Piastra

The wine list at Piastra lands exactly where you'd hope for an upscale Italian spot on Marietta Square — focused, Italian-forward, and not trying to be everything at once. It's the kind of list where you can find something serious without needing a decoder ring. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence they've held since 2018 isn't just window dressing; the list earns it.

Piastra leans hard into the Italian classics and does it well. You've got Antinori Tignanello anchoring the Tuscan end, Gaja Barbaresco flying the Piedmont flag, and solid Brunello representation from Banfi — that's real range across Northern and Central Italy. Barolo shows up via Prunotto or Ceretto, Amarone comes from either Masi or Bertani, and Chianti Classico is covered by Ruffino or Fonterutoli. The gaps are in new-world and non-Italian options, but honestly, that's a feature not a bug — stay in your lane and own it.

The by-the-glass program runs 10 to 16 options in the $10–$18 range, which is a respectable spread for a neighborhood Italian. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio and La Marca Prosecco will be the crowd favorites at this price point, but the smarter play is hunting the glass list for whatever Chianti Classico or lighter red is rotating through. There's no sign of serious glass rotation here — it reads more like a curated standing roster than a dynamic program.