Strip-Adjacent Italian With Serious Burgundy Flex
West Las Vegas · Las Vegas · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 11, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Nora's Italian Cuisine’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Nora's reads like someone's ambitious dinner party: 200+ bottles spanning Italy to Napa, with some genuinely impressive Burgundy tucked between crowd-pleasing Chianti. It's the kind of list where you can tell the owner cares, even if the execution doesn't always match the ambition.
Italy anchors the list as expected for the cuisine, with solid regional coverage from Tuscany to Piedmont. But the real surprise is the Burgundy section—Anne Gros bottles at $210-$240 aren't typical Vegas Italian restaurant fare. Napa gets heavy representation with names like Shafer Hillside Select, though at $295 the markup stings. Washington State makes an appearance, rounding out a respectable American section. The gap: not much natural wine movement or younger Italian producers pushing boundaries.
With 12-18 pours available, the glass program covers basics without much rotation. Expect safe Italian reds, a Pinot, maybe a Napa Cab. It's functional but static—this isn't a by-the-glass destination where you'll discover something new each visit.
Chianti Reserva 2010 Il Palazzino — $80
Classic Tuscan with age on it for under $100—rare in Vegas where everything gets the casino tax
Robert Sinskey 2013 Los Carneros
Sinskey flies under the radar compared to flashier Napa names, but this organic Carneros bottling brings elegance over power at a comparatively reasonable price point
Cabernet Sauvignon Shafer 2011 Hillside Select
It's a legendary wine, but at nearly $300 the markup is brutal—save this splurge for a wine bar with fairer pricing
Barolo 2012 Mario Marengo + Grilled Filet
Nebbiolo's savory tannins and tar notes cut through the richness of beef while the wine's elegance won't overpower quality meat
The Bottom Line
Nora's wine program punches above typical neighborhood Italian weight with some genuinely interesting bottles, but steep markups and a set-it-and-forget-it approach keep it from greatness. Come for the Burgundy flex, stay realistic about what you're paying.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Ca'Bianca is a genuinely lovely place to eat, and if the food lives up to its reputation for house-made pasta and classic Italian technique, a bottle of something from the list is absolutely worth ordering. We just can't tell you exactly which bottle to order yet — the wine program's specifics aren't publicly documented well enough for us to make a confident call. When in doubt, ask your server what's local and what they're excited about, and go from there.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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