Italian reds and Napa Cabs on the bottle list, 14 wines by the glass
West Hollywood · Los Angeles · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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The Nice Guy's own site says its look pays homage to a decadent era of Mafia bars and restaurants, with a vintage marble and brass bar. The Drinks page lists 14 wines under By the Glass headings, from a $15 Gambino Prosecco to an $85 pour of Overture by Opus One, and then 89 priced bottles from $55 to $3,000. The page is undated, so confirm prices and availability.
The bottle list is sorted by grape and place: Bubbles by the bottle (11 wines, from Delamotte Les Mesnil Brut at $150 to Dom Pérignon Rosé at $1,200), Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay from France and from America and others, Rosé, Italian Reds, Pinot Noir from France and from America and others, and Cabernet and blends from France and America. Italian Reds is the longest group, running from Tommaso Bussola Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ca' del Laito 2016 at $75 to Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2019 at $675, with four Brunello di Montalcino bottles, two Amarones and Antinori Tignanello 2019 at $325. The Cabernet and blends from America group is mostly Napa, with Caymus at $195, Silver Oak at $300, Opus One 2019 at $875 and Harlan Estate at $3,000 (two vintages). On the French side, Château Latour 2004 is posted at $1,950 and Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2020 at $995.
Four sparkling pours run from $15 (Gambino Extra Dry Prosecco) to $37 (Moët & Chandon Impérial Rosé Champagne). The white and rosé group has four wines at $17 to $19: El Gato Sauvignon Blanc, Elena Walch Pinot Grigio, Tyler Chardonnay and Minuty Prestige Rosé. The red group has six: Condado de Haza Tempranillo $18, Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico $18, Massolino Barbera d'Alba $19, Foxen Pinot Noir $21, Prunotto Barolo 2018 $30, and Overture by Opus One $85. The dessert wine group adds Vietti Moscato d'Asti at $16, an Inniskillin Riesling icewine at $20 and Smith Woodhouse tawny ports at $16 (10 year) and $20 (20 year).
The Bottom Line
A big-ticket Italian and Napa list with a genuine glass section: 14 wines by the glass from $15 to $85, then 89 bottles from $55 to $3,000. Start with the Prunotto Barolo at $30 a glass, or the Guidalberto at $145 if you want a Bolgheri bottle, and confirm prices because the page is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks page, not service, storage or markups.
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