Wednesday Changes Everything on This Italian List
Midtown · Tulsa · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 2, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Bellini's Italian Garden Ristorante’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list opens with 80-plus bottles and a clear Italian backbone — Brunello, Barolo, Veneto whites — and that's a promising sign for a Midtown Tulsa dining room. But flip to the pricing column and the mood shifts fast. You're looking at 100-130% markups on bottles that sit on every grocery store endcap in America.
Where Bellini's earns its stripes is in the Italian tier: a Prunotto Barolo at $108, Castello Banfi Brunello at $98, and an Il Poggione Brunello Riserva at $145 show genuine curatorial ambition, not just a copy-paste from a distributor sheet. The Tuscan and Veneto presence is real — Zenato Pinot Grigio, Villa Sandi Prosecco, and a Chianti Classico round out the Italian peninsula coverage respectably. California fills the other half of the list with the usual suspects: Cakebread, La Crema, Belle Glos — crowd-pleasing, recognizable, and priced like you're dining at an airport terminal. There's no serious French or Spanish representation to speak of, which keeps this from being anything more than a solid Italian-Californian split.
Eighteen by-the-glass options is a strong number for Tulsa, and the $8-$14 price range keeps things accessible. We'd lean toward the Italian pours here — the Zenato Pinot Grigio and the Villa Sandi Prosecco both represent the best of what's available at the glass tier without feeling like you're being handed something from a cardboard box.
Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino — $98
At a restaurant where California mid-tier bottles get marked up over 100%, finding a Brunello di Montalcino from one of Tuscany's most dependable producers at $98 is genuinely fair. This is the bottle to order — especially on a Wednesday when it drops to around $49.
Prunotto Barolo DOCG
Most tables at an Italian restaurant in Tulsa are going to reach for a Cab or a Chianti. The Prunotto Barolo at $108 is the one that rewards the detour — structured, serious, and from a Piedmont producer that's been doing this since 1904. Most people skip it because it sounds intimidating. Don't.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
At $42 a bottle for something that retails around $18 and sits in a permanent sale bin at Total Wine, this is the worst value on the list. It's a 133% markup on a grocery store staple. Order the Prosecco by the glass instead.
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva + Osso Buco
Braised veal shank has the richness and depth to stand up to a Brunello Riserva without either one bullying the other. Il Poggione's version brings enough fruit and structure to cut through the fat and complement the marrow without turning the whole thing into a tannin war.
Wednesday — Half-price on all bottles of wine every Wednesday night.
The Bottom Line
Bellini's is a legitimate destination for Italian wine in Tulsa if you stick to the Italian tier and show up on Wednesday — half-price bottles transforms a steep list into a genuinely good deal. Outside of that, the California markups are hard to justify and easy to avoid.
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Celebrity is a Tulsa institution for a reason, and the wine list does exactly what it needs to do for a white-tablecloth steakhouse crowd — no more, no less. Send a friend here for the prime rib and a bottle of Jordan; just don't send them expecting to be surprised.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside · Tulsa · Italian
Mondo's wine list won't blow anyone's mind, but it does its job honestly — fair prices, decent Italian representation, and enough options to keep a table happy all night. Send your friends here for dinner without hesitation; just steer them toward the Allegrini instead of the Meiomi.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside / Peoria corridor · Tulsa · Italian
Prossimo is doing the right things with wine in a city where many restaurants don't bother — the Italian focus is genuine and the top-shelf picks show range. The markups keep it from being a great wine destination, but as a neighborhood Italian with a real list, it earns its place.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Cherry Street · Tulsa · Creole and Cajun
Nola's is a genuinely fun place to eat Creole food in Tulsa, but the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in nice stemware. Lean hard into the cocktail menu or bring your own bottle — check if they have a corkage policy, because that might be your best move here.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside · Tulsa · Modern American
Oren is the kind of wine list that makes you recalibrate your expectations for a mid-size city. It's not a deep cellar and there's no half-price night to celebrate, but the curation is thoughtful, the markups are mostly honest, and the picks are the kind you'd expect from a much bigger food scene. Worth ordering from the list — not just the cocktail menu.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brady Arts District · Tulsa · Craft cocktail bar with beer and wine
Valkyrie is a cocktail bar first and a wine bar never, but the list has more backbone than it has any right to. Come for the drinks, stay curious about the Gamay.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Johns Creek · Italian
Pasta Vino isn't trying to be a wine destination, and that's fine — it's a neighborhood Italian with a list that actually makes sense for the room. Pricing is fair across the board, the by-the-glass program gives you real options, and the Italian selections (especially the Chianti duo and the Lugana) show some genuine thought. Send a friend here for dinner knowing they'll drink well without overpaying.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Arlington · Italian
Piccolo Mondo punches above its Arlington zip code with a genuinely Italy-forward wine list that includes some names worth ordering. We'd love to see pricing and by-the-glass details more clearly published — and without knowing the markups, we can't fully endorse the value play — but the producer selection alone puts this ahead of most neighborhood Italian spots in the DFW suburbs. If you're going, head straight for the Tuscan reds and don't look back.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Lakeland · Italian
The Macaroni Grill Lakeland wine list is functional the way a vending machine is functional — it dispenses what you ask for without fuss or personality. The by-the-glass breadth gives casual drinkers options, but the markups on several bottles and the complete absence of anything interesting or Italian-forward make this a list you tolerate rather than enjoy. Order the Lambrusco or the Trapiche Malbec and call it a night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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