Villaggio Grille

A hundred bottles sounds impressive until you realize it's mostly playing the hits at beach-town prices. The list leans heavily on familiar Italian producers and California crowd-pleasers—nothing wrong with that, but nothing exciting either. This is wine programming designed not to offend tourists who just want a safe Pinot Grigio with their grouper.

The Italian section does the heavy lifting here, with predictable Tuscans and a solid showing of Piedmont reds that pair well with the menu's coastal-Italian fusion angle. You'll find your Santa Margheritas and your Ruffinos, plus a scattering of mid-tier California Cabs and Chardonnays for the landlocked crowd. The list reads like it was assembled five years ago and hasn't been touched since—no natural wines, no orange wines, no adventurous producers pushing boundaries. For a restaurant at The Wharf pulling tourist dollars, it's exactly what the business plan ordered: inoffensive, familiar, and marked up accordingly.

Glass pours exist but details are scarce, which usually means the standard five-wine lineup rotates about as often as the tide charts. Expect a Prosecco, a Pinot Grigio, a Chianti, a Cab, maybe a rosé in summer. The pours are likely generous enough to justify the $12-15 price point, and the staff will pour them with a smile, but don't expect deep cuts or weekly rotations.