The Brickhouse - Bend

The wine list at Brickhouse reads exactly like you'd expect from a polished steakhouse in a historic firehall — Napa heavy, California-centric, and built to impress a table of beef lovers ordering by name recognition. There's a Wine Spectator award on the wall, which tells you the list has depth and consistency, even if it's not here to challenge you.

At 100-150 bottles, this is a real list — not a token effort. The cellar leans hard into California Cabernet, with marquee names like Caymus, Jordan, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, and Stag's Leap doing most of the heavy lifting. Given the restaurant's location in Oregon wine country, the regional representation feels like a missed opportunity — you'd hope for more Willamette Valley Pinot Noir depth on a list this size. What's here is reliably good and crowd-approved, but adventurous drinkers will find the terrain familiar fast.

With 12-18 by-the-glass options, there's enough variety to work with across a full dinner. Expect the usual suspects — a Cab, a Pinot, a Chardonnay — poured at steakhouse prices. Rotation doesn't appear to be a focus here; the program feels more "set it and forget it" than dynamically curated.