Safe pours for a splashy fondue night
North Myrtle Beach / Restaurant Row · Myrtle Beach · Fondue, Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 21, 2026
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The wine list at The Melting Pot Myrtle Beach reads exactly like you'd expect from a national fondue chain — familiar faces, safe bets, nothing that's going to raise an eyebrow or a pulse. It's a list built for comfort, not curiosity, which tracks with the candle-lit, let's-celebrate-something energy of the room. If you came here hoping to discover a grower Champagne or an esoteric Jura white, wrong door.
The 40-to-70-bottle list leans heavily on California with a Washington State cameo — think Kendall-Jackson, Josh Cellars, and Meiomi doing most of the heavy lifting. There's a nod to Italy via La Marca Prosecco and a reasonable gesture toward France, but don't expect any village-level Burgundy or Rhône producers hiding in the back pages. Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling representing Washington is genuinely one of the more interesting picks on the list, even if it's still a grocery store fixture. The gaps are real: no Spanish bottles, no natural wine adjacency, nothing from South America or the Southern Hemisphere.
Eight to twelve options by the glass gives you enough to work with across a multi-course fondue meal, which is legitimately useful when you're moving from cheese to entrée to chocolate. The rotation doesn't appear to change much — this feels like a static corporate program rather than anything with a seasonal pulse. Pours lean predictable: a Chardonnay, a Cab, a Prosecco, the usual suspects on deck.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling — null
Pricing wasn't confirmed in our research, but this is the smartest pour on the list regardless. Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Riesling punches well above its retail price point, and a touch of residual sweetness makes it the most fondue-friendly white here — cuts through cheese, handles the chocolate finish, and keeps the night moving.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Most tables at a fondue chain are reaching for the Chardonnay or the Cab on autopilot. The Riesling gets overlooked because it sounds unfashionable, but it's doing more work for your meal than anything else on the list. Don't sleep on it.
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Josh Cellars retails for around $13–$15 at your local supermarket. Whatever they're charging here, the markup math is not in your favor. It's fine wine, but you're paying restaurant prices for a bottle that belongs in a weeknight pantry.
La Marca Prosecco + Chocolate fondue with assorted dippers
Bubbles and chocolate is a cliché for a reason — it works. La Marca is light, slightly sweet, and effervescent enough to scrub through rich melted chocolate without competition. End the night here and you'll leave happy.
✔️ The Bottom Line
The Melting Pot Myrtle Beach is not a wine destination, and it's not pretending to be — the list exists to serve the fondue experience, and for that narrow purpose it's adequate. Order the Riesling, skip the Josh Cab, and let the cheese do the talking.
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
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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Boardwalk Billy's is a fun spot to eat and drink a cold beer on the water — lean into that. The wine list is an afterthought stocked with recognizable labels that require zero effort from anyone involved, and the markup doesn't justify the selection. Order a cocktail or a local draft and save the wine night for somewhere that cares.
Grocery Store
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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Wicked Tuna's wine list is a reliable, unfussy companion to a genuinely fun waterfront dining experience — it won't wow anyone, but it won't let anyone down either. Come for the sushi, the sunset, and the $2-off happy hour pours; just don't come expecting to geek out over the cellar.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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