Sunday Half-Price Saves This Corporate List
Legacy West · Plano · Modern Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 25, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at North Italia Plano arrives looking polished — 80-plus bottles, a strong by-the-glass count, and an Italian-leaning spine that makes sense given the room. It feels curated, but a closer look at the prices tells a different story: this is a corporate list built for margin, not discovery.
Italy anchors the list with expected stops through Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, and domestic options round things out for the table that can't commit to a Montepulciano. The range is real — 80 to 120 bottles isn't nothing — but the selections skew toward recognizable, approachable labels rather than anything that'll make you lean across the table. You won't find a deep Barolo bench or a natural wine rabbit hole here; this is a chain restaurant playing it safe, and the list reflects exactly that.
Twenty to thirty pours by the glass is genuinely impressive for a casual-upscale Italian spot, and it gives a table of mixed drinkers plenty to work with. At $12–$16 a glass, the math is fine until you start doing it on the bottles — those same pours price out at 4x retail on the bubbly side. The BTG program is the list's strongest feature; lean into it.
Cleto Chiarli 'Brut de Noir' Sparkling Rosé NV — $50
Still a markup, but a 233% bump beats the Prosecco's 316% — and Cleto Chiarli is a legitimate, historic Emilia-Romagna producer making genuinely interesting fizz. On a Sunday, this bottle at half-price is an outright steal and the smartest order on the list.
Cleto Chiarli 'Brut de Noir' Sparkling Rosé NV
Most tables in this room are going to order red or white and ignore the sparkling section entirely. That's a mistake. Chiarli's Brut de Noir is a dry, serious sparkler from one of Italy's oldest Lambrusco houses — nothing like the sweet stuff — and it gets completely overlooked next to the more familiar Bottega label.
Bottega 'Il Vino dei Poeti' Prosecco NV
A $12 retail bottle sitting at $50 on the menu is a 316% markup — that's not a wine program, that's a profit center. Bottega is fine Prosecco, but there's no reason to pay this much for it when better bubbles are on the same list.
Cleto Chiarli 'Brut de Noir' Sparkling Rosé NV + The Pig Pizza
Dry, lively bubbles cut through the fat of cured pork and cheese in a way that a still red simply won't. The Brut de Noir's brisk acidity keeps each slice tasting like the first one.
Sunday — Half-price bottles of wine all day on Sundays
The Bottom Line
North Italia Plano is a perfectly functional wine stop that the Sunday half-price bottle deal quietly turns into something worth planning around. Come any other night and you're paying for the atmosphere as much as what's in the glass.
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
· Plano · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão Plano isn't trying to be a wine destination and doesn't pretend otherwise — but that all-day $6 happy hour on South American wines, anchored by solid producers like Alamos and Calina, gives the list a practical generosity that earns it some respect. If you're here for the churrasco experience, the Catena Malbec at $12 is your move. Wine enthusiasts should calibrate expectations accordingly, but nobody's walking away feeling gouged.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Active Program
Acceptable
· Plano · Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Plano delivers a wine list that does its job without doing anything exciting — it's competent, recognizable, and priced for a room where the company card is doing the heavy lifting. If you're here for the steak and want a bottle that won't embarrass you, the list handles that. If you're here to drink well on your own dime, the markup will sting.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Legacy West · Plano · Italian
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · New American
The Mercury is a safe, competent wine list for a polished New American in Plano — you won't be stuck drinking something bad, but you probably won't discover anything new either. If you're here, the Allegrini Ripasso is worth the detour from the obvious picks, and we'd skip the Moët unless someone else is paying.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Healthy New American
Flower Child's wine program exists in name only — six unnamed pours between $9 and $10 tell you exactly how much thought went into this. If you're here for the grain bowls and good vibes, great. If you want to drink wine with intention, you're in the wrong place. Order a sparkling water and move on.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Modern Italian
This is an Italian-heavy list with a clear glass page, and the glass page is the easiest place to start. Begin with the Villa Trasqua Chianti Classico at 14|50, then go to the Piedmont and Super Tuscan pages if the table wants a bottle: Tignanello 2022 is listed at $325. Confirm prices and units, because the list doesn't label them. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Gold Coast · Chicago · Modern Italian
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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