Wednesday Bottles Save the Race Weekend
Speedway Retail · Daytona Beach · Asian Chain · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 15, 2026
RagingWine reviewed P.F. Chang's (Daytona International Speedway)’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 this P.F. Chang's is exactly what you'd expect from a chain anchored to a NASCAR venue — safe, recognizable names designed to move bottles fast and offend no one. There's no ambition here, but there is a Wednesday that changes everything.
Twenty to thirty labels, almost entirely California, Washington, and New Zealand, with the hits you already know from every grocery store end cap: Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Chateau Ste. Michelle. The list skews white and approachable, which actually makes sense given how well Riesling and SB track with the menu's bold, sweet-savory flavors. Don't come looking for Burgundy or anything with a sense of place — this list was built for volume and familiarity, not discovery. The gaps are wide: no sparkling beyond champagne-night specials, no real skin-contact options, nothing that would surprise even a casual wine drinker.
Eight pours by the glass, which is a reasonable count for a chain of this size. The selections mirror the bottle list — crowd-pleasing and mainstream, anchored by names like Kung Fu Girl Riesling and Meiomi Pinot Noir that require zero explanation to the average diner. Rotation appears minimal; don't expect anything new next month.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling — $6.99
At happy hour pricing, this is a genuinely good Washington Riesling from one of the state's most consistent producers — crisp, off-dry, and built for the menu. The value only gets better on Wednesdays when bottles go half-price.
Kung Fu Girl Riesling
Most people at a chain restaurant reach for the Pinot Noir by default. They're wrong. Kung Fu Girl is made by Charles Smith and punches well above its price point — electric acidity, stone fruit, a whisper of petrol. It's a legitimately great wine sitting in a lineup of safe bets.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
It's fine. It's also everywhere, heavily oaked, sweet-leaning, and almost certainly marked up to a point where you're paying restaurant prices for something you could grab at a gas station. The menu deserves a more interesting red.
Kung Fu Girl Riesling + Chang's Spicy Chicken
Off-dry Riesling is practically engineered for spicy, sweet-soy glazed dishes. The residual sugar cools the heat, the acidity cuts through the sauce, and both come out tasting better for it. This is the move.
Wednesday — Half off all bottles of wine and champagne all day every Wednesday. Includes reds, whites, and rosés. Not available on select holidays.
✔️ The Bottom Line
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.
Marina Point · Daytona Beach · Seafood
Chart House Daytona isn't a wine destination, but it's not pretending to be one either. Fair prices, approachable pours, and a marina view that does half the work — send your friends here knowing they won't be underwhelmed or overcharged.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Beachside Entertainment Zone · Daytona Beach · Steakhouse
Hyde Park Prime is a reliable, if predictable, steakhouse wine experience — the California heavyweights are all present, the glass pour program is functional, and it'll make your celebration dinner feel appropriately special. Just don't come here looking for discovery; come here knowing what you already like and order confidently.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Boardwalk/Oceanfront · Daytona Beach · Seafood
Cast & Crew isn't a wine destination, but it's got just enough going on to reward anyone paying attention — especially if you're ordering the Vouvray with oysters at happy hour. Skip the Champagne, grab a bar seat, and keep your expectations calibrated to the beach you're sitting next to.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Resort Row · Daytona Beach · Oceanfront American
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
Downtown Waterfront · Daytona Beach · Contemporary Global
Mama Foo Foo is a cocktail bar that happens to have a wine list worth reading — and in Daytona Beach, that alone makes it a Wild Card worth pulling. Go in expecting a nightlife spot, and let the Billecart-Salmon magnum surprise you.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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