Bari Restaurant and Bar

The wine list at Bari reads like a love letter to the Willamette Valley — and honestly, there are worse things to fall for. With 70 labels and an Italian kitchen to anchor it, the list leans hard into Oregon Pinot Noir, and that focus gives it a coherence that most restaurant wine lists can't claim. If you came here hoping for a deep Barolo section to match the Italian menu, adjust expectations now.

The Oregon Pinot section is genuinely impressive for a Salem restaurant — producers like Cristom, The Eyrie Vineyards, Patricia Green, Westrey, and J.K. Carriere represent the serious end of the Willamette spectrum, not just the brands you'd find at a grocery store. The list includes some age on it too: the Cristom Marjorie Vineyard 2008 and The Eyrie Vineyards Marguerite 2000 suggest someone is actually thinking about wine here, not just phoning it in. Beyond Pinot, the list acknowledges Washington and California Cabs, Merlots, and Zinfandels, plus a whites section — though these feel more like supporting characters than a real subplot. The Italian wine angle, given the cuisine, is underdeveloped from what we can observe, which is a genuine missed opportunity.

By-the-glass specifics aren't confirmed from available data, so we can't tell you what's pouring or at what price. Given the depth of the bottle list, we'd expect at least a few solid Willamette Pinots available by the pour — but verify with your server before you commit.