A sixteen-page, mostly Italian and French bottle list
Lower East Side · Milwaukee · French and Italian Riviera-Inspired Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Lupi & Iris says its wine collection suits the cuisine of the Italian, French and Spanish Riviera, and the list backs that up on paper: Sparkling and Champagne, then Old World whites, French reds, Italian reds, Spain and New World reds across sixteen pages. You will want to arrive knowing a region.
Piedmont and Tuscany get their own runs: Barolo from Vietti ($165 for the 2021) and E. Pira & Figli's Via Nuova ($225), a Valtellina Nebbiolo from Nino Negri at $70, and Chianti Classico from Tregole at $60, Capraia's 'effe 55' Gran Selezione at $110 and Badia a Coltibuono's 2015 Riserva at $225. Burgundy runs through the French reds, and there is a Reserve Wines page that includes a 2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand cru from Romanée-Conti at $3,700. Half bottles of 375 ml and large formats of 1.5 L are labeled, and the list marks them as limited quantities. The standard prices are plain numbers with no unit printed, so ask whether a number is a bottle price before ordering.
The wine list is a bottle list; it posts no by-the-glass section. The menu page does mention a happy hour (Monday 3:00 to 8:30pm, Tuesday to Friday 3:00 to 6:00pm) with Select Wines at $7, but it does not say which wines or the pour size. For a glass beyond that, ask the server what is open.
The Bottom Line
Order the Tregole Chianti Classico with the bavette, or step up to the Nino Negri 'Mazer' Nebbiolo if you want something more serious for $70. Prices are posted without a unit and the list is a file dated by name only, so confirm each wine and its price when you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Story Hill · Milwaukee · American, Regional
A compact 12-wine list with glass and bottle prices posted, half-glass portions, and a bottle shop run by the same business. Order the $11 Famille Perrin Côtes du Rhône or the $11 Anjou Chenin Blanc by the glass and confirm current availability, since the menu is linked as 8-22-26. This unrated guide covers the posted beverage menu, not service, storage or markups.
Downtown · Milwaukee · American, Steakhouse, Seafood, Contemporary
A very large list with no by-the-glass section posted: 657 priced wines from $30 to $4,450, and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is the biggest group at 93 entries. For a starting point, the $50 Jean Marc Martin Haut-Médoc Merlot 2015 is the lowest-priced wine in the "Sommelier's Favorites Reds", and the $70 Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse White Blend 2023 is the South African pick. Prices carry no unit and the page is undated, so confirm both. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Brady Street · Milwaukee · American
A short, varied list: 35 wines, from Lambrusco and Mourvèdre to Napa Cabernet, with paired numbers from 11 to 15 and a Cruvinet box at 11 to 22. Try the 11 | 43 Pirates del Ebro Tempranillo, or the Selbach Riesling with the scallops, and ask which number is the glass price. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Riverwest · Milwaukee · Pub fare and brewery food
Lakefront is a beer hall with a one-line wine list: three Wollersheim wines at $9. If you want wine, start with the Prairie Fumé alongside the cheese curds and ask about pour size, since the menu does not say. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks selection, not service, storage or markups.
Brady Street · Milwaukee · Italian-American
A friendly, easy list for a pasta-and-pizza room: 19 pours by the glass from $7 to $13, plus bottles from $36 to $90. Start with the $7 Wollersheim Prairie Fumé, or get the $10 Banfi Chianti Superiore with a bowl of Pomodoro, and confirm prices because the page is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Historic Third Ward · Milwaukee · Italian-Mediterranean
A bottle list with Greek, Sicilian and Lebanese bottles alongside Napa Cabernet, and Dom Perignon at $550. Start with the $40 Oenops 'Apla' or the $65 Château Musar 'Jeune', and plan around Wine Wednesday, when the restaurant says select bottles are half price from 5pm to 9pm. Confirm vintages and which bottles qualify before you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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