Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar
Italy's Greatest Hits, Deep in the Suburbs
Greenwood Village · Greenwood Village · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
You don't expect to find Sassicaia and Biondi-Santi Brunello on a wine list anchored to a strip mall in Greenwood Village — and yet, here we are. The list opens big and doesn't apologize for it, running 300-500 bottles deep with a clear love affair with the Italian peninsula. Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2024, and scanning this list, it's not hard to see why.
Selection Deep Dive
The Italian backbone here is serious: Antinori Tignanello, Gaja Barolo, Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino, Allegrini Amarone — these aren't filler names, they're the pillars of the Italian canon and Venice has them stacked. Super Tuscans get their own lane, Tuscany dominates, and the Piedmont presence via Gaja and Marchesi di Barolo adds welcome depth beyond Chianti. California shows up with the expected crowd-pleasers — Caymus and Silver Oak — which feel more like table stakes for the local clientele than a genuine curatorial statement, but they don't derail the list.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a genuinely strong program, with prices running $12-$22 — reasonable for the caliber of restaurant, even if the top end pushes it. The range skews Italian, which is exactly right for this room. We'd push staff on what's actually rotating versus what's been sitting open since Tuesday.
Marchesi di Barolo Barolo — $45 (bottle entry)
Barolo from a reputable house at the floor of the bottle price range is the move here — you're getting one of Italy's great reds at a price that undercuts what you'd pay elsewhere for the same pedigree.
Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella
Most tables at a Tuscan-focused Italian spot go straight for Brunello or a Super Tuscan and never look east. Allegrini's Amarone is a brooding, concentrated Venetian red that rewards the curious — and fits the restaurant's name, if you're paying attention.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is a fine wine, but it's marked up predictably at restaurants like this and you're paying for a California comfort blanket when you're sitting inside a deep Italian list. Order the Tignanello instead and actually be somewhere.
Antinori Tignanello + Osso Buco
Tignanello's Sangiovese-Cabernet blend has the structure and dark fruit to stand up to the braised richness of osso buco without bulldozing the gremolata. It's the kind of pairing that makes you slow down and actually finish the bottle.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Venice is a suburban sleeper with a wine list that punches well above its zip code — the Italian depth is real, the pricing gets steep at the top, but if you came to drink Brunello and eat braised meat in a white-tablecloth room, this is your place. Send a friend here with instructions to ignore the California section.
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