A posted drinks menu: $10-$12 single-price glasses, red bottles from $37 to $150
Averill Park · Albany · Authentic Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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La Perla shares its site with Gregory House Country Inn, and its drinks menu is a four-page PDF with wine on page two. White wine by the glass is a flat list at $11, with Moscato d'Asti and Prosecco at $12. Reds are split into a by-the-bottle column with prices from $37 to $150.
The bottle list leans Italian: Bell'Agio Basket Chianti at $37, Tenuta Arcena Chianti Classico Riserva at $58, Ruffino Chianti Riserva "Tan Label" at $62, Masi Campofiorin at $45, Barbera d'Alba Pertinace at $37, and two Barolos at $99 (Beni di Batasiolo and Prunotto). Antinori Brunello di Montalcino "Pian delle Vigne" is $150 and Sartori Valpolicella Estate Collection 2015 is $130. Outside Italy you'll find Belle Glos "Meomi" Pinot Noir at $58, Stags Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon at $140, Campo Viejo Tempranillo at $37, Ruta 22 Malbec at $39 and a Côtes du Rhône at $47. Whites by the glass and/or bottle include Kendall Jackson Chardonnay, Ca Montini Pinot Grigio and Brancott Sauvignon Blanc.
The by-the-glass white list is Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, White Zinfandel and Moscato at $11, with Moscato d'Asti and Prosecco at $12. A second set is headed "by the glass and/or bottle" and posts a pair per wine, for example Kendall Jackson Chardonnay at $13-43 and Ca Montini Pinot Grigio at $14-45. The menu does not label which number is which, so ask. The reds in that section run from Chianti and Shiraz at $10 to Pinot Noir at $12, with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and Castello Banfi Centine at $15-40.
The Bottom Line
Order the $37 Barbera D'Alba Pertinace or the $45 Masi Campofiorin if you are going red, and stay with the $11 glass list if you want white. The menu is undated, so confirm current prices and what is open. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks menu, not service, storage or retail markups.
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