Old-school Italian charm, wine list TBD
· Ashland · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 20, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Martino's Ristorante and Lounge’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Martino's has the bones of a place that takes its Italian roots seriously — dark, comfortable, lively at the bar, with a menu that leans hard into classics like carbonara and linguine fra diavolo. The wine list feels like a natural extension of that: approachable, Italian-leaning, and not trying to reinvent anything. What you see is probably what you get.
The program appears to focus on Italian and Oregon bottles, which is a sensible pairing for a restaurant sitting in the middle of wine country. Ashland is close enough to the Rogue and Applegate valleys that a thoughtful list could do real work here — the question is whether Martino's leans into that or plays it safe with the usual suspects. Based on what we know, it skews toward the latter: crowd-pleasing picks that won't offend but probably won't surprise you either. There's nothing wrong with that in a neighborhood Italian spot, but there's room for more ambition.
We don't have solid intel on the by-the-glass program here — number of options, rotation frequency, and pricing are all unclear from available sources. Given the lounge-heavy vibe and late-night energy, we'd expect a handful of pours covering the basics, but we can't say more than that with confidence.
The Bottom Line
Martino's is a comfortable, unpretentious Italian spot in a town with serious wine credentials — and the list seems to match that energy more than it challenges it. We don't have enough verified detail on the wine program to give you specific guidance on what to order, so our honest advice is to ask your server what's local and go from there. It's probably a fine night out. Just don't come here expecting a deep cellar.
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Proper
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Basic Stemmed
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Active Program
Proper
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