Unrated: Italian bottles, Midwest wines and a chilled-reds page
Logan Square · Chicago · Italian-American Pasta · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Daisies' wine list, linked as 8-28-26, opens with a Chilled Reds for Summer page led by La Divina Lambrusco di Sorbara at $42, then moves through Sparkling, White, Orange, Rosé, Red and Dessert pages. Each wine carries a short tasting note, and the list says a reserve wine list is available on request. A separate bar menu lists wines in slash-separated price pairs.
The white pages start in northern Italy with Colterenzio Pinot Grigio at $42, Marchesi di Barolo Gavi at $55, Punta Crena Pigato at $60 and Specogna Friulano at $54. The sparkling page has Tenuta Cocci Grifoni Tara Passerina at $56, Ca' Del Bosco Franciacorta and two Lambruscos. The Orange page includes Specogna Ramato at $60, Stolpman Love You Bunches at $70 and American Wine Project Summerland from Wisconsin at $70. The list also carries Midwest bottles, including Illinois' ISC Ruby Red at $54 and Michigan's Middle Brow Berry-Bark at $74. On the reds, Re Manfredi Aglianico del Vulture 2018 is $84. List prices are printed without a unit.
The bar menu's Wine page prints two prices per wine, separated by a slash, and does not label which is the glass. Tenuta Cocci Grifoni Tara Brut is $15/56, ISC Ombre Rosé is $14/50, Willful Pinot Noir from Oregon is $19/65 and Aperture Sauvignon Blanc is $21/74, marked coravin. Middle Brow's rotating Pizza Wine on tap is a single $15. Ask which number is the glass before you order.
The Bottom Line
Daisies' list leans Italian, with a chilled-reds page and a separate bar menu of two-price wines. Start with the La Divina Lambrusco di Sorbara at $42 or the Tara Passerina at $56, and order the Piramidali to go with the Lambrusco. The wine list is linked as 8-28-26 and the bar menu as 9-25-26, so confirm what is available and which price is the glass. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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