Marina Views, Corporate Pours, No Surprises
Marina Point · Daytona Beach · Seafood Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 15, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Chart House Daytona Beach’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Chart House Daytona Beach arrives looking exactly like what it is: a tightly curated corporate selection designed to offend no one and excite no one. Thirteen labels, all recognizable names, all priced to move during happy hour. The marina view through the window is doing more heavy lifting than anything on this list.
The list leans heavily California — Line 39, J. Lohr, Clos du Bois, Rodney Strong — with a few token international entries like Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio and Santa Carolina Reserva Merlot rounding things out. There's no real depth here: no vintage variation, no regional curiosity, no producer worth getting excited about. What you get is a hits playlist of grocery-store-familiar labels that covers the bases for a table of six with different opinions. To Chart House's credit, El Coto Crianza Rioja and Château de Berne Rosé at least signal someone in the corporate office glanced at a wine map beyond Napa.
All 13 labels are available by the glass, which is genuinely the right call for this kind of list — nobody is coming here to commit to a bottle of Clos du Bois Cab. Pours run in the $8–$10 range based on available pricing, which is honest money for what you're getting. No rotating program to speak of; what's on the menu is what's on the menu.
J. Lohr 'Seven Oaks' Cabernet Sauvignon — $10
Seven Oaks is a legitimately solid Paso Robles Cab with real structure, and at $10 a glass it's priced below what you'd expect at a waterfront upscale spot. Order it with the prime rib and call it a night.
El Coto Crianza Rioja
Nobody at a seafood chain in Daytona is ordering the Rioja, which means you should. A Crianza from El Coto brings Tempranillo character and some actual Old World restraint to a list that otherwise never leaves the American West Coast. At $10 a glass it's the most interesting thing on the menu.
Line 39 Chardonnay
Line 39 is fine. It's also the wine equivalent of a stock photo. At $8 a glass you're not getting ripped off, but you are paying restaurant prices for something that lives at the checkout aisle of every Kroger in America. There are better calls on this list.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling + Fresh Fish Specials
Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Riesling has enough acid and just enough off-dry sweetness to stand up to anything coming out of the kitchen with a citrus glaze or a butter sauce. It's the one genuinely food-friendly pour on a list otherwise built for sipping, not matching.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Chart House Daytona Beach is a reliable corporate wine experience — fair prices, familiar names, nothing broken, nothing remarkable. Come for the water views and the prime rib; drink the El Coto and let the sunset do the rest.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Seasonal Rotation
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
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Set & Forget
Proper
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