Honest Greek pours for honest Greek food
Coligny / South End · Hilton Head Island · Greek and Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 18, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at It's Greek To Me is short enough to read before your bread arrives — and that's actually fine. This is a casual taverna, not a wine bar, and the list knows its lane: Greek and Italian bottles that belong on the same table as spanakopita and moussaka. No pretense, no filler Napa Cab, just focused and honest.
With 10 to 20 labels, there's not much depth here, but what's present is deliberate. Greek producers like Boutari and Tsantali anchor the list with varietals — Moschofilero and Rapsani — that you won't find on most Hilton Head wine lists, which earns some real credit. The Italian side leans predictably on Pinot Grigio via Cavino, a solid if unremarkable crowd-pleaser. The gap is everything else: no rosé, no skin-contact, nothing from Santorini's Assyrtiko, which feels like a missed open door for a place cooking this cuisine.
Six to ten pours by the glass in the $9–$14 range is a reasonable spread for a casual neighborhood spot, and the price ceiling is refreshingly sane for a tourist-heavy island. We'd love to see the BTG list rotate to mirror the seasons or feature more Greek-specific grapes, but what's here is accessible and priced to encourage a second pour.
Tsantali Rapsani — $38
Rapsani is a serious red from Mount Olympus — Xinomavro, Krassato, and Stavroto — that most diners will have never encountered. At bottle prices in the $28–$55 range, this is the bottle that overdelivers hardest and makes the meal feel like an actual trip to Greece.
Boutari Moschofilero
Most guests will walk right past this and grab something familiar, but Moschofilero is a floral, high-acid white from the Peloponnese that's genuinely fun and food-friendly. It's the kind of grape that makes you put down your fork and ask what you're drinking — in a good way.
Cavino Pinot Grigio
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right about it either. You're at a Greek restaurant — why are you ordering the most generic Italian white on the planet? It's the safe call that wastes your opportunity to try something you can't get at every other restaurant on the island.
Boutari Moschofilero + Spanakopita
The bright acidity and floral lift of Moschofilero cuts right through the richness of the feta and buttery phyllo. It's a textbook Greek pairing that the home country figured out centuries ago — we're just happy someone in Hilton Head is giving us the chance to try it.
The Bottom Line
It's Greek To Me won't win any wine awards, but it's doing something quietly right: serving Greek wine with Greek food at prices that don't sting. Send your friends here if they're curious about Hellenic grapes — just steer them away from the Pinot Grigio.
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