The Wine List Nobody Asked For
South Georgia / Soncy · Amarillo · American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 19, 2026
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The wine list here is basically the bottom shelf of your local grocery store, laminated and handed to you with a basket of chips. When Sutter Home and Barefoot are your headliners, you already know what kind of night this is going to be. To Applebee's credit, at least nobody's pretending this is something it's not.
Ten to fifteen wines deep, entirely California-focused, and hitting every mass-production greatest hit: Sutter Home White Zinfandel, Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon, Woodbridge Chardonnay. There's no regional exploration, no interesting producers, no attempt to surprise you. The list exists to check a box, not to make you think. If you're hoping for a hidden Napa gem or even a halfway interesting Central Coast Syrah, look elsewhere — this list stopped caring before it started.
Six to ten pours available by the glass, which sounds generous until you realize it's essentially the entire list. The upside is you're never cornered into a full bottle of something you're not sure about. The downside is that the ceiling here is Woodbridge Chardonnay, and that's also the floor.
Woodbridge Chardonnay — $7
At chain-restaurant prices, this is the least offensive pick on the list — cold, simple, and honestly fine if your main goal is washing down Bourbon Street Chicken without thinking too hard about what's in your glass.
Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon
Not a gem in any traditional sense, but if you're eating riblets and want something red with a little body, this is your most functional option on the list. Low expectations, occasionally met.
Sutter Home White Zinfandel
It's 2024. Pink, sweet, and about as sophisticated as a wine cooler. Order the cocktail menu instead — you'll have more fun and fewer regrets.
Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon + Riblets
Big, saucy, sticky riblets need something with enough sugar and fruit to hang with the BBQ glaze, and Barefoot Cab — soft tannins, jammy fruit, zero pretension — is exactly the right level of unpretentious for the job.
❌ The Bottom Line
Send a friend here for wine? Only if they lost a bet. Order a margarita, enjoy the riblets, and save the wine night for somewhere that's actually trying.
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