Lupo Italian Kitchen

You're in Rehoboth Beach — flip-flops, funnel cake, and boardwalk chaos — and then you walk into Lupo and a focused, Italy-only wine list lands in your hands. It's a pleasant shock. This isn't a beach town wine list built to move Pinot Grigio to tourists; someone actually put in the work here.

The list runs 80 to 120 bottles and stays entirely in Italy's lane, which is exactly the right call for a kitchen cooking regional Italian food. Piedmont shows up properly with Barolo producers in the mix, Tuscany pulls its weight with Brunello di Montalcino, Super Tuscans like Sassicaia and Ornellaia, and Chianti Classico Riserva, and there's genuine range beyond the usual suspects — Vermentino from Sardinia and Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige give the white side real credibility. The top end pushes past $300, but the bulk of the list lives in that $35–$150 zone where the actual value hides. Amarone della Valpolicella rounds out the heavy hitters for anyone who wants to go big.

Twelve to eighteen pours by the glass is a strong count for a beach town restaurant, and with sommelier Amy Savia running the program, the selections aren't just filler. Expect the glass list to track what's working on the bottle side — Italian whites and reds that actually match what the kitchen is putting out. Wednesday's half-price wine night effectively turns the by-the-glass program into one of the better deals on the Delaware coast.