Italian bottle list by region, plus a West Coast North America section
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Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Solare's posted wine list is dated 2/26 and runs by region: sparkling, whites and rosato, then Italian reds from Piemonte, Sicilia, Campania, Umbria and Toscana, Veneto and Alto Adige, and a West Coast North America section. Sassicaia is $485 and Tignanello is $245. The restaurant's undated Solare Guide to Wine, Beer, Spirits, & Cocktails says 75% of its wine is Italian and 25% is from the West Coast of North America, and that its wine menus change almost every day. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Piemonte leads the reds, with Barbaresco from Ca D'Bruno 2018 at $85 to Bruno Giacosa Santo Stefano 2009 at $440, and Barolo from Paolo Scavino 2017 at $97 to E. Pira Chiara Boschis Mosconi 2020 at $187. Toscana is split into Sangiovese-dominant bottles (Chianti Classico from $63, Brunello from Camigliano 2020 at $94 to Biondi Santi 2015 at $305) and Blends and International Varieties, where Tignanello is $245, Ornellaia 2014 is $395 and Sassicaia 2018 is $485. Veneto has Valpolicella, Ripasso and two Amarone (Buglioni 2019 at $115, Rubinelli Vajol 2016 at $147). The list is dated 2/26, so confirm vintages and prices.
The regular glass entries are posted as number pairs, such as Olbios Vermentino di Gallura at 21|79 and Michele Chiarlo Barbera d'Asti Nizza at 17|65, and the list doesn't label what the two numbers are, so ask. The Reserve by the glass page is labeled 3oz | 6oz | Bottle: Bellavista Franciacorta Brut Rosé 14|27|102, Damilano Barolo 13|26|91, Campinovi Brunello di Montalcino 13|26|91 and Lungarotti Sagrantino 16|32|115. The dine-in menu, updated October 1, 2026, also lists a Special Italian Wine Flight of three 3oz pours for $38.
Tuesday — Half-price wine night every Tuesday — one of the better standing deals in San Diego for a proper sit-down Italian dinner.
The Bottom Line
Solare's posted list is Italy-first and deep in Piemonte and Toscana, with a West Coast North America section for contrast. Try the Santa Barbara Rosso Piceno at $55 if you want an easy red, or the San Felice Pugnitello at $95 if you want something unusual. Ask which number in a glass pair is the pour and confirm vintages, since the list is dated 2/26; this unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or retail markups.
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