Wine Wednesday Makes Everything Taste Better
Belleair Bluffs · Clearwater · American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 6, 2026
RagingWine reviewed E&E Stakeout Grill’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 E&E Stakeout Grill reads exactly like the restaurant looks — comfortable, familiar, no surprises. You're not going to find anything that makes you text your wine-nerd friends, but you're also not going to get handed a laminated card with five options. It's a neighborhood steakhouse list that knows its audience and plays to it.
The list leans heavily on California workhorses — Coppola, Noble Vines, Kendall-Jackson, Meiomi — with a few European nods thrown in to make things feel grown-up. The Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico is the most interesting bottle on the list, representing Tuscany with actual purpose alongside a steakhouse menu. There's a Minuty Prestige Côtes de Provence Rosé for the crowd that wants to feel like they're on a boat, and G.H. Mumm anchors the bubbles section. Gaps are real: no domestic Cabernet above the entry level, no Malbec, no Burgundy, and the by-the-glass whites top out at Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio.
Eight to fifteen pours covers the basics without embarrassing anyone. The Noble Vines Chardonnay at $9 for six ounces is the approachable opener, and the Minuty Rosé and Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico at $16 are where the list actually gets interesting by the glass. Rotation appears seasonal at best — this isn't a program where you're going to find something new every visit.
Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico — $62/bottle ($16/glass)
At retail this runs around $18-22, so the markup stings a little, but for a Chianti Classico from a solid Castellina producer sitting next to a ribeye, it earns its place. On a Wednesday, that bottle drops to $31 — and that's genuinely good value.
Minuty Prestige Côtes de Provence Rosé
Most people ordering rosé at a steakhouse are making a statement, not a choice. But Minuty Prestige is a legitimate bottle — pale, dry, and structured enough to actually work with lighter fish dishes on the menu. Don't sleep on it just because it's pink.
Noble Vines 446 Chardonnay
Retails around $11. The restaurant charges $34 a bottle — a 191% markup that's hard to stomach when this is a grocery store staple. Fine in a pinch at the glass pour price, but ordering a bottle is just paying for the air conditioning.
Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico + Filet Mignon
Chianti Classico's high acidity and firm tannins cut right through the richness of a center-cut filet. Sangiovese and beef is a pairing that's been road-tested for centuries in Tuscany — it didn't need a sommelier to figure it out, and it doesn't need one here either.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesday: 50% off all bottles priced $80 and under; 20% off sparkling wines and bottles over $80. Applies to the regular list including reserve selections. Exclusions on holidays.
The Bottom Line
E&E Stakeout Grill is a perfectly decent neighborhood steakhouse wine list that asks too much on most nights — but Wine Wednesday flips the math entirely and makes this one of the better value plays in the Clearwater area. Come on a Wednesday, order the Chianti Classico, and you'll have zero complaints.
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Solid Range
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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