Tuscany Landed in South Florida, and Stayed
The Park at Broken Sound / North Boca · Boca Raton · Upscale Italian (Tuscan-inspired) · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 10, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Casa D'Angelo Boca Raton’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list lands on the table like a small novel — 300-plus labels, heavy on Italy, clearly curated by someone who actually cares. This is white-tablecloth Boca, so expectations are high, and the list mostly earns them. The Italian depth here is legitimately impressive for South Florida, where big lists often mean big Napa and not much else.
Tuscany is the star — Super Tuscans like Sassicaia and Tignanello anchor the list alongside serious Brunello di Montalcino and Barolo from Piedmont, giving you a proper tour of Italy's prestige appellations rather than a highlight reel. Veneto shows up with Amarone della Valpolicella, and Napa Valley rounds out the international piece for the crowd that needs a California comfort bottle. What's notable is the range within regions — this isn't just trophy hunting, there's evident thought given to both the collector and the curious diner. The gap, if there is one, is anywhere outside Italy and California — don't come looking for a Burgundy deep cut or a Rhône discovery.
Twenty to thirty glass pours is a generous program for a restaurant this size, with a price range of $15–$30 that spans casual-aperitivo to legitimately interesting. A sommelier on staff means the glass list isn't just the stuff they couldn't sell by the bottle — there's intention here. If you're doing a multi-course pasta dinner, you can absolutely drink well pour-by-pour without committing to a full bottle.
Amarone della Valpolicella — $50+
Amarone is one of Italy's most labor-intensive wines — dried-grape concentration, long aging, the works — and on a list this well-stocked, it tends to be priced more fairly than the Tuscan trophies. It's the move for someone who wants power and complexity without paying the Sassicaia premium.
Barolo
Everyone's eyes go straight to Sassicaia and Tignanello because the names are recognizable. Meanwhile, the Barolo selections from Piedmont sit there largely ignored by the Boca crowd. Nebbiolo at the table, especially alongside a braised meat, is exactly what this food is built for — and it's often the better conversation starter.
Sassicaia Bolgheri
It's a great wine. Nobody's arguing that. But Sassicaia is also one of the most recognized — and therefore most marked-up — bottles in any Italian restaurant in America. You're paying for the name as much as the juice, and at a Steep-markup house like this one, the gap between what you pay and what you get is widest here. There are better values on this very list.
Tignanello Toscana + Osso Buco
Tignanello is a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend with enough structure to cut through the richness of braised veal shank and enough dark fruit to echo the depth of the sauce. It's a classic Italian pairing logic — bold food, bold wine, both from the same cultural universe — and it actually delivers.
The Bottom Line
Casa D'Angelo is one of the strongest Italian wine programs in South Florida — deep, focused, and staffed by people who know what they're selling. The markups are real, so pick your battles, but this is genuinely a list worth exploring.
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