La Stellina
Pretty Room, Predictable Pours, Solid Italian
Deer Valley · Park City · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 31, 2026
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First Impression
Walk into La Stellina and the room does a lot of the work — mosaic floors, warm brass, vintage Italian prints. The wine list arrives and it feels like a fitting companion: handsome, Italian-focused, and just a little too comfortable with itself. Nothing here is going to surprise you, but it's not going to embarrass you either.
Selection Deep Dive
The list leans hard into Italy, which makes sense for a restaurant channeling a New York Italian home kitchen. You'll find the expected northern Italian suspects — Veneto, Piedmont, some Tuscan representation — but the depth doesn't go much beyond crowd-pleasers. Michele Chiarlo and Prà show up as producers, which are solid, recognizable names, but don't expect to find anything that sends you down a rabbit hole. The list plays it safe in a way that probably satisfies most Deer Valley guests without challenging anyone.
By the Glass
By-the-glass specifics aren't published, which is already a mild strike — a confident wine program puts its glass pours front and center. What we do know suggests the program follows the same Italy-anchored logic as the bottle list. Given the overall pricing structure, expect glass pours in the $15–$20 range with limited rotation.
Michele Chiarlo Gavi — $38
At $38 it's the most approachable entry point on the list, and Gavi's crisp, mineral-driven profile is genuinely good with pasta. Retail is $18, so the markup stings, but relative to everything else here, this is where you get the most wine for your money.
Prà Morandina Valpolicella
Most people at a ski resort steakhouse are reaching for Barolo or Brunello. The Prà Morandina Valpolicella is a lighter, cherry-bright red that most guests overlook — but it's made by one of the Veneto's best producers and it's the most food-flexible bottle on the list.
Prà Morandina Valpolicella
At $55 for a bottle that retails around $25, the 120% markup is hard to swallow — and that's actually representative of the list's pricing ceiling. If you're going to pay resort-hotel premiums, push your budget toward something with more presence.
Prà Morandina Valpolicella + Rigatoni Bolognese
Valpolicella's bright acidity and red fruit cut through the richness of a slow-cooked meat ragu without overwhelming the pasta. It's the classic Veneto answer to a northern Italian meat sauce, and it works here exactly as advertised.
✔️ The Bottom Line
La Stellina is a lovely room with a wine list that does just enough to stay out of trouble — Italian-focused, modestly deep, and marked up the way you'd expect from a St. Regis property. If wine is a priority, manage your expectations and lean into the Gavi or Valpolicella; if wine is secondary to the Osso Buco and the ambiance, you'll be just fine.
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