Best Wine Lists in Mississippi

The Wild Sage wine list is quietly doing more work than it gets credit for — a Timorasso, a Chave Syrah, and a five-deep Champagne section in Jackson Hole is genuinely unexpected. Markups will sting, but if you're willing to explore past the La Crema, there's a real list hiding here.

Coraline's earned its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence with a thoughtfully curated list that punches above what you'd expect from Biloxi's casino strip — fair prices, a solid California-France backbone, and a dining room that actually cares. It's not a destination wine list, but it's absolutely a trustworthy one.

Shapley's isn't trying to reinvent wine culture in Mississippi — it's a reliable, California-forward steakhouse list that does its job without much fuss. If you know what you want and stick to the mid-tier producers, you'll drink well; just don't expect to be surprised.

Local 463 is the kind of place you'd happily take out-of-towners without worrying about the wine list letting you down. It's not going to blow your mind, but it's honest, fairly priced, and clearly gives a damn — which puts it well ahead of most restaurants in its zip code.

The Sipp is legitimately one of the better wine programs you'll find in a Mississippi college town, and that Wine Spectator credential isn't just decorative. Send your friends — just tell them to skip the Santa Margherita.

Weidmann's isn't going to challenge your assumptions about wine, but it earns its WS credential with a properly managed California list, a real sommelier, and fair prices in a market where most restaurants just don't try this hard. If you're passing through Meridian and want a proper bottle with your fried catfish, this is the only call.

Estelle isn't trying to be a destination wine program, but it's doing more than most restaurants in Jackson — and the Wine Spectator credential is earned. Send your friend here if they want a reliable, well-priced California-forward list with a Southern meal worth ordering around.

Char isn't reinventing the wine list, but it doesn't need to — it's a reliable, well-maintained California program that fits the room and the food perfectly. If you're in Jackson and want a proper bottle of West Coast Cab with a serious steak, this is your spot.

Bravo has held a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 1997, and you can feel that institutional steadiness in a list that doesn't overreach but doesn't disappoint. If you're in Jackson and want a solid California-forward bottle with dinner, this is your spot.

White Pillars is a reliable, well-executed California wine program in an unlikely zip code — Biloxi doesn't typically show up on anyone's wine destination list, but the Award of Excellence is legit and the list delivers for what it's trying to do. If you're eating the Carpet Bagger Steak and drinking a Stag's Leap Cab on the Gulf Coast, life is pretty good.

Stalla won't blow a wine geek's mind, but it's a legitimately solid list for a casino Italian restaurant in Biloxi — honest pricing, recognizable quality, and a Gaja lurking in the back for anyone paying attention. Send your parents here confidently; just steer them away from the Pinot Grigio.

Jia is a Wild Card in the truest sense — a California-focused wine list inside a Zen-inspired Asian restaurant at a Gulf Coast casino hotel, holding a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for over fifteen years. The list plays it safe, but the producers are real, the food is ambitious, and the right bottle can make a great night out of it.