Olive Garden

The wine list here reads like a grocery store endcap that got a laminated menu. You know exactly what you're getting before you even open it — Meiomi, Kendall-Jackson, Santa Margherita — the greatest hits of mass-market wine, priced for a restaurant that knows you came for the pasta anyway. There's no ambition here, and it doesn't pretend otherwise.

The list runs 30-40 bottles split between Italy and California, which sounds reasonable until you realize the Italian side is almost entirely Ruffino Chianti and a few Pinot Grigios, and the California side leans hard on brands you can grab at any CVS with a wine aisle. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio and Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio sitting side by side on the same list is a choice. There's no regional depth, no small producers, nothing that would make a curious drinker lean in. What you get is a safe, corporate-approved roster built to offend no one and excite no one.

Ten to fifteen pours by the glass, priced $7–$12, which sounds approachable until you start doing the math — a $7.50 glass of Cavit Pinot Grigio represents a 200% markup on a $9 retail bottle, meaning you're paying near full bottle price for a single pour. The glass program rotates nothing; it's the same national corporate list at every Olive Garden in America, including this one. La Marca Prosecco is the one genuinely pleasant option in the lineup and probably your safest call.