Sicily to Barolo, All By the Glass
· West Palm Beach · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 25, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Ristorante Santucci’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Seventeen bottles on the list sounds like a short menu at a hotel bar — until you read it. Santucci has quietly assembled a wine card that skips the usual Italian-American greatest hits and leans hard into regional character, from Sicilian Grillo to Etna Rosso to a proper Silvio Grasso Barolo. It's a compact list, but someone clearly cared.
The reds anchor on Italian identity: a light, bright Avide Frappato from Sicily, an Ottomani Chianti Classico for the classics crowd, an Etna Rosso for the volcanic-obsessed, and a Tenuta di Artimino Supertuscan 'Poggilarca' for anyone who wants structure with ambition. The list caps with a LaSorte Amarone and a Silvio Grasso Barolo — two serious bottles at the top end. Whites follow the same thoughtful geography: Terre Nere Etna Bianco and a Tenuta Ficuzza White Blend bring character, while a Ronco Blanchis Sauvignon Blanc adds a northern Italian contrast. The one odd duck is a generic Cabernet Sauvignon at $50 — no producer listed, no story, just filler.
Here's the unusual part: every single bottle on this list is also available by the glass, which makes Santucci an easy yes for solo diners or tables that can't agree. Pours range from $14 for the entry-level Pinot Grigio and Frappato up to $25 for the Barolo and Amarone — getting a proper Silvio Grasso Barolo by the glass for $25 is genuinely rare and worth ordering twice.
The Bottom Line
Santucci runs a tight, Italy-focused wine list that rewards the curious — Etna wines, a real Barolo by the glass, a Sicilian Frappato at a fair price. Markup is reasonable across the board, and the all-pours-available-by-the-glass setup is a genuine differentiator in this price range. If you're eating Italian in West Palm Beach and you want to drink something more interesting than the Chianti default, this list earns your attention.
17 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
2021 Frappato – Avide – Sicily
Red by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $55.00 / bottle
2019 Chianti Classico – Ottomani – Toscana
Red by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – Sicilia
Red by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
2020 Etna Rosso – Sicily
Red by the Glass
$18.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
2020 Supertuscan 'Poggilarca' – Tenuta di Artimino
Red by the Glass
$18.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
2019 Primitivo – Puglia
Red by the Glass
$19.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
2018 Amarone Della Valpolicella – LaSorte – Veneto
Red by the Glass
$25.00 / glass · $95.00 / bottle
2018 Barolo – Silvio Grasso (Bold & Structured)
Red by the Glass
$25.00 / glass · $95.00 / bottle
2022 Pinot Grigio – Alto Adige
White & Rose by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
2022 Chardonnay – Impero – Abruzzo (Unoaked)
White & Rose by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
2021 Grillo – Feudo dissisa – Sicily
White & Rose by the Glass
$14.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
2021 Sauvignon Blanc – Ronco Blanchis – Friuli
White & Rose by the Glass
$16.00 / glass · $66.00 / bottle
2021 Etna Bianco – Terre Nere Sicily
White & Rose by the Glass
$18.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
2021 White Blend – Tenuta Ficuzza – Sicily
White & Rose by the Glass
$18.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
2021 Gavi di Gavi – Piemonte
White & Rose by the Glass
$25.00 / glass · $90.00 / bottle
2020 Chardonnay 'Jale' Tenuta Ficuzza – Cusumano – Sicily (Oaky)
White & Rose by the Glass
$25.00 / glass · $85.00 / bottle
2021 Rosé – Clos Beylesse – Côtes Provences
White & Rose by the Glass
$22.00 / glass · $80.00 / bottle
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Steep
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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