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Uptown/Oak Creek Overlook · Sedona · Italian, Pizza, and Casual Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 27, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Hideaway House is about as compact as the canyon views are massive — 16 labels, nothing pretentious, and priced in a way that won't ruin your dinner. It reads like someone actually thought about what goes with pizza and pasta rather than just copying the distributor's default catalog. The setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, but the list holds its own.
Sixteen bottles is a short bench, but Hideaway House uses the roster wisely. You get Italian representation with the Pizzolato Pinot Grigio from DOC Venezia and the Riporta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — solid food-friendly choices that actually make sense next to red-sauce dishes. The Fanti Rosso Toscana Super Tuscan is the list's most serious wine, and the inclusion of Tumbleweed Willy Red Blend from Wilcox, AZ is a genuinely nice local nod that most tourists won't see coming. The gaps are real — no Nebbiolo, no Burgundy, no serious white — but for a casual Italian spot in Sedona, the curation punches above its weight class.
Fourteen of the sixteen bottles are available by the glass, which is practically the whole list — a rare move that we respect. Glass prices run $9 to $17, which is reasonable for a tourist-heavy market where $15 pours of grocery-store Chardonnay are standard issue. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority, but the range covers white, rosé, red, and sparkling so most tables can find something workable.
Riporta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — $11/glass
Montepulciano is built for exactly this menu — tomato-forward, food-friendly, low-tannin enough to work with pizza or pasta — and it's almost always underpriced relative to its drinking pleasure. At this price point in Sedona, it's a genuine find.
Tumbleweed Willy Red Blend, Wilcox AZ
Most people at this table are going to reach for the J. Lohr or the Chalk Hill out of habit. Don't. Wilcox is quietly one of Arizona's best wine regions, and this local red blend is the only bottle on the list that you genuinely can't find at home. Worth the curiosity alone.
Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Sonoma
At $15/glass or $52/bottle, this is the list's priciest white and also its most forgettable. Chalk Hill makes decent, widely distributed Chardonnay — but it's the kind of wine that shows up on every hotel restaurant list from Phoenix to Portland. Nothing wrong with it, nothing special about it either. Spend the same money on the Super Tuscan.
Fanti Rosso Toscana Super Tuscan + Chicken Parmesan
Super Tuscans — Sangiovese-forward blends with structure and bright acidity — are essentially engineered to cut through tomato sauce and rich, breaded proteins. The Fanti at $17/glass is the most serious wine on the list, and Chicken Parm is the most serious dish. They deserve each other.
The Bottom Line
Hideaway House isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's trying to be a great neighborhood Italian spot with canyon views — and by that standard, the wine list absolutely delivers. Send your friends here, point them at the Montepulciano, and let the scenery close the deal.
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Small but Thoughtful
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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