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Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 24, 2026
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Walking into La Strega, you get the sense that someone actually thought about the wine list — not just filled the page with the usual suspects and called it a day. The California-Italy axis is exactly what you want from a neighborhood Italian, and the by-the-glass prices stop you mid-scroll in the best possible way. This is a suburban Las Vegas strip-mall situation that punches way above its zip code.
The list leans into its two strengths — California and Italy — without wandering off into a confusing world tour. You've got Antinori's Guado al Tasso representing serious Bolgheri muscle, Vietti Barolo Castiglione holding it down for Piedmont, and La Spinetta Ca di Pian adding a lighter-touch Italian option that most restaurants don't bother with. On the California side, the range runs from crowd-pleaser Rombauer and Cakebread all the way up to Opus One, which tells you the list has some depth even if it doesn't try to be encyclopedic. A Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2022 with a focus on these two regions is a credible signal — sommelier Amy Leopard has clearly made deliberate choices here.
The by-the-glass program is where La Strega actually surprises you. Cakebread Chardonnay at $18, Vietti Barolo Castiglione at $24, and Duckhorn Cab at $28 by the glass are prices you'd be thrilled to see on a bottle list at most restaurants, let alone a pour. The range covers white, red, and serious Italian options, so you're not locked into Pinot Grigio and house Cab like the rest of the neighborhood.
Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2020 — $24
Barolo by the glass at $24 is legitimately rare. Vietti is one of the benchmark Piedmont producers, Castiglione is a proper Barolo — not a watered-down entry point — and you're getting it for what most places charge for a mid-tier Cab. Order it.
La Spinetta Ca di Pian Pinot Noir 2020
Most people at an Italian restaurant are going for the Barolo or the Cab, but La Spinetta's Ca di Pian is a Piedmont-based producer doing elegant, lower-weight Pinot that flies under the radar at $20 a glass. It's the kind of wine that makes you look smart at the table.
Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros 2022
Nothing wrong with Rombauer — it's a reliable, butter-forward crowd-pleaser. But at $22 a glass you can get the Cakebread for $18 or move up to something with a little more personality. Rombauer shows up on every list in America; La Strega's list has more interesting options at better prices.
Antinori Guado al Tasso 2019 + Short Rib Agnolotti
Guado al Tasso is a Bolgheri Superiore built on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with serious structure and dark fruit — exactly what you need against the richness of braised short rib stuffed pasta. The wine's tannic backbone cuts through the fat; the fruit echoes the savory depth of the filling. This is the pairing that makes the $32 glass feel like a bargain.
Tuesday — Half-price wine on Tuesdays — applies to the wine list and makes an already well-priced program genuinely hard to beat in the Las Vegas suburbs.
The Bottom Line
La Strega is doing something genuinely unusual for a Las Vegas neighborhood Italian: serving serious wine at prices that don't require an expense account, backed by a sommelier who knows what she's doing. Tuesday half-price wine night is not a gimmick — it's a reason to rearrange your week.
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