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Austintown · Youngstown · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 17, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Salvatore's Italian Grill – Austintown’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list at Salvatore's reads like a greatest hits of grocery store California labels with a few Italian ringers sprinkled in — and honestly, that's not a knock given the neighborhood and price point. Bottles top out around $45, which means the floor here is comfortably low and the ceiling never gets scary. This is a wine list built for people who want a glass with their chicken parm, not a dissertation on Burgundy.
Thirty-ish bottles covering California and Italy in broad strokes: you've got Frei Brothers and Louis Martini holding down the Cabernet side, Gabbiano and Ecco Domani covering Pinot Grigio duty, and a Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Riserva that stands out as the list's most serious wine by a mile. The sweet and semi-sweet category is unusually stocked — Sangue di Giuda from Oltrepò Pavese, Castello del Poggio Sweet Red, and Aurora Dolce Red Moscato signal that this crowd skews toward approachable and fruit-forward. The standout regional nod is a Chalet Debonné River Rouge from Ohio, which is a small but genuine gesture toward local. Don't come looking for natural wine or anything south of the equator — this list doesn't go there.
Canyon Road pours are doing heavy lifting as the house option, which tells you everything about the by-the-glass program's ambitions. That said, with 8–12 options available and happy hour pricing dropping glasses to $7.95 between 4 and 7 p.m., there's real value to be had if you time your arrival right. The glass list mirrors the bottle list — crowd-friendly and approachable, with nothing that'll surprise you.
Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Riserva — $45
This is the one wine on the list that punches above the restaurant's weight class. Ruffino's Riserva Ducale is a legitimate Chianti Classico Riserva with real structure and aging — retail lands around $25–30, so at $45 in a sit-down Italian restaurant, that's a fair deal. Order it, drink it with pasta, feel smarter than everyone else at the table.
Sangue di Giuda, Oltrepò Pavese, Italy
Most people will scan right past this and order the Moscato. Don't. Sangue di Giuda — literally 'Blood of Judas' — is a lightly sparkling, off-dry red from Lombardy that almost nobody outside of northern Italy drinks regularly. It's weird in the best way: fizzy, fruity, and low enough in alcohol to actually enjoy a full pour. On a list this conventional, it sticks out like a good accident.
Woodbridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
This is a $10 grocery store bottle. If it's priced anywhere near the mid-range on this list, you're paying a restaurant markup on something you could grab at Giant Eagle on the way home. The Robert Mondavi or Louis Martini Cabs on the same list are a better spend.
MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir, Sonoma + Seafood entree
MacMurray Ranch earned a 90+ from International Wine Review, and Sonoma Pinot Noir has the acidity and lighter body to complement seafood without bulldozing it. Whether it's a salmon dish or something with a light cream sauce, this is the pairing that makes the list look better than it is.
Wednesday — Half Price Wine Wednesday covers all bottles $99 and under. Happy hour runs 4–7 p.m. with $7.95 wine by the glass.
The Bottom Line
Salvatore's isn't a wine destination, but it's a perfectly functional neighborhood Italian spot where the wine won't embarrass you and Wednesday's half-price bottle deal is genuinely worth planning around. Send your parents here; just steer them away from the Woodbridge.
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Deep & Eclectic
Fair
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Grocery Store
Fair
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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