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:
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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
Rego do Sol, Rias Baixas Albarino, 2020
Galicia, ES
Tart citrus notes with hints of orchard fruit convey the best of this coastal wine
Gotham Project Savignon Blanc, 2020
California, US
Notes of ripe grapefruit and guava flavors mark this crisp wine
Viña Galana, Verdejo, 2021
Castilla-La Mancha, ES
With notes of Meyer lemon, grapefruit, and citrus blossom, this crisp and aromatic wine is a refreshing treat.
Viña Galana, Syrah Rosado, 2021
Castilla-La Mancha, ES
An energetic nose of violets and ripe red fruits with a nice blance of acidity makes this wine a delicous choice.
Bodegas Tempore, Independent Tempranillo, 2020
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.
Ryder Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
California, US
Full-bodied and elegant with aromas of black currants, dark cherries, and hints of vanilla with lush, mid-palate flavors of berries and soft tannins.
Bodini Malbec, 2019
Mendoza, AR
Fruit and spice balance notes of fresh plums and blackberries in this Argentinian gem.
Bodegas Temporé, Generación 73 Granacha, 2020
Aragón, ES
A classic Spanish Granacha with a fine mineralogy famed by notes of blackberry, vanilla, sweet Carmel, and a floral violet 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
17
La Farra, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore, 2021
Veneto, Italy
15
Pascal Walczak Blanc de Noirs (100% Pinor Noir), NV
Champagne, France
22
Patrice Colin Perles Grises Rosé, NV
Loire Valley, France
18
Rosé Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Château Bellini en Provence Rosé, 2022
Provence, France
15/30/58
Jaclynn Renée Wines, Sonoma Rosé, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
14/28/54
Ottella RosesRoses, 2022
Veneto, Italy
12/24/46
Les Vignobles Gueissard, Bandol Rosé, 2022
Provence, France
18/36/70
Domaine Vetriccie, Ile de Beauté Rosé, 2022
Corsica, France
10/20/38
White Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Puiten, Schreckbichl Colterenzio, Pinot Grigio, 2021
Südtirol-Alto Adige, Italy
15/30/58
Vignoble du Rêveur, Alsace Blanc Pierre Sauvages, 2020
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir, Alsace, France
14/28/54
Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022
Loire Valley, France
19/38/74
Ottella le Creete Lugana, Sauvignon Blanc, 2021
Peschiera del Garda, Italy
14/28/54
Domaine des Malandes Chablis, Chardonnay, 2021
Burgundy, France
18/36/70
Jaclynn Renée Wines, Chardonnay Sangiacomo, 2019
Petaluma Gap, California
18/36/70
Red Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Lucas and Lewellen, Pinot Noir, 2020
Santa Barbara Co., California
14/28/54
Château Grand Billard, 2020
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Fans, and Merlot - Bordeaux, France
10/20/38
Viña la Ronciere, Licantén Malbec, 2021
Curicó Valley, Chile
15/30/58
Corte Alla Flora, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
14/28/54
Domaine Roger Perrin, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, 2020
Grenache and Syrah Rhône Valley, France
11/22/42
AgrÃcola Labastida, Rioja Crianza, 2019
Tempranillo Rioja, Spain
14/28/54
