Breadsticks Win, Wine List Loses
Everett Mall Area · Everett · Italian-American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Olive Garden Italian Restaurant – Everett’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 at Olive Garden Everett arrives laminated, backlit, and optimized for people who just want something red or something white. There's no pretense here — this is a corporate list built for throughput, not exploration. If you were hoping for a reason to linger over the wine menu, keep walking.
Twenty-some bottles covering Italy and California, and the range basically stops there. Ruffino Chianti and Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio are the marquee names — recognizable, inoffensive, and priced well above what you'd pay at the grocery store down the street. Ecco Domani and Meiomi fill out the rest of the glass pour lineup, which tells you everything about the ambition level: these are supermarket staples dressed up in a restaurant context. There are no interesting producers, no regional surprises, no reason a wine-curious diner would feel anything other than mild resignation.
Eight to twelve options by the glass, running $10–$18, which is a lot to ask for Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio. The rotation doesn't rotate — this list is baked into the national menu and changes about as often as the Alfredo recipe. If you're eating here, stick to one glass and move on.
Ruffino Chianti — $10
It's the lowest-markup, most honest wine on the list — a real Italian Chianti that actually belongs at a table full of pasta. Not exciting, but it's the right call.
Ruffino Chianti
Most people here order whatever they recognize, which means Meiomi. But the Chianti is the only wine on this list that makes geographic sense with the food and doesn't feel like it wandered in from a California grocery endcap.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio
A $20 retail bottle served at a chain markup. Santa Margherita built its reputation decades ago and has been coasting ever since — there's no reason to pay restaurant prices for a wine this easy to find anywhere else.
Ruffino Chianti + Lasagna Classico
Chianti and red-sauce lasagna is one of the more honest things you can do at this table. The wine's acidity cuts through the richness, and the combination at least nods toward something authentically Italian.
The Bottom Line
The wine list at Olive Garden Everett is a corporate formality — it exists because dinner requires wine, not because anyone thought hard about it. Order the Chianti, enjoy your breadsticks, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere that returns the favor.
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Grocery Store
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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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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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