Italy's Greatest Hits, No Filler
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Italian
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Toscana Ristorante & Bar’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk off the Park MGM casino floor and into what feels like a Florentine farmhouse that somehow got its act together — dark wood, wood-burning fire, and a wine list thick enough to double as a doorstop. This is Italian wine taken seriously in a city that usually treats the list as an afterthought. The Best of Award of Excellence since 2023 isn't a surprise once you crack the cover.
Three hundred to five hundred bottles deep and almost entirely focused on Italy, which is exactly the right call for a restaurant called Toscana. The headliners are legitimately stacked: Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido, Ornellaia, Tignanello from Antinori, and Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino sitting alongside Casanova di Neri's version — that's a Brunello double feature most wine bars can't pull off. Piedmont gets proper respect too, with Giacomo Conterno and Gaja both represented in Barolo, which is the kind of pairing that tells you someone is curating this list with intention. The Bolgheri Super Tuscan section and Allegrini Amarone round out a list that covers Italy's serious ground without getting lost in novelty.
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is a genuinely strong program — enough variety that you can work through the Italian peninsula course by course if you want. We'd expect rotating pours from the Chianti Classico Riserva tier and Bolgheri producers to show up here alongside more accessible entry points. The depth of the bottle list suggests the glass pours aren't an afterthought, though confirming live rotation is worth a quick ask to Dylan Henderson.
Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Ama — $50-$70
In a list anchored by Sassicaia and Gaja, Castello di Ama's Chianti Classico Riserva is the sleeper — serious Sangiovese with real structure, none of the markup that comes with the famous labels, and it drinks beautifully against the wood-fired kitchen. It's the move for anyone who wants Tuscany without the trophy-wine price tag.
Amarone della Valpolicella, Allegrini
Most tables at Toscana are going straight for the Super Tuscans — and fair enough — but Allegrini's Amarone is the one worth lingering on. It's big, it's dark, it demands a fire-grilled cut of meat, and it tends to get overlooked when Ornellaia is sitting right next to it on the list. Don't overlook it.
Barolo, Gaja
Gaja makes extraordinary wine and no one is disputing that — but in a Las Vegas resort restaurant, the markup on a name this famous is going to hurt. You're paying for the label recognition as much as the juice. The Giacomo Conterno Barolo is the better call if you want serious Piedmont without the premium that Gaja's brand commands in this zip code.
Brunello di Montalcino, Casanova di Neri + Bistecca alla Fiorentina
This one writes itself. The Casanova di Neri Brunello — full-bodied, built on Sangiovese Grosso with serious backbone — meets the char and weight of a wood-fired Florentine steak and neither one backs down. It's the most Tuscan thing you can do at this table and you will not regret it.
The Bottom Line
Toscana is the real deal in a city full of wine lists that phone it in — a focused, deep Italian program with sommelier Dylan Henderson to guide you through it. Strip pricing is real, but if you're going to spend money on Italian wine in Las Vegas, this is where you do it.
Caesars Palace · Las Vegas · French Fine Dining
This is where you come when wine matters as much as the food. The markup is Vegas-steep, but the cellar is world-class and the staff can navigate it. If you're celebrating big or chasing rare French bottles, this is the room.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
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· Las Vegas · Restaurant
Lamaii is the rare Las Vegas restaurant where the wine list reflects a genuine point of view — the grower Champagne program alone is worth the visit. Send a friend here and tell them to order a Spécial Club.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Steakhouse
STK Las Vegas is a bottle-list business masquerading as a wine program — three by-the-glass pours, a roster of safe California hits, and Vegas markups that'll make your eyes water. Order the Whispering Angel at happy hour, grab a bottle of Belle Glos if you're feeling generous, and save the real wine exploration for somewhere that cares.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Las Vegas · Restaurant
Diner Ross is doing something genuinely weird and kind of wonderful — a Champagne-forward list inside a Vegas diner is a wild card move that mostly works. Just don't show up expecting range beyond bubbles, and go for the growers before you default to the celebrity bottles.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Las Vegas · Steakhouse
The Palm Las Vegas is an unlikely wine discovery — a six-bottle natural and old-world-leaning list tucked inside a steakhouse institution, priced like someone forgot they're on the Strip. Don't sleep on it.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · American, Italian
Alexxa's is a Strip restaurant doing Strip things — great location, recognizable bottles, pricing that reflects the real estate. If you're here for fountain views and a glass of Cakebread, you'll be genuinely happy; if you're hunting for value or adventure, look elsewhere.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ciao Bruto is running one of the smallest and most coherent wine lists in wine country, which is either audacious or brilliant — probably both. If you want a 200-label deep-dive, go somewhere else. If you want eight smart picks at prices that won't make you wince, this is the move in Healdsburg.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Geyserville · Healdsburg · Italian
Diavola earns its Wild Card badge because it's a wood-fired pizza joint that punches well above its weight on wine — sommelier on staff, regional focus, and a setting that practically demands you order a second glass. We can't give you the bottle-by-bottle breakdown until we get eyes on a current list, but the bones here are good enough to say: don't just order a beer and move on.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ca'Bianca is a genuinely lovely place to eat, and if the food lives up to its reputation for house-made pasta and classic Italian technique, a bottle of something from the list is absolutely worth ordering. We just can't tell you exactly which bottle to order yet — the wine program's specifics aren't publicly documented well enough for us to make a confident call. When in doubt, ask your server what's local and what they're excited about, and go from there.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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