Wednesday Makes This List Worth Your Time
Plano Parkway area · Plano · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 25, 2026
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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.
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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