Piedmont Meets Napa, No Compromises
Springdale · Stamford · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 1, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Table 104 Osteria & Bar’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list opens with serious intent — Produttori del Barolo by the glass at a neighborhood osteria is not something you see every day in Stamford. Eighty-five labels covering Tuscany, Piedmont, Burgundy, and California signals that someone here actually thought about this. The price ceiling stretches to $135, which is ambitious for the zip code but the bones are good.
The Italian side of this list is doing the heavy lifting, and it does it well — Brunello di Montalcino from Poggio Antico, a Barbaresco from Produttori del Barolo, and a Sagrantino from Tenuta Bellafonte's Collenottolo are the kinds of picks that make you sit up straighter. California gets a respectable showing with Jordan, Flowers, Ramey, and Gary Farrell — all reliable names, if not exactly adventurous. A Chablis Premier Cru from Adrien Besson rounds out the white side with some Old World credibility. The gaps are in the south of France, Spain, and anything that could reasonably be called esoteric.
Fifteen pours is a generous program, and leading with the Produttori del Barolo at $16 a glass is a genuine flex — that's a wine most restaurants would rather sell by the bottle. The range across the glass list appears to mirror the broader list's Italian-California axis, which is coherent if not exactly boundary-pushing. We'd love to see a rotating natural or orange option sneak in, but what's here is solid.
Produttori del Barolo Barolo Piemonte — $16/glass
Sixteen dollars to drink one of the most serious co-op Barolos in Piedmont? That's the kind of pour that makes you order a second glass before you've finished the first. Produttori del Barolo punches well above its price point in any format — by the glass it's practically a gift.
Sagrantino Tenuta Bellafonte Collenottolo Umbria 2013
Sagrantino is one of Italy's most tannic, age-worthy grapes and almost nobody in the US is pouring it. Tenuta Bellafonte's Collenottolo is a serious expression of it — a decade of age on this 2013 means it's hitting its stride right now. Most tables will walk right past it. Don't be those people.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2015
Jordan is a perfectly decent Cabernet but it's also one of the most widely distributed bottles in America, and at $135 you're paying a premium for name recognition at a markup that doesn't reflect the wine's true ceiling. You can find Jordan at retail for a fraction of that, and the list has more interesting bottles in the same range.
Barbaresco Produttori Piemonte 2016 + Osso Buco
Produttori's Barbaresco has the structure and dried-cherry depth to stand up to braised veal shank without fighting it. The wine's natural acidity cuts through the richness of the marrow and gremolata brings everything into focus. Classic pairing, executed with bottles that actually deliver.
The Bottom Line
Table 104 is punching above its Springdale weight class — the Italian selections alone make it worth a visit, and the Barolo by the glass is a straight-up steal. The markups get aggressive on the California side, but stick to the Italian half of this list and you'll drink very well.
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Vincenzo's Terrazza doesn't push any boundaries, but the Frescobaldi trio and that Brunello give the list more backbone than you'd expect from a casual Italian in Anaheim. Come for the food, drink the Nipozzano, leave happy.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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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