Amarillo's Nicest Wine List, For Better or Worse
Downtown Amarillo · Amarillo · Italian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 19, 2026
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Walking into Toscana, you feel the weight of the Barfield Hotel's history working in your favor — this is easily the most serious wine program in Amarillo. The list skews Italian and Californian, which fits the room, and it's long enough to make you linger on it.
The list lands somewhere in the 50-to-100 bottle range, anchored by Italian producers and California heavyweights — a sensible pairing for a menu built around prime cuts and housemade pasta. There's an international thread running through it, suggesting someone put thought into the structure rather than just defaulting to whatever the distributor pushed that quarter. That said, the depth doesn't quite match the ambition — you're not discovering anything unexpected here, just a well-curated greatest hits of what upscale steakhouse guests tend to order. The Rombauer wine dinner program is a bright spot, signaling that the team does engage with their wine program beyond just putting bottles on tables.
The glass pour program runs 8–15 options, which is respectable for Downtown Amarillo. You'll find both sparkling and still options represented, including the Mionetto Avantgarde Prosecco NV and the JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV as fizz anchors. Rotation doesn't appear to be a core feature here — this reads more like a set list than a living program.
Mionetto Avantgarde Prosecco NV — $12
At $12 a glass it's the most approachable entry point on the menu, and Mionetto is a legitimate producer — not a house-brand pour. A fine way to start before the filet arrives.
JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV
JCB's bubbly gets dismissed as a flashy hotel-bar pour, but Jean-Charles Boisset actually makes a clean, structured Brut that holds its own. Most tables walk past it for still wine — their loss.
JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV
At $18 a glass for a bottle that retails around $25, you're paying a 700% markup. It's good wine — we listed it as a Hidden Gem on merit — but if you're watching your bill, this is where the math turns against you fast. Order the Mionetto and pocket the difference.
Rombauer Vineyards (featured selection) + Filet Mignon
Rombauer built their reputation on wines that are rich and approachable without being sloppy — exactly what you want alongside a center-cut filet. The wine's structure holds up to the meat without fighting it.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Toscana is doing the most with wine in a city that doesn't ask much of its restaurants on that front. The markups sting and the list plays it relatively safe, but if you're eating in Downtown Amarillo and want a real wine experience, this is your spot.
South Georgia / Soncy · Amarillo · American
Send a friend here for wine? Only if they lost a bet. Order a margarita, enjoy the riblets, and save the wine night for somewhere that's actually trying.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
I-40 West · Amarillo · Southern / Country
Cracker Barrel is doing exactly what it set out to do — serve comfort food at highway speed — and wine is an afterthought by design. Come for the biscuits, skip the wine list entirely, and nobody gets hurt.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
I-40 East · Amarillo · Southern / Country
Would we send a friend here for wine? Only if that friend had wronged us. Order the sweet tea, enjoy the rocking chairs, and revisit the wine question at your next stop.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Amarillo · New American / Fine Dining
OHMS is doing real cooking, and the wine list hasn't kept up — steep markups on grocery-store names don't match the ambition on the plate. Go for the duck confit, order a cocktail, and save the wine night for somewhere that's actually trying.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Amarillo · Cajun & Creole, Seafood
The Drunken Oyster is a genuinely fun place to drink wine with oysters in a city that doesn't offer a ton of alternatives — just go in knowing the markup is working against you on the bubbles. Stick to the still wines, order something from California, and let the French Quarter vibes do the rest.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Amarillo · American, Bar, Pizza, Pub
Georgia Street Taphouse isn't a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — but for a pub in Amarillo, it gives you enough options at fair prices to have a genuinely good glass while you're there. Send a friend here if they want pizza and something drinkable; don't send them if wine is the main event.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Dewitt · Syracuse · Italian Steakhouse
The pricing is honest and the happy hour is a genuine deal, but a restaurant called Delmonico's Italian SteakHouse deserves a wine list with more than grocery store standbys and zero Italian representation. Order the MacMurray Pinot, enjoy your steak, and don't overthink it.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
Scarsdale · Scarsdale · Italian Steakhouse
One Rare earned its Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and you can see why — the Italian-California combo is executed with genuine care, and the Barolo and Super Tuscan selections give the list some real teeth. Just know you're paying Westchester upscale prices for mostly Westchester upscale tastes, so point yourself toward the Italian half of the list and you'll leave satisfied.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Las Vegas · Las Vegas · Italian Steakhouse
Bistecca is a dependable, well-stocked Italian steakhouse wine list that earns its stripes without taking many risks — solid for a casino dining room, honest enough to recommend, and smart enough to let the Barolo do the heavy lifting. Send a friend here for wine if they're already there for dinner; don't make a special trip for the list alone.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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