Two Wines. Both the Same Brand. Hard Pass.
· Newport News · Chinese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 17, 2026 · How we review
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Wingman Metrics
Two wines. That's the list. A Chardonnay and a Merlot, both from 14 Hands, both $6 a glass — and that's the entire wine program at P.F. Chang's Newport News. This isn't a wine list so much as a placeholder where a wine list should be.
There's no depth to dive into here. The selection begins and ends with 14 Hands, a Washington State brand designed for mass-market grocery shelf appeal — not a bad wine, but not a considered choice either. No regions, no producers, no white-versus-red exploration beyond the most binary possible split. If you were hoping to find something that complements the kitchen's bolder, spice-forward flavors, the list offers you exactly zero tools to do that.
Both pours — the 14 Hands Chardonnay and the 14 Hands Merlot — come in at $6 a glass, which is genuinely hard to argue with on price alone. But when your entire by-the-glass program is two options from a single producer, 'by the glass' is barely a category worth discussing.
The Bottom Line
P.F. Chang's Newport News doesn't take wine seriously, and the two-bottle list makes that plain. The $6 price point softens the blow, but if wine matters to your meal, you're better off sticking to the cocktail menu or a cold Tsingtao. We wouldn't steer anyone here for the wine program.
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
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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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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