Thoroughbreds Chophouse & Seafood Grille

The wine list at Thoroughbreds reads exactly like the room looks — dark wood, big steaks, greatest hits on every page. You're not getting any surprises here, but 130 labels in Myrtle Beach is genuinely more effort than most of the competition on Restaurant Row. It's a list built for people who already know what they want, which is fine until you realize that means no one's trying to show you something new.

Napa Cabernet is the clear north star — Caymus, Silver Oak, Duckhorn, Orin Swift Mercury Head, and Joseph Phelps Insignia all make the cut, which tells you exactly who this list is serving. There's a nod to Tuscany and Marlborough for balance, and Paso Robles gets a seat at the table too, but this isn't a list built around discovery. The Quintessa and Insignia entries push the ceiling toward $350, which is appropriate for the caliber but expect those markups to be aggressive. Far Niente Dolce as a dessert option and Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger on the Champagne side show some thoughtfulness at the edges.

Twenty-eight by-the-glass options is genuinely impressive for a steakhouse at the beach — that's a number most wine bars in the region can't match. The range runs $12–$22 a glass, which is fair for the market even if the pours skew toward approachable crowd-pleasers rather than anything that'll make you stop mid-bite. A 20% discount on house wines during the 4:30–6:30 PM happy hour is a small incentive, but don't confuse that for a real wine program deal.