Daniella's Ristorante

The wine list at Daniella's reads like a greatest hits of Italian and California staples — familiar names, approachable prices, and a clear point of view. It's not trying to be a wine bar, but it's not phoning it in either. For a neighborhood Italian in Peabody, this is a legitimately credible wine program.

The list leans hard into Italy — Barolo, Brunello, Chianti Classico — with California as a confident secondary lane. You'll find marquee producers like Antinori, Marchesi di Barolo, and Banfi doing the heavy lifting on the Italian side, with Stag's Leap anchoring California. The range runs from crowd-pleasing weeknight bottles to special-occasion splurges north of $100, which gives the list real range without getting pretentious. The gaps show up in France, Spain, and anything remotely adventurous, but that's a deliberate choice, not an oversight — Daniella's knows its audience.

Twelve to twenty options by the glass is a solid count for a restaurant this size, with prices landing between $10 and $18 — reasonable for the North Shore. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio will inevitably anchor the white pours, which is fine, but we'd love to see a little more ambition here with a Vermentino or a Soave to break the monotony.