Solid Italian list, but watch your wallet
Tulsa · Italian
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 29, 2026
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Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Bellini's arrives and immediately signals that someone in this kitchen actually cares about Italy — Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto, all represented with recognizable producers. It's not a list that's going to surprise you, but in Tulsa, finding Gaja Barbaresco on a menu at all earns some respect. The vibe is classic Italian-American fine dining, and the list matches that energy.
The Italian focus is genuine and well-executed across 80-150 bottles, hitting the major regions without feeling scattered. Antinori Chianti Classico anchors Tuscany, Gaja Barbaresco waves the Piedmont flag, and Masi Amarone covers Veneto with authority. Where the list thins out is anywhere outside Italy — a token Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay and La Crema Pinot Noir feel like they wandered in from a different restaurant entirely. There are no notable gaps within the Italian scope, but anyone hoping to find Friuli, Campania, or Sicilian producers will come up empty.
Ten to twenty pours by the glass is a respectable range for a restaurant this size, with glass prices landing between $10 and $18. That's approachable, especially on a Tuesday when selected bottles go half-price after 5 PM — which shifts the calculus considerably toward ordering a bottle instead. We'd love to see more rotation and some adventurous Italian regional picks in the glass program rather than relying on the usual suspects.
Antinori Tignanello 2019 — $165
At 38% over retail, Tignanello is the least punishing markup on the list for a prestige Italian red. You're paying a fair restaurant premium for one of Tuscany's benchmark Super Tuscans — this is the bottle to order if you're celebrating something.
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2019
Most tables at an Italian restaurant order the Chianti or splash on the Brunello, but Tommasi's Amarone is a serious wine that often gets overlooked next to flashier names. Rich, complex, and built to go with anything braised or slow-cooked on this menu.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio 2023
At $48 for a wine that retails around $25, you're paying a 92% markup for the most ordered bottle of Pinot Grigio in America. There is nothing wrong with Santa Margherita — it's just not worth nearly double retail when better options sit alongside it.
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 2019 + Osso Buco
Amarone's dried-grape intensity and dark fruit concentration don't flinch at the richness of braised veal shank. The wine has enough structure to cut through the marrow and enough body to match the braise — this is a classic Italian pairing for a reason.
Tuesday — Half-price on selected wine bottles after 5 PM
The Bottom Line
Bellini's is a reliable Italian wine destination for Tulsa — focused, regionally coherent, and anchored by names that deliver. Just sidestep the crowd-pleaser bottles where the markup gets aggressive, and time your visit for Tuesday if you want to drink well without the sticker shock.
Midtown · Tulsa · Classic American Steakhouse and Continental Fine Dining
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
Gilbert · Gilbert · Italian
North Italia Gilbert is a chain that does the bare minimum of interesting things — and sometimes that's exactly what you need on a Tuesday in Gilbert. The Italian regional whites are the real reason to open this list; everything else is serviceable.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Nob Hill · San Francisco · Italian
Seven Hills is doing something most Italian restaurants in this city won't — building a wine list that actually reflects the breadth of Italian winemaking rather than the highlights reel. If you're even mildly curious about obscure Italian whites, this is one of the better places in SF to take the leap.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Italian
Roma has enough wine on the list to get you through a good dinner, but it leans hard on California crowd-pleasers and marks them up accordingly. Stick to the Italian reds, avoid the Napa trophies, and you'll drink well enough — just don't expect the list to match the ambition of the cuisine.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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