Wednesday Bottles Save This Beach List
Jacksonville Beach · Jacksonville · Seafood
Reviewed April 24, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Ashley's reads like a greatest hits compilation from the grocery store wine aisle — Cakebread, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Duckhorn Decoy. You know exactly what you're getting before the server opens their mouth. It's not offensive, but it's not trying very hard either.
The list leans heavily on crowd-pleasing California and Washington producers with zero surprises — nothing from the Old World, no esoteric picks, no regional curiosity. Chateau Ste. Michelle and La Crema do the heavy lifting on the approachable end, while Cakebread and Stag's Leap Artemis anchor the higher tier. It's a list designed to make people comfortable, not curious. If you came hoping to find something you haven't seen on every other restaurant list in Florida, keep walking.
The glass program runs the usual suspects — La Crema Chardonnay, Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Duckhorn Decoy Cab, Stag's Leap Artemis for the splurgers. Counts are unknown but the selection maps to maybe six to eight pours at best. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority here.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Merlot 2022 — $48/bottle
At 140% markup it's the least punishing bottle on the list — and on a Wednesday at half price, you're paying close to retail for a solid Washington Merlot that holds its own next to a bowl of shrimp and grits.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Yes, it's $22 a glass and yes, the markup stings. But Artemis is a genuinely well-made Napa Cab that most beach-town lists wouldn't bother stocking — if you're treating yourself at a seafood dinner and want something with actual depth, this is the one.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2023
Fourteen dollars a glass for a wine you can buy at Publix for $18 a bottle is a 389% markup on something that tastes like it came from a Publix. Save it for the grocery run.
La Crema Monterey Chardonnay 2022 + Grilled Grouper
La Crema's cooler-climate Monterey fruit keeps the Chardonnay bright enough to not bulldoze a delicate grilled grouper — it's the safest, most logical glass on the menu for the house seafood.
Wednesday — Half-price bottles of wine all day and night, dine-in only. Excludes corkage and certain wines.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Ashley's isn't a wine destination, but the Wednesday half-price bottle deal flips a steep list into a genuinely good reason to show up hungry on a midweek night. Come for the seafood, order the Merlot, and don't overthink it.
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