Oysters, a Maryland wine section, and glass pours from $10
Clipper Mill · Baltimore · American, Farm to Table · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 9, 2026
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True Chesapeake's drinks menu opens with oysters from its own farm, then runs through cocktails and draft beer before it gets to wine: a Wines by the Glass list, a Maryland Wine section and a Wines by the Bottle list. The beverage PDF on the restaurant's site is titled TC_BEV_MENU_4.15.26, so confirm today's pours and prices.
The bottle pages are organized by style. Bubbles include Le Contesse Prosecco DOC at 60 and Hambledon Classic Cuvée from England at 120. The Champagne page runs from Collet Brut NV at 86 to Krug Brut 2004 at 645. Whites lean Burgundy and Loire: Domaine Curveaux Mâcon-Fuissé at 72, Vincent Prunier Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 2022 at 225, and Sancerre from Alphonse Mellot and Domaine du Nozay. The separate Maryland Wine section lists Old Westminster, Windridge, Dodon, Boordy and Black Ankle, with Black Ankle 'Rolling Hills' 2020 at 97. Prices on the bottle pages are posted without a unit label.
Wines by the Glass lists 20 wines: 4 sparkling, 8 white, 3 rosé and 5 red. Each is posted as a pair of prices, such as 13 | 45 for the Philippe Guerin Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2022, and the pair is not labeled further. The range runs from the Alella Marfil Cava Brut at 10 | 35 to the Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Brut at 21 | 72; the Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 2023 and the Domaine Michel Goubard 'Côte Chalonnaise' 2022 top the still wines at 18 | 68. Maryland shows up on the glass list too, with Old Westminster 'Brine' 2025 at 12 | 42. The menu also lists happy hour Tuesday to Sunday, 5 to 7 PM at the bar and high tops, with $6 select wines and $2 raw oysters, and half-price select bottles on Wednesdays.
The Bottom Line
True Chesapeake is an oyster-first menu with a Maryland wine section, so order the wine around the oysters. Start with the Philippe Guerin Muscadet (13 | 45) alongside whichever oysters are on today's half-shell list, then try the Old Westminster 'Brine' (12 | 42) for a Maryland white. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups, so confirm today's pours, prices and the happy hour and Wednesday offers.
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A wine list organized around how the grapes were grown, with local Maryland and Virginia bottles next to Old World ones. Order the Cava Rosado with the fish and chips, then try the $45 Languedoc Carignan blend or the $40 Maryland Chambourcin by the bottle. The wine list advertises half-price bottles on Wednesday nights while the menu says Thursday, so ask which night applies. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks selection, not service, storage or retail markups.
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