Unlimited Breadsticks, Very Limited Wine Ambition
East Side · Green Bay · Italian / Chain · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Olive Garden’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list here is basically a laminated insert tucked inside a menu that's more interested in selling you the Tour of Italy. Everything on it is either a proprietary chain bottling or a national supplier workhorse — there's no sense that anyone at corporate or at this Green Bay location spent meaningful time thinking about wine. It's functional in the same way a vending machine is functional.
The list leans Italian by label if not always by spirit — you've got a Chianti Classico, a Moscato, the Roscato Rosso Dolce, and the flagship Riserva di Montalcino, which is Olive Garden's proprietary Brunello-adjacent bottling that sounds more impressive than it is. California fills in the gaps with a house Chardonnay and a Pinot Grigio that could be from anywhere. There's no independent producer in sight, no regional curiosity, and no reason to linger on the wine page for more than thirty seconds. The Italy angle is mostly marketing — the selection doesn't dig deeper than what you'd find on a Sysco order sheet.
The by-the-glass program is the whole program — everything on this list is available by the glass, which sounds generous until you realize the list itself is thin. Rotation doesn't happen; these are the permanent residents. If you're looking for anything that changes with the season or reflects a winemaker's actual choices, you're in the wrong dining room.
Chianti Classico — null
Among the options here, the Chianti Classico is the most food-friendly and at least gestures toward something real. With a plate of pasta in tomato sauce, it's the most sensible order on the card — even if the producer is obscured behind the Olive Garden label.
Riserva di Montalcino
It's a proprietary bottling, not a real Brunello, and you should know that going in — but if you're stuck here and want the most serious pour on the list, this is it. Lower your expectations accordingly and it might actually surprise you.
Roscato Rosso Dolce
Sweet, fizzy, and pushed hard by the chain because it sells easily — but at restaurant markup it's a bad deal for something you can grab at any grocery store for under ten dollars. This is a wine designed for people who don't like wine, and it's priced like it knows you won't notice.
Chianti Classico + Lasagna Classico
Sangiovese and tomato-based red sauce is one of the more reliable combinations in Italian cooking — the acidity cuts through the cheese and meat without fighting the dish. It's not a revelation, but it works, and on this list that's about as good as it gets.
❌ The Bottom Line
We wouldn't send a friend here for wine — we'd tell them to get the Sprite and save their money for somewhere that cares. Olive Garden feeds a lot of people and does it fine, but the wine list is a checkbox, not a program.
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Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Basic Stemmed
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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