Italian regions on the bottle list, a mixed-origin glass menu
Washington · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Via Sophia is at 1001 14th Street NW in Washington, and its menu page posts two wine lists, one called Wines By the Glass and one called Wine by the Bottle. The restaurant says it has won Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence every year since 2022. The glass menu is not all Italian: it lists Frontera from Chile, Villa Maria from New Zealand, Maddalena from California, L'Ecole No. 41 from Washington and Ezy Tgr from Oregon alongside Italian bottles.
The bottle menu is built in sections: Bubbles, Italian White, Old World Whites, New World Whites, Sicilian Red, Tuscany Reds, Piedmont Red, Veneto Red, Other Region Reds, Old World Reds and New World Reds. The lowest price on it is $49, for the 2021 Pieropan Soave. Other Italian bottles to look at are the 2022 Villa Sparina Gavi at $50, the 2016 Carusu Etna Nerello Mascalese at $65, the 2016 Terre del Barolo Riserva at $99 and the 2019 Cesari Amarone at $115. The top price is $2,799, shared by the 2010 Château Lafite Rothschild and the 2018 Harlan Estate. The menu carries no date, so confirm prices and vintages when you sit down.
The Wines By the Glass menu posts two prices for most wines and does not label them, so ask your server which is the glass price. Examples as posted: Frontera white and Cabernet blend at $9 and $36, the 2022 Poggio Scalette Chianti Classico Sangiovese at $16 and $64, and the 2022 Faust Cabernet from Coombsville at $50 and $200. The NV Gaston Chiquet Aÿ Grand Cru Champagne shows a single price, $59. Separately, the three-course lunch lists an add-a-glass-of-wine option at $5.
The Bottom Line
A sectioned bottle list that gives Italian regions their own headings, next to a glass menu that ranges from Chile to Oregon. Try the $49 Pieropan Soave or the $65 Carusu Etna, and ask which of the two prices on the glass menu is the pour. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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