Italy's greatest hits, Strip-side
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Italian
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Scarpetta lands like a greatest-hits album for Italian wine nerds — Gaja, Giacosa, Biondi-Santi, Sassicaia all accounted for before you've even ordered bread. Perched above the Strip inside the Cosmopolitan, this is a room that takes Italian wine as seriously as the kitchen takes its pasta. The physical list is heavy in both weight and ambition.
Piedmont and Tuscany are the unambiguous stars here, and Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence — earned in 2025 — reflects a list that earns it. Barolo alone spans Giacomo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa, Borgogno's Cannubi, and Gaja, covering both traditional and modern camps without apology. Tuscany delivers the full Super Tuscan trifecta — Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Ornellaia — alongside serious Brunello from Biondi-Santi and Ciacci Piccolomini, and Chianti Classico from Castello di Ama and Fontodi for the value-seekers. The list runs 350-500 bottles deep, which means there's room to explore, though it is unambiguously Italy-forward — if you came for Burgundy or California depth, recalibrate.
With 20-35 by-the-glass options ranging $15-$40, the BTG program is notably strong for a Vegas hotel restaurant. The range covers enough ground that you can work your way through Piedmont and Tuscany across a long dinner without committing to a full bottle. Wednesday's half-price wine night is genuinely rare in this price category — a legitimate reason to plan your visit around a weeknight.
Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2020 — $225
Vietti's Castiglione is a serious, cellar-worthy Barolo from one of the appellation's most consistent producers — on a list where bottles climb fast toward $500 and beyond, $225 for this level of quality and pedigree is the move if your budget has a ceiling.
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
On a list dominated by trophy names and eye-watering price tags, Produttori del Barbaresco is the co-op that keeps overdelivering relative to its price. Most tables chase Gaja; the ones who know order Produttori and pocket the difference.
Sassicaia 2019
At $750 a bottle, Sassicaia is priced for people who are expensing dinner. The wine is great — it always is — but the markup here puts it firmly in 'celebrating a merger' territory rather than 'this is worth it' territory. The same evening of Italian wine can be had for a third of the cost if you work the list intelligently.
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2018 + Short rib agnolotti
Giacosa's Asili is all dried roses, iron, and earthy depth — the Barbaresco equivalent of a power ballad. The braised richness of short rib agnolotti needs a wine with that kind of structure and acid to cut through it, and Asili delivers without overwhelming the pasta. It's an occasion bottle, but short rib agnolotti is an occasion dish.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night on Wednesdays — applies to bottles, making this one of the better mid-week value plays on the Strip for serious Italian wine.
The Bottom Line
Scarpetta is the real deal for Italian wine in Las Vegas — deep list, credentialed staff, and a Wednesday half-price program that almost makes the Strip feel reasonable. The markups are Vegas-steep at the top end, but navigate smartly and you're drinking some of Italy's finest in a room that knows what it has.
· Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Strip House's all-by-the-glass format is smart for a Vegas crowd that wants to explore without committing, and the list has more personality than most hotel steakhouses — the Testamatta and the Lingua Franca Chardonnay prove someone made actual choices here. Prices skew high at the top end, but the $15–$25 tier offers genuine quality. Come for the steak, stay for the glass pours, and skip the Kosta Browne unless the night calls for it.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Las Vegas · Restaurant
Summer House is doing more with its wine program than it has to, and in Las Vegas that deserves genuine credit. Fair prices, a thoughtful by-the-glass roster, and a few genuinely interesting picks — the Grüner and the Selbach Riesling especially — make this worth exploring. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a reliable one, and that's rarer on the Strip than it should be.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Hughes Center · Las Vegas · Brazilian Churrascaria
The real story at Fogo de Chão Hughes Center is the Monday-through-Thursday deal: South American bottles under $150 go at half price, all day, in both the dining room and bar. That's a meaningful discount at a format where a table can easily work through a full bottle alongside the picanha parade. If you're going to drink wine here — and you should — plan your visit around that window.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
South Point Casino · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Silverado Steak House isn't trying to win any wine awards, and it doesn't need to — the list is fair, functional, and occasionally punches above its casino-floor weight class. If you're eating steak at South Point and want a solid glass without getting robbed, this list has your back; just stay away from the bottom shelf and head straight for the Davis Bynum or the Symmetry Meritage.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Strip · Las Vegas · Japanese
Order the $21 glass of Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo, or the $50 Signature Flight if you want three saké side by side. If you prefer wine, the Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin at $62 by the Coravin glass is the pour to look for. Confirm availability and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
The Strip · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
Try the $60 half bottle of Cristom Pinot Noir or ask about the $60 Kerner, the lowest full-bottle price, or order the Azelia Barolo at $270 with the Dry Aged New York. Confirm vintages and prices, since the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups.
· Dacula · Italian
Antonetas isn't a wine destination, and it isn't trying to be — it's a family-friendly neighborhood Italian with a wine list that covers the basics and stays out of the way. If you're after a solid glass of something red with your Lasagna in a no-fuss setting, you won't be disappointed. Just don't show up expecting to geek out over the list.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Alpharetta · Italian
Crust is a solid neighborhood Italian spot where the wine list is a supporting player, not the headliner — and that's fine. Come for the rigatoni alla vodka and garlic knots; order a glass of whatever red they're pouring and don't overthink it. We'd send a friend here for dinner without hesitation, just not for the wine list alone.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Marietta · Italian
Vespucci's isn't a wine destination, but it doesn't pretend to be — and that honesty is refreshing. The one move that earns real respect here is the Monday half-price bottle deal, which turns an ordinary weeknight into a genuinely good value. Show up on a Monday, order the Eggplant Parmigiana, grab a bottle at half price, and you've had a solid dinner without thinking too hard about it.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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