Italian-led bottle list, a 25-wine drinks menu and a Pio Cesare dinner
West Loop · Chicago · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Fioretta describes itself as an Italian American steakhouse with the glamour of a 1950s supper club. Its menus page carries two main wine lists, plus a dessert wine list and a $10 house red or white at the daily Cocktail Hour at the bar. The Drinks menu's wine section has 25 wines, grouped as Bubbles, White, Rosé, Red and Reserve Pours, from Avissi Prosecco at $14.99 to the Prunotto Barbaresco at $52.99. A separate Wine tab links a bottle list PDF, linked as JUNE26, with Red, Sparkling, White and Reserve & Large Format sections. This unrated guide covers those posted lists, not service, storage or markups.
The bottle list leans Italian. Reds are split into Italy North (with Barolo, Barbaresco and Amarone groups), Italy Central (Chianti, Super Tuscans and Montalcino) and Italy South, followed by Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and blends from elsewhere, mostly California and Oregon. Prices are single numbers with no currency or unit. The lowest is the NV Zardetto Prosecco Rosé at 54. Barolo runs from the '21 G.D. Vajra Albe at 120 to the '17 Marrone Bussia at 241, and the Super Tuscans include the '22 Tignanello at 362 and the '19 Solaia at 1155. French Champagne runs from NV Moët at 185 to the '15 Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque at 929. The top number on the list is 2852, for a 1.5 L of '09 Dom Pérignon (Lady Gaga) in the Reserve & Large Format section, where the '08 Château Haut-Brion is 1750.
The Drinks menu's wine section doesn't use the word glass, so read its numbers as posted. Entries run from $14.99 (Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Tormaresca rosé, Basilica Cafaggio Chianti Classico) to $52.99 for the Prunotto Barbaresco. Sparkling is Perrier Jouët Grand Brut at $34.99, JCB Crémant Rosé at $19.99 and Avissi Prosecco at $14.99. There are eight Reserve Pours between $26.99 and $52.99, and two non-alcoholic wines at $13.99. Some of these wines also appear on the bottle list, such as Avissi Prosecco at 60 and Napa Cellars Cabernet at 84, so ask your server how the drinks-menu pours are sized.
The Bottom Line
Fioretta posts an Italian-led bottle list alongside a 25-wine drinks menu that starts at $14.99. Start with the $14.99 Basilica Cafaggio Chianti Classico, or step up to the Cerreto Barolo at $48.99 if the table is splitting the Bistecca Fiorentina; for a whole bottle of Barolo, the list starts at 120 for the '21 G.D. Vajra Albe. A Pio Cesare wine dinner is listed for October 19, 2026. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks menu and the wine list PDF linked as JUNE26, not service, storage or retail markups.
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