Andreoli Italian Grocer

Walking into Andreoli feels like someone's Italian grandmother furnished a wine shop and then decided to serve lunch — antiques, salumi hanging overhead, and a wine list that leans hard into the Italian canon. The list is tidy, focused, and unambiguously Italian, which we respect. What we don't respect quite as much is what they're charging for it.

The list is a love letter to Italy's big three regions — Piedmont, Tuscany, and Veneto — with Barolo and Barbaresco anchoring the north, Brunello and Chianti Classico holding down Tuscany, and Amarone waving the Veneto flag. Producers like Batasiolo, Il Poggione, Pian delle Vigne, and Volpaia are legitimate names, not filler, which earns some genuine credibility. Sicily gets a nod but the southern half of Italy is largely an afterthought, and there's nothing adventurous here — no Nerello Mascalese deep cuts, no Etna Rosso, no natural wine energy. If you know Italian wine, you'll find your footing fast; if you were hoping for something unexpected, keep scrolling.

The by-the-glass program runs 8-15 options, which is a reasonable spread for a market-restaurant of this size. We don't have the exact pour list in front of us, but given the bottle list's Tuscan and Piedmontese focus, expect Chianti Classico and something from the Veneto to show up prominently. Rotation appears minimal — this feels like a set-it-and-forget-it program rather than a dynamic one.