Wine Wednesday Can't Save This List
International Speedway Blvd Corridor · Daytona Beach · Asian Bistro · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 15, 2026
RagingWine reviewed P.F. Chang's Daytona Beach’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 P.F. Chang's Daytona Beach is exactly what you'd expect from a chain operating off a corporate PDF — familiar faces, no surprises, and zero regional personality. It's a list designed to move volume, not inspire curiosity. You're at a restaurant 200 yards from a NASCAR speedway, and the wine program has about as much edge as a pace car.
The list runs 25-35 labels, anchored almost entirely in California with a token nod to Italian whites. The regional focus is less a choice and more a default — California Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio because that's what sells in every zip code from here to Scottsdale. There are no independent producers, no small-batch finds, and nothing that suggests anyone at a local level had input on what goes in the glass. Mark West Pinot Noir and Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio are the kinds of wines you find at a grocery store endcap, and that's basically the ceiling here.
You're looking at 10-14 pours by the glass, which is a decent count for a chain, but the selection is predictable top to bottom. The standout logistical move is Wine Wednesday, a chain-wide promotion with discounted pours and bottles — that's the one night this list makes any real sense to engage with. Outside of that, the by-the-glass pricing is standard chain markup, meaning you're paying restaurant prices for supermarket wine.
Mark West Pinot Noir (Wine Wednesday) — $6.99
On Wine Wednesday, this becomes the only real reason to order wine here. Mark West is a grocery-tier Pinot, but at the happy-hour glass price it's easy, food-friendly, and won't offend anyone at the table — and that's about as good as this list gets.
P.F. Chang's House Red
Branded house wines at chains usually signal rock bottom, but Chang's house pours are typically sourced at a drinkable level and priced lower than the name bottles. If you're splitting a bottle on a Wednesday, this is the low-key move — less embarrassing than paying chain markup on a label you could grab at Publix.
Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio
This wine retails for under $12 a bottle, and at P.F. Chang's you're paying restaurant markup on something that's a step above gas station wine. It's inoffensive, sure, but there's no world where it's worth the price unless it's Wednesday and it's half off.
Mark West Pinot Noir + Orange Chicken
The light body and low tannins on Mark West won't fight the sweet-savory glaze on the Orange Chicken — heavier reds would clash badly with that sauce. It's not a transcendent pairing, but it's the best available match on a list that wasn't built with food pairing in mind.
Wednesday — Chain-wide Wine Wednesday promotion featuring discounted bottles and/or glasses during Wednesday service. Exact Daytona Beach pricing details not publicly listed but mirrors the national P.F. Chang's Wine Wednesday structure.
The Bottom Line
If it's Wednesday and you want cheap wine with your Lettuce Wraps, P.F. Chang's will get the job done — but there's no reason to come here for the wine program on any other night of the week. Order a cocktail and move on.
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