Red Lobster

The wine list at Red Lobster Morgantown is exactly what you'd expect from a corporate seafood chain that spent its budget on lobster tanks and butter sauce. You flip it open hoping for a surprise and find a laminated card that reads like a grocery store endcap. No regional character, no curiosity — just the hits everyone already knows.

The list runs 20-30 bottles deep, which sounds decent until you realize it's dominated by mass-market brands and Canadian import staples like Peller Estates and Jackson-Triggs — not exactly names that inspire confidence. There's a token nod to Italy with Folonari Pinot Grigio, a New Zealand cameo from Kim Crawford, and a lone Spanish sparkler in the Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava. Henry of Pelham shows up twice (Riesling and Pinot Noir), which is probably the most interesting producer on the list, but that's a low bar. The gaps are glaring: no Rosé, no real white Burgundy analog, nothing from the Southern Hemisphere beyond Kim Crawford, and zero bottles that would make a wine-curious diner actually lean in.

Eight to twelve pours by the glass at $8.50–$10.50 keeps things accessible price-per-sip, but the selection doesn't reward the savings. You're essentially choosing between Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cab, Moscato — the usual lineup. There's no rotation program, no seasonal pour, no reason to think about it too hard. Pick white, drink cold, move on.