Wednesday Makes This List Worth Your Time
Plano Parkway area · Plano · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 25, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Romano's Macaroni Grill – Plano’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Macaroni Grill Plano reads exactly like you'd expect — familiar labels, safe regions, nothing that's going to make you pull out your phone to Google a producer. It's Italian-American comfort food wine for Italian-American comfort food, which is honestly fine. What catches our eye is the Wine Down Wednesday program, and that changes the calculus here considerably.
The list leans on Italian stalwarts and California grocery store staples — Ruffino Chianti, Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Ecco Domani, Caposaldo Prosecco, and Meiomi and Kendall-Jackson on the California side. There's no exploration here: no Aglianico, no Vermentino, no natural wine curiosity tucked in a corner. What you get is a 25-to-40 label list that covers the crowd and stops there. The Italy and California dual focus makes sense for the concept, but anyone looking beyond those guardrails will find a dead end fast.
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass puts this above most chains, and the $8–$13 price range is tolerable for Plano dining. The lineup mirrors the bottle list — Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Prosecco, Chianti, Meiomi Pinot Noir — solid rotations if unadventurous. On a Wednesday, every one of these becomes half-price by the bottle, which is when this program actually starts looking attractive.
Ruffino Chianti — $28–$36 (bottle)
On a Wednesday, a bottle of Ruffino Chianti at half price is a genuinely good deal — a real Tuscan Sangiovese with enough structure to handle the red sauce menu, and the mid-week discount makes it drink well above its price tag.
Caposaldo Prosecco
Most people walk past bubbles at a pasta chain, but Caposaldo is a clean, food-friendly Prosecco that works as a table-starter and holds up through lighter pastas. Nobody orders it, which means nobody is hogging the best aperitivo move on the menu.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio
Santa Margherita is a fine wine, but it's one of the most marked-up labels in the country relative to what it costs wholesale. You're paying heavily for the name recognition, and Ecco Domani or Caposaldo give you the same Pinot Grigio experience at a fraction of the spend.
Ruffino Chianti + Chicken Marsala
Chianti's bright acidity and cherry-driven fruit cut right through the richness of a butter-and-Marsala pan sauce without fighting it. Classic Italian logic applied to a classic Italian-American dish — this one just works.
Wednesday — Wine Down Wednesday: 50% off all wine bottles. All wines available by the glass are also 50% off when ordered by the bottle on Wednesdays.
The Bottom Line
Romano's Macaroni Grill Plano isn't a wine destination, but it doesn't pretend to be one either. Show up on a Wednesday, order the Chianti, and you've got a genuinely solid dinner at a price that makes sense.
The Shops at Legacy · Plano · Pizzeria
Grimaldi's wine list is exactly what it needs to be for a pizzeria — recognizable, inoffensive, and Italian-leaning enough to feel intentional. Just don't expect anyone behind the counter to guide you through it, and steer clear of the California crowd-pleasers when the Tuscans are right there.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Seafood
Half Shells isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list knows it — but the seafood-friendly whites, honest pricing, and full by-the-glass program make it a perfectly decent place to drink if you're eating there anyway. Order the Albariño or the Vouvray, skip the Cakebread, and you'll be fine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Italian
Palato is doing more with wine than anyone in its neighborhood is giving it credit for — the Enomatic system, the Italian label selection, and fair-to-reasonable pricing make this a genuine find in the Plano dining scene. If you're going for Italian food in the suburbs, this is where you want to drink.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
· Plano · Italian
Lombardi is a reliable dinner destination where the wine list does its job without embarrassing itself — or impressing you. Come for the handmade pasta and the room; just don't expect the list to steal the show.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Wine Bar
Corner Wines is a small list doing big things, especially if Greek varietals are your thing or you've been wanting to get into them. The value is real, the curation is genuine, and in Plano of all places, that earns some serious points.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Granite Park · Plano · European Bistro
Flamant is a genuinely nice place to drink wine in Plano — the setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, and the Iberian-French focus is a smart identity to build around. The list just needs more courage and more transparency to fully match the room.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckhead · Atlanta · Italian
Cucina Baci earns its place as a reliable neighborhood Italian — the kind of spot where the wine list won't blow your mind but it won't embarrass you either. If you're going for the pizza, the pasta, and the warm room energy, order something Italian and red and let the evening do the work. We'd want a full look at the list before calling it anything more than that.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ciao Bruto is running one of the smallest and most coherent wine lists in wine country, which is either audacious or brilliant — probably both. If you want a 200-label deep-dive, go somewhere else. If you want eight smart picks at prices that won't make you wince, this is the move in Healdsburg.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Geyserville · Healdsburg · Italian
Diavola earns its Wild Card badge because it's a wood-fired pizza joint that punches well above its weight on wine — sommelier on staff, regional focus, and a setting that practically demands you order a second glass. We can't give you the bottle-by-bottle breakdown until we get eyes on a current list, but the bones here are good enough to say: don't just order a beer and move on.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
One wine list review, one adventure pick, one quick tip, and a personal note. Every week. Under 500 words.
List Variety
Markup
Glassware
Staff
Specials & Deals
Storage & Temp
