Henderson's Italian Surprise, Four Bottles Deep
· Henderson · Contemporary Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 3, 2026
RagingWine reviewed North Italia’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Four wines. That's what's on this featured Italian list — and before you click away, hold on. These aren't Pinot Grigio and Chianti Classico afterthoughts. North Italia Henderson is actually reaching into Sicily, Campania, Piedmont, and Puglia, which is more geographic ambition than most Italian chain restaurants manage with forty bottles.
The list is short but deliberately regional: a Feudo Montoni Grillo 'Timpa' from Sicily, a Villa Matilde Greco di Tufo from Campania, a Marchesi di Gresy Barbera d'Asti from Piedmont, and a Li Veli Negroamaro 'Pezzo Morgana' Salice Salentino Riserva from Puglia. Four producers, four different Italian regions, zero overlap — someone made intentional choices here rather than just running down a distributor's standard Italian sheet. The obvious gap is breadth: no sparkling, no Tuscan representation, and nothing above the $35 bottle tier. This is a curated snapshot, not a wine list, and it works within those constraints.
All four bottles are available by the glass at $10 a pour, which is the entire by-the-glass program — four options, uniform pricing, no rotating special. It's clean and unpretentious, and at $10 a glass for Marchesi di Gresy and a Li Veli Riserva, the math is genuinely reasonable. Don't come here expecting a half-dozen glass options; come knowing exactly what you're getting.
The Bottom Line
This is not a wine list — it's four wines — but they're four good, regionally diverse Italian wines at fair prices from real producers. If you're eating at North Italia Henderson and someone at your table knows what Greco di Tufo or Negroamaro actually are, you'll be pleasantly surprised. If you're expecting depth, options, or a proper cellar program, you won't find it here.
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Basic Stemmed
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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Solid Range
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