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
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Beachside Entertainment Zone · Daytona Beach · Steakhouse
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Skip this place on any day that isn't Wednesday, when half-price bottles make a mediocre list into a legitimately decent deal — especially if you're ordering around the Rieslings. It's a chain, it drinks like one, but the Wednesday program earns it a pass.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Azure is here to serve hotel guests a familiar glass of wine with a spectacular backdrop, and it succeeds at exactly that low bar. Come for the ocean, order by the glass, and don't expect the wine list to surprise you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Beachside/Ocean Walk · Daytona Beach · Upscale Steakhouse
Hyde Park Prime Daytona is a dependable, well-run wine program in a room that knows what it wants to be — and mostly delivers. Markups will sting, but the sommelier, the depth, and the oceanfront setting make it the right call when the occasion calls for a serious bottle and a serious steak.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
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Chart House Melbourne is here for the view, not the wine list — and honestly, the restaurant knows it. Order the El Coto, watch the river, and keep your expectations anchored firmly to the dock.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Boulder · Seafood Steakhouse
Ocean Prime Boulder is a reliable, well-run wine program that does exactly what it sets out to do — impress a business dinner or a special occasion table with familiar California heavyweights and proper service. Just go in with eyes open on the pricing, steer clear of the grocery-store pours, and you'll drink well enough.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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