Rehoboth Beach

Blue Moon isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's a beautiful Victorian beach house serving solid food with a California-focused list that earns its Wine Spectator credentials honestly. Send your friends here if they like good Napa names at fair prices; just don't send the friend who wants to argue about natural wine.

A genuine sommelier-driven Italian list tucked into a Delaware beach town is the definition of a wild card, and Wednesday half-price wine night makes it almost unfair. If you're anywhere near Rehoboth, this is the wine stop.

Eden is a dependable, well-maintained wine program that punches above its beach-town weight class — the WS Award of Excellence it's held since 2004 is earned, not honorary. Send a friend here for a date night; just steer them away from the Meiomi.

Bluecoast is the rare beach town restaurant that takes wine seriously enough to back it up with an actual sommelier and a list worth exploring. It's not going to blow your mind, but it will absolutely deliver — and on a Rehoboth summer night, that's exactly what you need.