Savoie Italian Eatery

The wine list at Savoie reads like it was built to please the Otay Ranch crowd — recognizable names, Italian anchors, and a Champagne section that skews toward bottle-service flex. It's approachable without being adventurous, and that's not necessarily a knock in a neighborhood like this.

There's a genuine Italian thread running through the list — Torresella Prosecco, Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Cavaliere D'Oro Chianti, and the Sassoregale Super Tuscan give it some regional credibility. California fills in the rest with crowd-tested names: Sonoma-Cutrer, Francis Coppola Claret, Alexander Valley Zinfandel, and the Caymus Suisun Grand Durif for the table that wants something to talk about. The Champagne section leans heavily on prestige labels — Taittinger, Luc Belaire, and possibly Dom and Cristal depending on the night — which feel more celebratory than curated. Gaps show up in Barolo, Brunello, anything orange or natural, and essentially all of southern Italy.

Roughly 18–22 options by the glass spanning $12–$18 is genuinely strong for a suburban Italian spot — you can actually explore here without committing to a bottle. The Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d'Acqui is a pleasant outlier on a list that otherwise sticks to the familiar. We'd like to see more rotation and a few less mall-friendly picks, but the range covers the table well.