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.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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SoNapa Grille is a genuine wild card — a wine-focused concept in a market that didn't ask for one, and that's exactly why it's worth your attention. Get in early, see if the list earns the concept, and hope the glass pours are priced like they want repeat customers.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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