Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano

The wine list at Biaggi's reads like a greatest hits playlist — Caymus, Silver Oak, The Prisoner, Cloudy Bay. You've seen this lineup before, probably at every mid-tier Italian chain from here to Naperville. That's not necessarily a knock; it means your table won't argue about the picks, and the wines do what they're supposed to do.

The list leans heavily California, which fits the crowd but ignores most of what makes Italian wine interesting — no Barolo, no Brunello, nothing from Sicily or Abruzzo worth getting excited about. You get a nod to Germany with Dr. Loosen's 'Dr. L' Riesling and a gesture toward Italy with Mionetto Prosecco and Bricco Riella Moscato d'Asti, but the depth stops there. Washington and Oregon get a seat at the table, and New Zealand shows up via Cloudy Bay, so there's geographic range even if the producer selection stays firmly in the mainstream lane. The gaps are real — anyone hunting for a Vermentino or a Sangiovese-based Tuscan that isn't a mass-market label will come up empty.

By-the-glass specifics aren't published, but based on the broader wine list, expect the usual suspects poured by the glass: the Mionetto Prosecco for bubbles, the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc for whites, and The Prisoner or Caymus tier for reds. Rotation doesn't appear to be a thing here — what's on the list is likely what's been on the list for a while.