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Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Massara lands like a love letter to southern Italy — specifically the kind written by someone who actually knows the terrain, not just the tourist stops. With 250-350 bottles anchored hard in Campania, this isn't a list that sprinkles in a few Falanghinas to seem interesting. It earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence because it means it.
Campania is the obvious star and they don't squander it — Feudi di San Gregorio and Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi sit alongside Marisa Cuomo's Costa d'Amalfi and Luigi Maffini's Fiano di Avellino, covering the region's best reds and whites with real depth. They don't stop at Campania though: Valentini's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is on here, which alone tells you the buyers are serious, and Occhipinti SP68 from Sicily signals a natural wine sensibility that runs alongside the classics. Tuscany shows up with the expected heavy hitters — Sassicaia and Tignanello — which feel less like curatorial choices and more like crowd-pleasing anchors for the table that needs a familiar name. The gaps are minor: if you're hunting deep Barolo or Burgundy, you're at the wrong restaurant, but that's the point.
Twenty to thirty pours by the glass is an ambitious program for any restaurant, and here it reads like a crash course in Italian regional drinking. You can move from a Benito Ferrara Greco di Tufo to something Sicilian without committing to a full bottle, which is exactly how a by-the-glass program should work. Pricing runs $12 and up, keeping entry accessible even in a Flatiron dining room that could easily justify gouging.
Illuminati Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — $12+
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from a reliable producer at this price point in a sit-down Manhattan restaurant is exactly the kind of honest, food-friendly red that over-delivers. Order a glass and see how fast you order a second.
Luigi Maffini Fiano di Avellino
Most tables will walk right past this for something they recognize. That's a mistake. Maffini's Fiano is textured, saline, and structured in a way that makes most Chardonnay feel like a missed opportunity. Campanian white wines are still flying under the radar for a lot of diners — this is the one to change that.
Sassicaia Bolgheri
It's a great wine. It's also on every ambitious Italian list in America, the markup on prestige Super Tuscans is never kind, and you didn't come to Massara for a Bolgheri that you could find at fifty other restaurants. The Campanian reds make a far more compelling case for your money here.
Galardi Terra di Lavoro + Broccoli rabe pasta with sausage
Terra di Lavoro is a Campanian red built on Aglianico and Piedirosso — dark, earthy, with enough acidity and grip to cut through the richness of sausage while standing up to the bitter edge of broccoli rabe. It's the kind of pairing that makes you understand why regional cuisine and regional wine evolved together.
The Bottom Line
Massara is the rare Italian restaurant in New York where the wine list actually matches the ambition of the kitchen — southern Italy gets its proper due, the staff knows what they're talking about, and the prices won't make you regret the second bottle. Yes, send your friends here for wine.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
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· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
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· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
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Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
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· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
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SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
· Dacula · Italian
Antonetas isn't a wine destination, and it isn't trying to be — it's a family-friendly neighborhood Italian with a wine list that covers the basics and stays out of the way. If you're after a solid glass of something red with your Lasagna in a no-fuss setting, you won't be disappointed. Just don't show up expecting to geek out over the list.
Plays It Safe
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Willing but Green
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· Alpharetta · Italian
Crust is a solid neighborhood Italian spot where the wine list is a supporting player, not the headliner — and that's fine. Come for the rigatoni alla vodka and garlic knots; order a glass of whatever red they're pouring and don't overthink it. We'd send a friend here for dinner without hesitation, just not for the wine list alone.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
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· Marietta · Italian
Vespucci's isn't a wine destination, but it doesn't pretend to be — and that honesty is refreshing. The one move that earns real respect here is the Monday half-price bottle deal, which turns an ordinary weeknight into a genuinely good value. Show up on a Monday, order the Eggplant Parmigiana, grab a bottle at half price, and you've had a solid dinner without thinking too hard about it.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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