Italian Anchor With a Respectable Pour
Sandy Springs · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · October 1, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Pricci’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Pricci opens with a confident Italian lean — Bollicine up front, a solid parade of Bianchi, and enough familiar names to keep the table happy. At 65 labels and 28 by-the-glass options, this is a list that takes wine seriously without trying too hard to impress you about it. First glance says: this place knows what its guests want and delivers it without many surprises.
The Italian backbone is real — you've got Franciacorta (Antica Fratta), Collio Sauvignon (Russiz Superiore), Falanghina from Terredora di Paolo, Vermentino from Sardinia, and the Antinori Cervaro della Sala anchoring the prestige end of whites. That said, the list doesn't push very far into Nebbiolo country or obscure southern Italian reds, and the regional depth on the red side isn't visible in the data we have. New World representation exists — Duckhorn and Cakebread check in from Napa, Martinelli from Sonoma Coast — but this isn't a list built for the Burgundy hunter or the orange wine curious. It's an Italian-American crowd-pleaser with some genuinely smart picks if you know where to look.
Twenty-eight by-the-glass options is a lot, and the range runs from a $12 Villa Sandi Prosecco all the way to $25 Veuve Clicquot — which means you can calibrate your evening pretty precisely. The Russiz Superiore Sauvignon Blanc Collio at $20/glass and the Eric Louis Sancerre at $24/glass are the by-the-glass options that actually say something about the program. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority here — what's on the list feels baked in rather than seasonally refreshed.
The Bottom Line
Pricci's wine list is the restaurant equivalent of a reliable business traveler — organized, presentable, and rarely offensive, but not the person you call for an adventure. The markup leans steep across the board, and the lack of a visible specials program means you're paying full retail every night. That said, the by-the-glass depth is real, and there are smart Italian picks hiding in the list if you ignore the Napa trophy bottles.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckhead · Sandy Springs · French
Le Bilboquet is a reliable French restaurant wine experience in a city that doesn't overflow with them — a focused, old-world-leaning list backed by actual staff knowledge. Pricing skews steep for the Buckhead zip code, so lean on the sommelier to find where the value hides. We'd send a friend here for a fun night, not a deep dive.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Ashford runs a tidy, unpretentious wine program that punches at roughly the weight you'd expect from a neighborhood New American spot. The pricing is fair, the Sancerre and Chenin Blanc suggest some real curation happened, and the all-glass format means you're never forced into a bottle. It won't move you, but it won't embarrass you either — which in Sandy Springs counts for something.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sandy Springs · Sandy Springs · Italian
Cibo e Beve has a functional, crowd-pleasing wine list that serves its room well — but the markup on some bottles is hard to ignore, and the depth of Italian regionality you'd hope for at an Italian restaurant just isn't there. Grab the Gavi or the Verdicchio by the glass and call it a solid night.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Local 3 is doing something genuinely unusual for a neighborhood New American in Sandy Springs: building a white wine program with range and intellectual honesty, priced fairly enough that you will not feel punished for exploring it. If you are remotely curious about wine, this list rewards you. Send your friends here and tell them to order by the glass.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Bacchanalia's wine program is doing something genuinely difficult: running a 35-option by-the-glass list with real range and intention inside a tasting menu format, priced at levels that don't feel punitive. The $20 Raventos and the $24 Carl Loewen Riesling are the kind of pours that make you trust the people who built this list. If you're eating in Atlanta and care about what's in your glass, this is the room.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
· San Jose · Italian
A Bellagio is doing something right: a 65-bottle Italian-leaning list with 19 glass options, fair pricing, and enough regional Italian depth to make the wine order as interesting as the food order. Staff confidence and dish data are unknowns from where we sit, but the list itself is worth showing up for — especially if you let the Montecucco Sangiovese talk you into a second glass.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Pizza Antica is not trying to be a wine destination, which makes it more surprising that the list holds up this well. Eighteen thoughtful labels, full BTG access, fair pricing, and enough Italian regional depth to keep things interesting — the Viberti Barbera and the Graci Etna Rosato alone justify a closer look. If you're grabbing pizza in San Jose and want to drink something worth talking about, this list has you covered.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Dora Ristorante is a genuinely interesting addition to La Jolla's dining scene — a sommelier-run Italian list that stretches into Friuli and Sardinia is not something you stumble across every weekend. We can't verify specific bottles or prices from current data, so treat this as a confident lead rather than a full report, and go in ready to ask your server what's pouring.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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