom Line
Local is a genuinely fun spot to eat and drink in Jackson Hole, but the wine list is coasting on tourist traffic and name-brand familiarity. Stick to the by-the-glass Italian pours, avoid anything on the bottle list that you'd recognize from a grocery store endcap, and you'll have a fine night.
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