Osteria Tulia

This is a wine list that knows what it wants to be: an accessible tour through Northern Italy without the Vegas Strip markup nonsense. You open it expecting the usual 3x-4x gouging and instead find glass pours at $13-$20 that actually reflect reasonable retail. The focus is tight—Piemonte and Veneto dominate—with just enough French backup to keep things honest.

The 100-150 bottle list reads like a love letter to Piedmont, with serious attention paid to Nebbiolo producers like Cavallotto and Damilano alongside workhorses like Pecchenino's Dolcetto and Luigi Spertino's Barbera d'Asti 2020. Veneto gets its due with Zenato's Valpolicella Classico Ripasso and the usual Prosecco suspects. The French side leans Burgundy and Côtes du Rhône without much depth, and there's a small New World contingent that feels like an afterthought. This isn't a list trying to impress wine nerds—it's built for people who want to drink Italian with their pasta and not think too hard about it.

Eighteen options by the glass is solid, ranging from that $14 Torresella Prosecco to a $20 Burgundy Pinot Noir. The Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige at $8 is borderline ridiculous value—retail is $18, so you're essentially drinking at cost. Most pours sit in the $13-$18 range, which is shockingly reasonable for a city where restaurants typically treat wine like a casino ATM. No evidence of active rotation, so expect the same lineup month after month.