Monday Half-Price Saves This List
Greenbrier · Chesapeake · Modern American
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 27, 2026
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The wine list at Yard House Chesapeake isn't trying to impress anyone — and it knows it. You get a compact, familiar roster of brands that most people recognize from the grocery store shelf, priced fairly enough that ordering a bottle doesn't feel like a mistake. It's a beer bar first, wine list second, and the card makes no attempt to hide that.
The list leans heavily California with some Washington and New Zealand representation — think La Crema, Meiomi, Joel Gott, and Chateau Ste. Michelle doing most of the heavy lifting. There's no real depth here: no single-vineyard wines, no surprises, no obscure producers that make you look twice. Italy gets a token nod, and that's about as adventurous as things get. If you came hoping to find a Barolo or a Grüner Veltliner hiding in the back pages, you're in the wrong place.
With 15 to 20 pours available by the glass, the options are broad by volume but narrow by personality — the same names you've seen on every corporate restaurant list for the past decade. Prices run $9 to $15 a glass, which is honest for what you're getting. Rotation appears to follow chain-wide programming rather than any local curation.
La Crema Chardonnay Sonoma Coast — $13/glass
This one actually retails for $17, so you're getting it cheaper by the glass here than you would at Total Wine. That's a genuine win in a restaurant setting, and La Crema delivers a consistent, well-made Sonoma Coast Chardonnay that holds up to the food.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Everyone skips the Riesling at a place like this, which is exactly why you shouldn't. Chateau Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Riesling is one of the most reliably good values in American wine, and it's a natural foil to the spicier dishes on the menu. Don't let the stigma stop you.
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
At $11 a glass it's technically a fair markup, but Josh Cellars Cab is a $9 retail bottle — you're paying restaurant prices for something that barely clears the bar for 'fine.' Save the Cab spend for a Monday bottle deal instead.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough + Street Tacos
Kim Crawford's zippy Marlborough Sauv Blanc — with its citrus bite and herbal snap — cuts right through the richness of the street tacos and lifts whatever heat is in there. It's a casual pairing that actually makes both things taste better, and at $12 a glass it won't sting.
Monday — National Yard House promotion: half-price on select bottles of wine every Monday. Applies to a rotating lineup of mainstream producers — not the entire list, so ask your server what's included before you order.
The Bottom Line
Yard House Chesapeake is exactly what it is: a polished chain bar with a wine list built for broad appeal, not wine nerds. Show up on a Monday, grab a half-price bottle of Meiomi or La Crema, and enjoy the vibe without overthinking it.
Greenbrier · Chesapeake · Italian
Varia is the kind of Italian wine bar that earns a reliable night out — the list won't blow your mind, but it won't embarrass you either, and the atmosphere does a lot of the heavy lifting. If you're in Chesapeake looking for a proper bottle with dinner and a little romance, this is your move.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Great Bridge · Chesapeake · Steakhouse
This is a wine list by default, not by design. If you're coming to Great Bridge Steakhouse for the wine, recalibrate — order a cocktail or call ahead with a bottle and ask about corkage.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Greenbrier · Chesapeake · Mexican
Abuelo's wine list is an afterthought dressed up as a menu section — four grocery-store labels at restaurant prices in a mall dining room. Come for the margaritas, stay for the margaritas, and let wine night happen somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Greenbrier · Chesapeake · American
Ruby Tuesday's wine program is a placeholder, not a program — two grocery store bottles and a price tag that's at least fair for what it is. Order a cocktail, drink a beer, and save the wine drinking for somewhere that's trying.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Greenbrier · Chesapeake · Seafood / American Casual
Bonefish Grill Chesapeake is a fine place to eat seafood, but the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in a nice menu holder. Order the Bang Bang Shrimp, grab a cocktail, and save the wine ambition for somewhere that earned it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Great Bridge · Chesapeake · Italian Café
Rigoletto isn't a wine destination — it's a bakery that respects wine enough to do it right at a price that respects you back. Wednesday afternoon, $3 glass of Siema Bianco, a plate of pastries: there are worse ways to spend a few hours in Chesapeake.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
Healdsburg · Sonoma · Modern American
Valette is the wine country restaurant experience done right — deeply local, properly staffed, and serious about what's in the glass, even if the markups ask you to pay for the zip code. Send your friends here if they're already in Healdsburg; just tell them to skip the Phelps.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Annapolis Towne Centre · Annapolis · Modern American
Cooper's Hawk Annapolis is exactly what it is — a well-run, corporate winery restaurant where the wine list exists entirely in-house and the experience is built for people who want wine to be easy, not educational. Send your parents here without hesitation; send your wine-obsessed friend somewhere else.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown / Penn Square · Lancaster · Modern American
Plough isn't a destination wine list, but it's a fair and functional one — honest pricing, decent glass selection, and just enough global range to keep things interesting. If you're in Lancaster for the food and the vibe, the wine program won't let you down; just don't come expecting to be surprised.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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