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 for launching a celebration
Peltier Winery Sauvignon Blanc, 2022
Lodi, California
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
Mary Taylor (MT2) Prieto Picudo, 2021
Castillay Leon, ES
Flavors of strawberries and blackberries crown the regal crimson purple-maroon hue of this wine with an excellent balance of tannins and acidity.
Peltier Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Lodi, California
deep and dark with aromas of dark cherries and plums, with notes of dark chocolate and raspberries
Bodegas Tempore Generación 73 Granacha, 2020
Rioja, 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)
Gratiot & Cie Champagne Almanach No. 1 Brut, NV (Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay)
Champagne, France
19
Borgo Maragliano, Francesco Galliano Blanc de Blancs, 2019
Piedmont, Italy — Blanc de Blancs
19
La Farra, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore, 2022
Veneto, Italy
13
Les Vignobles Ruhlmann Schutz, Cremant d’Alsace Rose, NV
Alsace, France
15
Rosé Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Château d’Astros Rosé, 2023
Provence, France
13/26/50
Château Valmont Rosé, 2023
Corbiers, France
14/28/54
Domaine Rouge Bleu Dentelle Rosé, 2023
Côte du Rhone, France
13/26/50
Ottella RosesRoses Rosato, 2023
Alto Mincio, Italy
12/24/46
Château Vannières Rosé, 2023
Provence, France 14/28/54
14/28/54
White Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Colterenzio Puiten – Alto Adige, 2023
Pinot Grigio
Alto Adige, Italy
15/30/58
Cyprien Perchaud Pouilly-Fumé, 2021
Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley, France
18/36/70
Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Blanc, 2023
Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley, France
19/38/74
Domaine des Malandes Chablis, 2023
Chardonnay
Burgundy, France
18/36/70
St. Innocent, 2019
Chardonnay
Willamette, Oregon
19/38/74
Ottella le Creete, 2022
Turbiana
Lugana, Italy
14/28/54
Red Wine
(1/4, 1/2, or Full Bottle)
Sanctum Wines Lisica, 2022
Pinot Noir
Podravje, Slovenia
16/32/62
Domaine Richard Rottiers, 2022
Gamay
Brouilly, France
17/34/66
Principe Corsini Fattoria le Corti DOCG, 2022
Sangiovese
Chianti Classico, Italy
14/28/54
Domaine Roger Perrin Villages Vieilles Vignes, 2021
Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre
Côte du Rhone, France
11/22/42
Viña la Ronciere Malbec Idahue Estate, 2021
Licanten, Chile
15/30/58
Château Grand Billard Bordeaux, 2022
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
Bordeaux, France
10/20/38
