Park City's Italian Temple of Serious Wine
Downtown · Salt Lake City · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 5, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Grappa’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Grappa lands like a statement — 95 labels deep, anchored hard in Italy, with enough California heavyweights sprinkled in to keep things interesting. The rustic farmhouse setting, all rough-sawn beams and terrazzo tile, makes sense when you're staring at a page of Barolo and Barbaresco. This is a list that was built with intention.
Piemonte is the star here, and Grappa doesn't phone it in — Vietti Lazzarito '14 Barolo, Sandrone Cannubi Boschis '12, Marchesi di Gresy Martinenga '17 Barbaresco, and a Traversa Single CRU Riserva '09 Barbaresco that's available both by the glass and bottle. Tuscany holds its own with Sassicaia '18, Ornellaia '17, and Antinori Solaia '17 all accounted for, alongside Gaja Ca'Marcanda Promis for those who want a taste of the big names without committing to a full bottle splurge. California gets a respectable nod with Merry Edwards Klopp Ranch Pinot Noir, Silver Oak, and the kind of trophy bottles — Harlan Estate '16 at $3,000, Continuum '17 at $525 — that signal this room takes wine seriously. The Simčič Pinot Grigio from Brda-Collio is a quiet flex, showing someone on staff actually knows their Slovenian border wines.
Fifteen options by the glass is a solid program, ranging from the easy-drinking Frico by Scarpetta Lambrusco all the way up to a $50 pour of Traversa Barbaresco Riserva — that's a real range and not something most Italian restaurants in ski country bother with. The Gaja Ca'Marcanda Promis at $29/glass is the kind of pour that makes the list feel genuinely generous. We'd like to see more rotation to keep things lively, but what's here is well-chosen.
Gaja Ca'Marcanda 'Promis', Toscana — $29/glass
Getting a Gaja-adjacent pour — Ca'Marcanda is his Bolgheri estate — for $29 a glass is a legitimate deal. This is Sangiovese and Merlot blended by one of Italy's most obsessive producers, and you're drinking it in a candlelit farmhouse. Hard to argue with that.
Simčič Pinot Grigio, Brda-Collio
Most people glaze over Pinot Grigio on an Italian list, expecting something watery and forgettable. Marjan Simčič is the opposite of that — his Collio-Brda operation sits right on the Slovenia-Friuli border and produces some of the most serious, textured Pinot Grigio you can find. Ordering this instead of the Chardonnay is the move.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV
At $130 a bottle, Veuve Yellow Label is doing the thing it always does at restaurants — coasting on brand recognition at a significant markup. With Villa Minelli Prosecco and Marenco Brachetto on the list, there are more interesting bubbles here for less money. Save the $130 toward that Promis pour.
Vietti Lazzarito '14 Barolo + Braised short rib or beef-forward pasta
Lazzarito is one of La Morra's top single vineyards, and a 2014 Vietti has had time to soften its edges without losing the iron-and-dried-rose structure Barolo is built on. Put it next to anything braised and rich — a beef ragu, a short rib — and it clicks into place the way only Nebbiolo and slow-cooked red meat can.
The Bottom Line
Grappa is the real deal — a serious Italian wine list in a mountain town that easily could have gotten away with far less effort. The markup on trophy bottles stings, but the depth and curation here earn its Rager status.
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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