Fifteen wines on a short Vino list, mostly Italian
Southeast Portland · Portland · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Ava Gene's describes its wine as a selection of regional Italian wines, and the menu image titled Vino backs that up with a short, labeled list: two sparkling wines, five whites, two Arancia and Rosato wines and six reds. Every wine's first price falls between $16 and $24, with a second, bigger number beside it.
Italy takes most of the list: Prosecco di Treviso from Massimo Coletti, Arnaldo Caprai Grechetto from Colli Martani, Altre Vie Arneis from Roero, Castiadas Vermentino from Sardinia, Ca' La Bionda Valpolicella Classico and a 2015 Borgo Scopeto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Oregon appears too, with Corollary Wines Extra Brut, Flâneur Chardonnay, Hanson Gewurztraminer and Beckham Estate Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley, plus an American Grenache from Just a Vessel. The menus page says menus are subject to change based on seasonality and availability, so confirm the list when you sit down.
The Vino list posts two numbers for each wine, written like "16 | 64", without saying which is a glass and which is a bottle, so ask. The first number runs from $16 to $24: eight wines start at $16, including the Prosecco, the Furlani Vino Bianco, the Castiadas Vermentino and the Sardinian Cannonau, and the top is $24 for the Corollary Extra Brut and the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. A separate Aperitivo menu, served at the bar from 5 to 6 PM, lists a glass of sparkling, white or red wine for $10.
The Bottom Line
This is a short, mostly Italian Vino list that is easy to order from. Pour the Prosecco with the arancini, or the Mario Bagella Cannonau with a pasta course. Ask which of the two numbers is the glass price, and confirm the list, since the menus change with the season. This unrated guide covers the posted Vino list, not service, storage or markups.
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Deep & Eclectic
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Varietal Specific
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Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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