Fun Room, Forgettable Bottles, One Good Wednesday
Westgate · Glendale · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 27, 2026
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The room is loud, warm, and built for a good time — and the wine list is clearly an afterthought in service of that vibe. Forty labels sounds respectable until you see what those labels actually are. This is a list designed to move bottles at a party, not to make anyone think too hard.
The list leans almost entirely Italian, which makes sense on paper, but the depth just isn't there. Veneto sparklers like Zonin and Riondo anchor the top, and a house white does heavy lifting in the by-the-glass rotation. There's no real dive into regional Italian varietals — no Nero d'Avola from Sicily, no Aglianico from Campania, nothing that matches the restaurant's self-described Southern Italian identity. With 40 labels and the budget crowd-pleaser approach, this list never challenges or rewards the curious drinker.
The glass program starts with the 'Blanco Della Casa' house white at $11, which is the only confirmed BTG pour in our research. Pours land in the $11–$14 range across the board. With no visible rotation or craft BTG picks, this is a get-through-dinner program, not a get-excited-about-wine one.
Blanco Della Casa (House White) — $11
It's a bulk Italian white, sure, but at $11 a glass it's the honest play here — and on a Wednesday at half price, it's basically a rounding error on your bill. Don't overthink it.
Riondo Prosecco Rosé NV
Nobody comes to a meatball joint thinking rosé Prosecco, but Riondo's pink fizz is a genuinely fun pour that holds its own against a table of rich, meaty food. At full price it's overmarked; on a Wednesday it earns its place.
Zonin Gran Cuvee Brut NV
You can find this bottle at any Costco or Total Wine for $12. The restaurant charges $40, which is a 233% markup on a sparkling wine that has never once surprised anyone. Hard pass at full price.
Riondo Prosecco Rosé NV + Tableside Spaghetti Carbonara
The carbonara is rich, eggy, and porky — exactly the kind of dish that needs something light and effervescent to cut through. The Riondo rosé Prosecco does that work without demanding any attention, which is all you need from a wine at this price point.
Wednesday — Half Off Wine Wednesday is a standing weekly promo — 50% off every bottle on the list in the evening. This is the only time the markups become defensible. Plan accordingly.
The Bottom Line
Skip the wine list on any day that isn't Wednesday — the markups are too steep for what's in the glass. But Half Off Wine Wednesday genuinely changes the math, and a $20 bottle of Prosecco rosé with a bowl of meatballs is hard to argue with.
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Amara Rooftop is a place you go for the view and a cocktail — the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in a resort price tag. If wine is your thing, drink something fun downstairs and come up here for the sunset.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
VAI Resort · Glendale · Mediterranean / New American
Cala isn't where you go to have your wine mind blown, but it's a competent, Mediterranean-focused list with enough range to drink well through dinner — and the Tignanello alone is reason enough to look past the resort pricing tax. Send a friend here knowing they'll be fine; just steer them away from the Santa Margherita.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Westgate Entertainment District · Glendale · American gastropub / bar & grill
Bar Louie Westgate is a perfectly fine place to drink beer and watch a game — the wine list is an afterthought and everyone involved seems to know it. If wine is your thing, order a cocktail and come back to the wine conversation at a different restaurant.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Westgate Entertainment District · Glendale · Japanese & Sushi
Kabuki Westgate is a fun spot for sushi and cocktails on a Cardinals game night — just don't come for the wine list. Order a sake flight instead and save yourself the markup.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Desert Rose is a genuinely fun neighborhood spot with a patio worth sitting on — just don't come here for the wine list. Order a craft beer or a cocktail, enjoy the pizza, and save your wine curiosity for somewhere that earned it.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Arrowhead Ranch / Union Hills · Glendale · Wine Bar
Turquoise Wine Bar is the kind of place that earns its Wild Card badge honestly — not by being weird for weird's sake, but by curating a genuinely curious list in a zip code that didn't ask for one. Send your wine-curious friends here; they'll leave with something new to talk about.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Bici's wine list won't knock you sideways, but it's honest, Italian-focused, and fairly priced — a reliable partner to the food. We'd send a friend here and tell them to skip the Sauvignon Blanc and go straight for the Greco.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Best Italian's wine list does exactly what it needs to do: keep casual diners happy, not drain wallets, and get out of the way of the garlic knots. We wouldn't drive to Gatlinburg for the wine, but if you're already there and want something decent with dinner, you'll be fine.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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La Nonna brings a legitimately serious Italian cellar to a town where most restaurants are content to coast on their ski-town captive audience — and that deserves real credit. The markups are steep across the board, but the bones of the list are strong enough that the right bottle makes the whole evening.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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