Cannoli and Campanian whites in the suburbs
Gilbert Rd & Warner Rd area · Gilbert · Italian, Dessert Café · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Sicilian Baker’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into a Sicilian bakery and finding Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino on the menu is not something we expected in Gilbert, Arizona. This is a dessert café that clearly did its homework on Italian wine, even if the list is compact. The regional authenticity here punches well above its suburban strip-mall weight.
The list leans heavily Italian — and not just in name. You've got a Grillo from Tenuta Regaleali (one of Sicily's benchmark producers), a Pecorino from Poggio Anima, and a Fiano di Avellino from Feudi di San Gregorio, which is about as serious as Campanian white wine gets. The California section is serviceable — Jordan and Far Niente's Post and Beam for the crowd that needs a familiar anchor — but the soul of this list is clearly pointing at the boot. The one New Zealand entry (Crossings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc) feels a little out of place but won't offend anyone. Gaps exist: no reds are confirmed in our data, and a proper Sicilian Nero d'Avola or Etna Rosso would complete the story.
At least 13 by-the-glass options is genuinely impressive for a café concept — most places this size pour three whites and call it a day. The sparkling section alone shows range, covering Zonin Prosecco, a Prosecco Rosé, Cavicchioli Lambrusco, and Bricco Riella Moscato d'Asti. That's four bubbles, which makes sense when your kitchen is cranking out pastry and arancini.
Tenuta Regaleali Cavalli Della Fete Grillo — Unknown
Regaleali is one of Sicily's most respected estates, and Grillo is the island's signature white grape. Finding it on a by-the-glass list at a casual café is a genuine win — it's the kind of wine that belongs on a list twice the price of this one.
Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino
Most people will order the Pinot Grigio on autopilot and miss this entirely. Fiano di Avellino is one of southern Italy's great white wines — honeyed, mineral, and complex — and Feudi di San Gregorio is the producer that put Campania back on the map. Don't sleep on it.
Far Niente Post And Beam Chardonnay
Post and Beam is Far Niente's entry-level label — a perfectly fine wine, but it's widely distributed and easy to find at retail. In a list that's otherwise telling an Italian story, this one feels like it's here to reassure nervous drinkers rather than to excite anyone.
Poggio Anima Gabriel Pecorino + Arancini
Pecorino (the grape, not the cheese) brings bright acidity and a slightly herbal, citrusy edge that cuts right through the fried exterior and rich risotto filling of a good arancino. It's a Sicilian-ish pairing that makes geographic and culinary sense at the same time.
The Bottom Line
The Sicilian Baker is a bakery café that accidentally built a wine list worth paying attention to — lean on the Italian selections, ignore the California filler, and let the Fiano or Grillo do the talking. We'd send a friend here for a glass and a pastry without hesitation.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
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Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
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Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
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Grocery Store
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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