Skip the wine, order a margarita
Oyster Point / Jefferson Avenue · Newport News · Tex-Mex and American Casual Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 30, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at this Chili's is exactly what you'd expect from a laminated menu insert tucked between the appetizer section and the dessert page — a handful of names you've seen in supermarket checkout lines. There's no curation happening here, no story being told, just a short roster of mass-market California wines doing their best to be invisible.
We're talking six to ten wines deep, all California, all household-name brands: Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Barefoot, Mark West, Sutter Home. The regional range is nonexistent — this is the Central Valley and nothing else. No Riesling for the fajita crowd, no anything that suggests someone with wine knowledge touched this list. It reads like a corporate template because it is one.
Four options by the glass, priced $7–$11 during regular service and $5 during happy hour. The selection rotates between Barefoot Moscato, Barefoot Chardonnay, Woodbridge Chardonnay, and a Cabernet or Pinot depending on the day. That's it — no surprises, no upside.
Mark West Pinot Noir — $9
It's the least offensive option on the list and at least attempts to be a real wine. Among the Barefoot battalion, it stands out by default.
Barefoot Moscato
If you're sharing loaded fries and just want something cold and slightly sweet, lean into it — this is exactly the wine this list was built for and there's zero shame in that.
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Chardonnay
Retails for about $4.50 a pour at home from a 1.5L jug. Charging $9–$11 a glass for this is a 667% markup on a wine that tastes like it came out of a cardboard box. Hard pass.
Barefoot Moscato + Baby Back Ribs
The ribs skew sweet and smoky, and the Moscato's residual sugar actually doesn't fight that — it leans into it. It's not sophisticated, but it works better than the Cab will.
❌ The Bottom Line
There is no wine program here, just wine-shaped options on a chain restaurant menu with markups that would make your eyes water if you checked the retail shelf. Order the margarita — it's what Chili's actually does well.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Seasonal Rotation
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Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
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MIA
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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