Great Margaritas, Forgotten Wine List
Manchester · Mexican · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed June 18, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Margaritas Mexican Restaurant – Manchester’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Margaritas Manchester feels like an afterthought bolted onto a menu built entirely around tequila and frozen drinks. You flip past the margaritas and micheladas and land on a short column of names you'd recognize from a grocery store endcap. Nothing here was chosen with intention — it was chosen for familiarity.
The list clocks in at somewhere between 10 and 20 bottles, drawing almost exclusively from California and South America — two regions that can produce genuinely interesting wine, but not at this price-to-quality tier. What you get instead are mass-market brands built for volume, not flavor. There's no regional story being told, no nod to Mexican wine culture (Baja California produces some genuinely compelling bottles), and no sign that anyone involved in building this list owns a corkscrew outside of work. The range covers the basics — red, white, probably a rosé — but depth is nonexistent.
Glass pours run six to ten options in the $7–$11 range, which sounds accessible until you realize what's in the glass. At those prices, you'd hope for something punching above its weight — instead, you're looking at pours that retail for $8–$10 a bottle. The markup math here is not flattering.
Barefoot Moscato — $7
If you're going sweet and light with spicy food, Barefoot Moscato at the low end of the glass price range is at least honest about what it is. It's not a serious wine, but it's the least punishing markup on the list and plays reasonably well against heat.
Yellow Tail Merlot
Nobody walks into a Mexican restaurant looking for Merlot, which is exactly why it might be your move. It's soft, low-tannin, and unoffensive with cheese-heavy dishes — and at a chain spot like this, 'unoffensive' clears the bar.
Yellow Tail Merlot
On second thought — at $9–$11 a glass for something that retails under $8 a bottle, the markup makes it hard to recommend with a straight face. Just order a second margarita. Seriously.
Barefoot Moscato + Fajitas
The sweetness in the Moscato actually does something useful against the char and spice of the fajita filling. It's not a sophisticated pairing — but it works, and sometimes that's enough.
The Bottom Line
Margaritas Manchester is a fun night out, and the bar program clearly gets the attention. The wine list is not the reason to come here — order the cocktails, enjoy the room, and don't overthink the glass pours.
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Come here for the burgers and maybe a beer — the wine list is an obligation, not an attraction. If wine matters to your night out, this isn't your spot.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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110 Grill Manchester is the wine equivalent of a reliable friend — not the most exciting person in the room, but they always show up and they never let you down. Send your friends here if they want a decent glass with dinner and zero stress; just don't send the Burgundy nerds.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Willow · Manchester · Mexican
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Willow · Manchester · Tex-Mex
Cactus Jack's is a fun place to eat Tex-Mex and throw back a margarita, and that's exactly the order of operations we'd recommend. The wine list is an afterthought dressed up as a menu section — don't send a friend here for wine unless the friend truly doesn't care about wine.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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T-BONES is not a wine destination, and it knows it — the list exists to support the food, not the other way around. If you're in South Willow and you want a decent glass with your haddock or steak tips without getting gouged, this does the job.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Cinco's wine list is an afterthought dressed up with 13 by-the-glass options. The pricing is steep relative to what's in the glass, the selection plays it completely safe, and the cuisine deserves something more adventurous — a Txakoli, a Cava, literally any Spanish producer would feel right at home here. Order a margarita, and if you must have wine, go Riesling.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Minero isn't a wine destination — it's a taco and mezcal destination that happens to have a wine list worth a second look. The regional lineup suggests someone with actual taste curated this, which is more than you can say for most fast-casual Mexican spots. If you're here and not drinking mezcal, ask what's cold and crisp from Vinho Verde or Friuli country — your Fried Catfish Taco will thank you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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