Breadsticks Are the Real Star Here
Red Cliffs / East St. George · St. George · Italian-American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Olive Garden Italian Restaurant St. George’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 arrives laminated, tucked behind the pasta section, and it tells you everything you need to know in about four seconds. Twenty-something bottles, nothing you haven't seen at a grocery store, and prices that don't reflect that fact. This is a wine list built to check a box, not to excite anyone.
Italy and California share the real estate here, but calling it a curated selection would be generous. The Italian side leans on crowd-pleasing brand names — Riunite Lambrusco, Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Castello Banfi Rosa Regale — the kind of producers who spend more on shelf placement than vineyard work. There's no regional depth, no interesting grapes, and nothing that would make a curious drinker lean in. California fills the rest of the card with the usual suspects: big-brand Chardonnay and Cabernet that could have come from any chain within a five-mile radius.
Eight to twelve pours by the glass sounds reasonable until you realize most of them are pulling from the same short roster of recognizable labels. Prices run $8–$12 a glass, which feels fine until you consider the bottles they're pouring from retail for $10–$15. The rotation doesn't appear to rotate.
Castello Banfi Rosa Regale — $10
It's a sweet Brachetto d'Acqui from a solid Tuscan producer, and at this price it's at least doing something different from everything else on the list. Order it as a dessert wine with the warm chocolate brownie lasagna and you've actually made a real decision.
Castello Banfi Rosa Regale
Most people at Olive Garden order the house Pinot Grigio on autopilot. The Rosa Regale is the only wine on this list with any actual character — lightly sparkling, red berry, low alcohol. It's underordered and it's the most interesting thing they've got.
Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio
A $10 retail bottle priced like it has somewhere to be. Ecco Domani is fine in the sense that water is fine — technically it does the job, but you're overpaying for the privilege of drinking something forgettable.
Riunite Lambrusco + Lasagna Classico
Lambrusco's slight fizz and tart red fruit cut through the richness of the meat and bechamel in a way that flat, heavy reds can't. It's a legitimately classic Italian combination, and at Olive Garden it's probably the most honest thing you can order.
The Bottom Line
The wine list here is an afterthought dressed up in an Italian accent, and the markups make sure you feel it. Drink the Lambrusco, enjoy your breadsticks, and save the serious bottle for somewhere that earned it.
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· St. George · Greek / Mediterranean
Meraki is the rare fast-casual spot where the wine list actually makes you stop and think — the Greek producers alone justify a visit, and the depth-to-price ratio on the by-the-glass program is genuinely solid. Just don't spring for the prestige Champagne until they upgrade the stemware.
Surprising Depth
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· St. George · American / Bar & Grill
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Acceptable
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Texas Roadhouse is a beer-and-a-bucket-of-bread situation, and the wine list knows it. Come for the ribs, order a Lone Star, and leave the wine to restaurants that care about it.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Outback St. George isn't in the wine business — it's in the steak business, and the wine list makes that abundantly clear. Order the Chateau Ste. Michelle if you must, but you'd honestly be better off with whatever's on draft.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Sicilian Butcher's wine list is a solid companion to its Italian-American menu — regionally focused, with a few genuinely interesting bottles hiding among the crowd-pleasers. We'd love to see glass pour options made clearer and some pricing transparency, but as a neighborhood Italian concept in Gilbert, the list shows more effort than most. Go in knowing what you want — the Feudi Di San Gregorio or the Tramin Pinot Nero are worth the ask — and you'll drink better than the room expects.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Honolulu · Italian-American
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Ospi keeps it tight and keeps it fair — 13 wines, honest markups, and enough Italian backbone to match the menu without turning into a wine bar that forgot to serve food. If you're after depth or discovery, you'll outgrow this list quickly, but for a relaxed Venice dinner where you just want something good in your glass without overthinking it, the Cascina Barbera or the Montepeloso will do exactly what you need.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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