Roma – TX

The wine list at Roma reads like someone Googled 'popular wine brands' and called it a day. You've got a parade of California Cabernets, a few Italian reds that nod to the cuisine, and a by-the-glass program that looks impressive on paper — 30 pours is a lot for a Plano Italian spot. The issue is that 'a lot' and 'interesting' aren't the same thing.

The Cabernet lineup is essentially a trophy wall of recognizable labels: Josh Cellars at $40 anchors the low end while Far Niente at $258 and Caymus at $180 loom at the top, both carrying markups that'll make you wince if you know what these bottles go for at your local wine shop. The Italian section shows more promise — Caparzo Sangiovese, Tenuta di Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva, and a Zenato Amarone give the list some geographic credibility — but it's still a narrow slice of what Italian wine can actually offer. There's no Barolo, no Brunello, no Vermentino or Fiano to round things out. The Pinot Noir section follows the same California-comfort-zone pattern: Meiomi and Belle Glos side by side is almost a parody, though Four Graces is a welcome outlier. For an Italian restaurant, the list skews so heavily American that the cuisine and the wine feel like they're barely on speaking terms.

Thirty by-the-glass options is genuinely generous, and at $7–$16 a pour, the floor is accessible enough to order freely without doing math all night. The selection mirrors the bottle list, though — lots of familiar California names, a couple of Italian reds, and little that surprises. If you're going glass-by-glass, the Italian reds are where to focus; they're the only pours that actually match what's on the plate.