Wednesday Nights Just Got a Lot More Italian
Broadmoor · Colorado Springs · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 4, 2026
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The wine list at Ristorante Mangia reads like a greatest-hits album — you know every track, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Italy and California anchor the program, which fits the room. It's approachable, not adventurous, but it's priced honestly enough that we're not complaining.
The list leans predictably on Tuscan reds and California stalwarts, with familiar names like Castello Banfi Chianti Classico holding down the Italian side and Duckhorn, Stag's Leap, and Cakebread doing the California heavy lifting. There's a nod to France via Moët & Chandon and Dom Pérignon for bubbles, and Provence shows up too, so the geography isn't totally one-note. Flowers Pinot Noir is the most interesting bottle on the floor — a cool-climate California pick that breaks the mold a bit. Don't expect deep-cut producers or anything that'll make a wine nerd's heart race, but the fundamentals are covered.
Eighteen by-the-glass options is a generous pour program for a neighborhood Italian spot, running $7.75 to $14.50 a glass. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio is almost certainly on there, which is fine — it's crowd-pleasing for a reason. The range suggests enough variety to drink your way through a full meal without getting stuck.
Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley 2021 — $75
Retails around $48, so the markup here is under 60% — practically restrained by restaurant standards. Duckhorn Merlot punches well above its category, and at this price it's one of the better deals on the list.
Flowers Pinot Noir
Most tables at an Italian joint are going to reach for the Chianti or the Cab, which means Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir gets overlooked. That's a mistake — it's the most interesting, terroir-driven bottle on this list, and it'll stand up beautifully to anything pasta-based.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2023
At $32 on the list versus $18 at retail, it's the worst markup percentage on the floor at nearly 78%. Kim Crawford is a fine grocery store wine, but you're paying a restaurant premium on a bottle that costs less than a round of cocktails elsewhere.
Castello Banfi Chianti Classico + Pasta Bolognese
Sangiovese and slow-cooked meat ragu is one of the most reliable combinations in Italian cooking — the wine's bright acidity cuts the richness of the sauce and the earthiness in the Chianti echoes right back at the beef.
Wednesday — Half-price bottles of wine all night, dine-in only.
The Bottom Line
Mangia isn't trying to reinvent the wine list, and it doesn't need to — the pricing is honest, the glass selection is solid, and Wednesday half-price bottles make this one of the better midweek wine destinations in Colorado Springs. Come for the deal, stay for the Flowers.
Broadmoor · Colorado Springs · Steakhouse and American
La Taverne is a well-run, properly staffed wine program inside one of Colorado's most storied resort properties — expect to pay for the privilege and the setting. If you stick to Jordan and Peter Michael and resist the siren call of the trophy bottles, you'll drink very well here.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Broadmoor · Colorado Springs · Italian (Northern Italian, trattoria-style)
Ristorante del Lago is the rare resort restaurant where the wine program actually earns some respect — the Italian focus is real, the sommelier knows the list, and a few genuinely exciting bottles are hiding in there if you look past the marquee names. Just go in knowing you're paying Broadmoor prices, and order accordingly.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs · Steakhouse
Famous Steakhouse is the dependable old hand — the wine list won't excite you, but it won't embarrass you either, and with a prime rib in front of you and a Stag's Leap in the glass, that's a perfectly decent Thursday night. Just don't come looking for discovery.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Manitou Springs · Colorado Springs · Mexican / Tex-Mex
Crystal Park Cantina is a genuinely fun spot for tacos and margaritas with a mountain view — lean into that and skip the wine entirely. The list is overpriced grocery store inventory with no ambition, and no amount of scenery changes that.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Manitou Springs · Colorado Springs · Upscale American, Contemporary Fine Dining
The Cliff House wine program is the dependable friend who always shows up dressed well — you know exactly what you're getting, and it's genuinely good, even if it never blows your mind. For a special occasion in the mountains, this is a comfortable, well-run room that will take care of you.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown / West Colorado · Colorado Springs · Fine Dining / Steak & Seafood
Pepper Tree is a reliable wine stop for what it is — a classic Colorado fine-dining room where the tableside Steak Diane is the main event and the wine list is a well-behaved supporting cast. Don't come here chasing discovery, but do come knowing you'll drink decently without drama.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Johns Creek · Italian
Pasta Vino isn't trying to be a wine destination, and that's fine — it's a neighborhood Italian with a list that actually makes sense for the room. Pricing is fair across the board, the by-the-glass program gives you real options, and the Italian selections (especially the Chianti duo and the Lugana) show some genuine thought. Send a friend here for dinner knowing they'll drink well without overpaying.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Arlington · Italian
Piccolo Mondo punches above its Arlington zip code with a genuinely Italy-forward wine list that includes some names worth ordering. We'd love to see pricing and by-the-glass details more clearly published — and without knowing the markups, we can't fully endorse the value play — but the producer selection alone puts this ahead of most neighborhood Italian spots in the DFW suburbs. If you're going, head straight for the Tuscan reds and don't look back.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Lakeland · Italian
The Macaroni Grill Lakeland wine list is functional the way a vending machine is functional — it dispenses what you ask for without fuss or personality. The by-the-glass breadth gives casual drinkers options, but the markups on several bottles and the complete absence of anything interesting or Italian-forward make this a list you tolerate rather than enjoy. Order the Lambrusco or the Trapiche Malbec and call it a night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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