Italian-Leaning List That Actually Shows Up
Vinings · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 7, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Crispina Ristorante & Pizzeria’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Crispina is longer than you'd expect from a neighborhood pizza spot, clocking in at 45 labels with real Italian character woven through it. Bottle prices top out at $220 but the action is mostly in the $38–$60 range, which feels honest for the setting. It's not trying to be a wine bar — it's trying to be a good Italian restaurant, and the list reflects that.
The list earns its keep with a genuine commitment to Italian whites: Feudi di San Gregorio's Falanghina and Greco di Tufo show up alongside a Principessa Gavi and a Villa Sandi Pinot Grigio, which is more Southern Italian depth than most suburban Italian spots bother with. The red side is thinner — Frescobaldi Remole, Fantini Montepulciano, and a Sella & Mosca Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva anchor the Italian contingent, but the list leans heavily on crowd-pleasing New World picks to fill out the bottle count. Sparkling options are well-handled: both Nino Franco and Villa Sandi Proseccos appear, plus a Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Champagne at $65/bottle that's a reasonable call for a toast. The Rosé section is small but covers the bases with a budget Stemmari and the more visible Hampton Water at $55/bottle.
Twenty-three by-the-glass options is a serious number for this category of restaurant — nearly half the list is available by the pour, which is genuinely useful. Prices run $9–$13/glass and the selection spans Prosecco, rosé, multiple whites including the Falanghina and Gavi, and a handful of reds. The glass program is where this list does its best work for casual weeknight drinkers.
The Bottom Line
Crispina's wine list is doing more than it needs to for a Vinings pizza-and-pasta spot — the Italian white selection alone puts it ahead of most neighbors, and 23 by-the-glass options means you're never stuck ordering a bottle you don't want. Markup is fair across the board, and the $9–$13 glass range makes it easy to drink well without overthinking it. Send a friend here; just steer them toward the Falanghina.
Vinings · Vinings · Steakhouse
101 Steak delivers a reliable, if predictable, wine experience built almost entirely around California Cabernet with a few worthwhile outliers hiding in plain sight. The by-the-glass program is genuinely strong in volume, but markups across the list lean toward what the room will bear rather than what's fair. If you're in Vinings and want a good bottle of red with your steak, you'll find one — just spend a minute with the mid-tier options instead of defaulting to the Caymus.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Vinings · Vinings · Restaurant
The Old Vinings Inn offers a competent, crowd-friendly wine program that will keep most guests happy without surprising anyone. Pricing runs steep relative to retail — particularly in the mid-tier bottles — but the sparkling section shows genuine care, and the sheer number of by-the-glass options is a genuine convenience. If you're after California comfort and easy sipping in a suburban setting, this list delivers; if you're chasing discovery, you'll need to look elsewhere.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Smyrna · Italian
Mezza Luna reads like a genuinely warm neighborhood Italian restaurant where the wine list exists to support a good dinner rather than headline it. We don't have enough menu detail to point you to specific bottles, but the Southern Italian regional focus is a promising sign that someone gave it more than five minutes of thought. Go for the lasagna and the atmosphere — and ask your server what they're excited about on the wine list. If they have an answer, you're in decent hands.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Chula Vista · Italian
Little Italy Ristorante isn't coming here for the wine — and at these prices, that's probably fine if you just need something cold in a glass. But nine labels, no Italian depth to speak of, and a list that hasn't been curated so much as assembled means this is strictly a cocktail-first, wine-if-you-must situation. If wine matters to you even a little, the food might be worth the trip, but plan to drink elsewhere.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Chandler · Italian
Floridino's wine list does the minimum required to call itself a wine list — fair prices on uninspiring labels, zero rotation, and a by-the-glass program that's really just the entire list. If you want something to wash down a slice, the Folonari Chianti or Sassoregale are your best moves. But no one is driving to Chandler for the wine program here.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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