Featured Wines & Wine Program
Bistro Menil’s new fall and winter wine menu choices were personally selected by chef Greg Martin after a rigorous but delicious wine tasting of potential offerings.
The featured wine selections include outstanding wines available by the ¼, ½, or full (bottle) carafe. Select wines available by the bottle, typically produced at smaller wineries, provide excellent, more exclusive choices, enabling a continuous updating of the select wine menu throughout the year.
Cask Wine & Craft Beer Program
Chef Greg Martin first enjoyed cask/keg wine while visiting friends in Rome and insisted on incorporating this idea into Bistro Menil. He loved the idea of being able to enjoy wine and simply fill vessels and take it home to enjoy.
Bistro Menil was among the first in Houston to offer the greener option of cask wine. First gaining traction in the U.S on the west coast, the cask wine format offers wineries the ability to reduce their bottling, packaging and shipping costs, thus substantially decreasing their carbon footprint.
Wine is kept in stainless steel containers with an inert gas to prevent oxidation and ensuring customers receive excellent wines at affordable prices. Purchased at the restaurant by the 1/4, 1/2 or full carafe (bottle), these wines can also be purchased (with a wine vessel deposit) to take home. You can’t go wrong with the excellent selections. They have proven to be among our most popular wines.
Our craft beer program includes fine choices from local breweries in Houston and Austin.
Cask Wine
Purchased by the 1/4, 1/2 or full bottle:
9/18/34
9/18/34
Joseph Ventosa Cava Brut Nature, NV
Catalunya, ES
A dry, crisp, and fresh sparkling wine perfect to celebrate even an ordinary day
Osmosis Sauvignon Blanc, 2021
Mendoza, AR
Notes of ripe apple and grapefruit flavors mark this crisp and refreshing wine
Viña Aljibes Verdejo, 2022
Castilla-La Mancha, ES
With notes of Meyer lemon, grapefruit, and citrus blossom, this crisp and aromatic wine is a refreshing treat.
Viña Galana Tempranillo Rose, 2022
Castilla-La Mancha, ES
An energetic nose of violets and ripe red fruits with a nice balance of acidity makes this wine a delicious choice.
Field Recordings Wonderwall Pinot Noir, 2022
Central Coast, California
a gentle red with notes of plums and red berries
Bodegas Tempore Independent Tempranillo, 2021
Aragón, ES
Flavors of strawberries and blackberries crown the regal crimson purple-maroon hue of this wine with an excellent balance of tannins and acidity.
Oak Farm Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
California, US
Deep and dark with aromas of dark cherries and plums, with notes of dark chocolate and raspberries
Bodegas Tempore Generación 73 Granacha, 2020
Aragón, ES
A classic with a fine minerality framed by notes of blackberry, vanilla, sweet caramel, and a floral nose.
TAP BEERS
Please ask your server
- $8 each, 1 Pint (16oz) -
Champagne and Sparkling
(served in 7oz Coupe)
Borgo Maragliano, Franchesco Galliano, 2017
Piedmont, Italy - Blanc de Blancs
16
La Farra, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore, 2022
Veneto, Italy
13
Gratiot & Cie Almanach No. 1 Brut, NV (Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay)
Champagne, France
19
Francesco Vezzelli Lambrusco di Sorbara II Selezione, NV
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
12
Rosé Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Château Bellini en Provence Rosé, 2022
Provence, France
13/26/60
Jaclynn Renée Wines, Sonoma Rosé, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
14/28/54
Ottella RosesRoses Rosato Alto Mincio, 2022
Veneto, Italy
12/24/46
Les Vignobles Gueissard, Bandol Rosé, 2022
Provence, France
17/34/66
Weingut Weszeli Rosé, 2022
Niederösterreich, Austria
14/28/54
White Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Puiten, Schreckbichl Colterenzio, Pinot Grigio, 2021
Südtirol-Alto Adige, Italy
15/30/58
Cyprien Perchaud Pouilly-Fumé, Sauvignon Blanc, 2021
Loire Valley, France
18/36/70
Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022
Loire Valley, France
19/38/74
Ottella le Creete Lugana, Turbiana, 2021
Veneto, Italy
14/28/54
Domaine des Malandes Chablis, Chardonnay, 2022
Burgundy, France
18/36/70
Jaclynn Renée Wines, Chardonnay, 2021
Petaluma Gap, California
18/36/70
Red Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Sanctum Wines Lisica, Pinot Noir, 2021
Podravje, Slovenia
16/32/62
Domaine Richard Rottiers Brouilly, Gamay, 2022
Burgundy, France
17/34/66
Château Grand Billard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Fans, and Merlot, 2021
Bordeaux, France
10/20/38
Domaine Roger Perrin, Côtes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre, 2020
Rhône Valley, France
11/22/42
Viña la Ronciere, Licantén Malbec, 2021
Curicó Valley, Chile
15/30/58
Corte Alla Flora, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
14/28/54
