Donatello

Donatello's wine list reads like a classic Tampa Italian steakhouse playbook—safe, predictable, and built for people who know what they want before they sit down. You'll find the usual suspects from Tuscany and Piedmont, nothing that'll make you pull out your phone to Google a producer. It's the kind of list where you can close your eyes and point.

The Italian section leans heavily on mid-tier Chiantis, Barolos that command steakhouse prices, and Pinot Grigios that could be from anywhere. There's minimal regional diversity—don't expect obscure Campanian reds or natural Sicilian whites. The California side offers Napa Cabs and Russian River Pinots at markups that make you wince. What's missing: any sense of adventure, any indie importers, any wines under $50 that feel like discoveries rather than obligations.

By-the-glass pours stick to the script: a Chianti, a Pinot Grigio, maybe a Prosecco, and a handful of California standards. Rotation appears non-existent—these are the bottles that sit on the back bar until they're gone, then get replaced with the same thing. Pours are generous enough, but at $12-15 a glass for grocery store bottles, you're paying for the white tablecloth, not the wine.