Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
Bold Cabs and Brunello Near the Stadium
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Reviewed April 15, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Davio's Foxborough lands with the confidence of a place that knows its crowd — bold California Cabs and serious Italian reds, built for steakhouse occasions and pre-game dinners alike. It earned a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2024, and the list backs that up with enough recognizable heavy-hitters to make a table of suits feel at home. This is not a list that's trying to surprise you — it's trying to satisfy you, and largely does.
Selection Deep Dive
The list runs 150 to 250 bottles deep with a clear double focus: California and Italy, which happen to be exactly what you want at a Northern Italian steakhouse. On the California side, you get the classics — Caymus Cab, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, Stag's Leap, and Duckhorn Merlot. Italy holds its own with Antinori Tignanello, Gaja Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino from Banfi — not adventurous picks, but genuinely serious bottles. What's missing is any real reach into Burgundy, Rhône, or even domestic Pinot territory, so if you're not a Cab-and-Sangiovese person, the list starts to feel a little narrow. Still, for what it sets out to do — anchor a steakhouse meal with wines people actually recognize and want — it executes cleanly.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five glass pours is a generous program, and the $12–$20 range is par for a spot at this price point. The by-the-glass selection mirrors the bottle list — expect Cabernet-forward pours and Italian staples rather than anything left-field. There's no real rotation or curation story being told here, but you're not going to struggle to find something that works with a ribeye.
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino — $90–$120 (estimated range)
Banfi's Brunello is a reliable, well-made expression of Montalcino that tends to be fairly priced on restaurant lists compared to marquee names. At a steakhouse where the Cabs get marked up hard, leaning Italian here is the smarter play — and Brunello with a filet is a seriously underrated combination.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Everyone grabs the Caymus or Silver Oak because the names pop off the page, but Stag's Leap is often the better bottle in the glass — more structured, more interesting, less one-note. Most tables at Davio's walk right past it.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is Caymus — it's everywhere, it's consistent, and it's also marked up aggressively at every steakhouse in America. You're paying for the name recognition, not the wine in the glass. There are better California Cabs on this list for the money.
Antinori Tignanello + Prime Ribeye
Tignanello is a Super Tuscan built on Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc — it's got the structure and dark fruit to stand up to a well-marbled ribeye without the blunt-force oakiness of a big California Cab. It's the move when you want to go Italian and serious at the same time.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Davio's Foxborough is a reliable wine destination for anyone who wants familiar, quality-forward bottles at a steakhouse level of service — just know you're paying steakhouse markups to get there. Send a friend here for a special occasion, but coach them to skip the Caymus and go Brunello.
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