Salt Lake's Italian anchor delivers on the bottle
Cottonwood · Salt Lake City · Italian-American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 31, 2026
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The wine list at Tuscany lands with some real weight — 200-plus selections is not something most Salt Lake City restaurants can claim, and the Italian-forward architecture makes sense given the concept. Flip through it and you get the feeling someone actually thought about this, even if the pricing occasionally reminds you that you're in a white-tablecloth room in the Cottonwood foothills.
The backbone is exactly where it should be: Tuscany the region propping up Tuscany the restaurant, with serious bottles like the 2007 Testamatta I.G.T. and the 2018 Gaja Promis Ca'Marcanda anchoring the Italian section. Beyond Italy, the list fans out into France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, California, Australia, and South America — which is genuinely impressive range for a neighborhood Italian spot. The Douro Valley and Tokaj inclusions hint at someone with a broader palate building this list, even if the depth outside Italy thins out quickly. The gap is glaring at the entry level, where Beringer White Zinfandel at $8 a glass feels like an apology for not curating harder at the bottom of the list.
Glass pours run $8 to $23, which is a reasonable spread for an upscale room, though the specific options are only partially visible from public data. What we can say is that the low end starts with crowd-pleasers like White Zinfandel, and the upper registers include some genuinely interesting European pours in the $15-$16 range — the Tokaj by the glass alone is worth a detour if you've never had it. We'd love to see more rotation here; the by-the-glass program feels like it doesn't move as fast as it should.
Tokaj Hungary — $15-$16
Dessert-adjacent but complex enough to drink straight through, Tokaj by the glass at this price point is a flat-out deal — most people walk right past it and that's a mistake.
Douro Valley Portugal
At $9-$12 a glass, a Douro red at an Italian restaurant is the kind of left-field move that actually works — structured, food-friendly, and almost nobody orders it.
Beringer White Zinfandel Napa Valley
Eight dollars for grocery-store pink wine in a room charging $140 for Gaja is a mismatch in both quality and ambition — if you're spending money here, spend it somewhere else on this list.
2018 Gaja Promis Ca'Marcanda I.G.T. + Osso buco
The Promis is a Merlot-Syrah-Sangiovese blend built for braised meat — the dark fruit and savory backbone go straight at the richness of the osso buco without getting lost in the sauce.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Tuscany SLC is the kind of place you bring someone when you want to impress them with a bottle and not explain yourself — the Italian list has real depth and a few genuinely exciting finds. Markup keeps it from being a destination for wine nerds, but as a neighborhood anchor with serious ambitions, it earns the trust.
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Kimi's earns its reputation as one of Salt Lake City's better nights out, and the wine program has real bones — a sommelier, a thoughtful Italian-leaning list, and proper glassware. Just go in knowing the markups are aggressive on the bubbles, anchor yourself to the Riesling if you're watching the spend, and let the room do the rest of the work.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Occasional
Proper
9th & 9th · Salt Lake City · Middle Eastern
Mazza isn't a wine destination, but it's doing something genuinely interesting by building a list around Lebanese producers that actually belong on the table with this food. If you're in Salt Lake City and want to drink something you won't find anywhere else in town, this is worth a detour.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Salt Lake City · Japanese and Sushi
Takashi is a great restaurant with a wine list that's just along for the ride — functional, safe, and a little overpriced relative to what you get. Go for the sushi, order the Cloudy Bay or the Oregon Pinot, and don't expect the wine program to keep pace with the kitchen.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Salt Lake City · Seafood and Raw Bar
Market Street Oyster Bar is a reliable spot for wine if you calibrate your expectations accordingly — this is a crowd-pleaser list built for a crowd-pleaser room, and it mostly delivers. Send a friend here for oysters and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, not for a wine education.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Cottonwood Heights · Salt Lake City · Seafood and Steakhouse
Market Street Grill Cottonwood is a dependable neighborhood anchor with a wine list that does exactly what it needs to — nothing more. Send a friend here for the oysters and the Sonoma-Cutrer; just don't send them expecting to discover anything new.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Salt Lake City · Seafood and Steakhouse
Market Street Grill is a solid, dependable restaurant that deserves a more adventurous wine list — the oyster program alone could support something far more interesting than what's here. Come for the seafood, order the Sonoma-Cutrer, and don't spend too much time staring at the bottle list hoping it changes.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Toledo/Monroe Street · Toledo · Italian-American
The wine list at Olive Garden Toledo is a corporate afterthought dressed up as a selection — overpriced relative to quality, built to please no one in particular, and completely interchangeable with every other location in the country. Order the Chianti if you must, drink the Moscato if you want something fun, and save your real wine curiosity for a restaurant that earns it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Grafton Hill · Worcester · Italian-American
Dino's isn't a wine destination — it's a red-sauce neighborhood classic that happens to have an unexpectedly serious Port program tucked at the back of the menu. Come for the Chicken Parm, stay for the Taylor Fladgate.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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The Col d'Orcia Brunello and Bertani Amarone suggest someone, somewhere, tried — but the surrounding list is chain-restaurant autopilot and the markups don't reward your loyalty. Order the breadsticks, nurse the Amarone, and keep your expectations exactly where the laminated menu set them.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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