Amalfi by Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay Goes Full Italian, Wins
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Mediterranean, Seafood
Reviewed April 17, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
Opening the wine list at Amalfi feels like someone actually thought hard about Italy — not just Pinot Grigio and Chianti Classico, but real depth from Campania to Sicily. For a Bobby Flay restaurant inside Caesars Palace, the ambition here is genuinely surprising. This isn't a celebrity chef phoning in a wine program.
Selection Deep Dive
The list leans hard into Italy and earns that focus — Antinori Tignanello anchors the Tuscan section, Gaja Barbaresco represents Piedmont at its most serious, and Mastroberardino Taurasi shows someone actually cares about southern Italy. Planeta Santa Cecilia and the Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria make a compelling case for Sicily, while Feudi di San Gregorio's Greco di Tufo and Livio Felluga's Collio Bianco fill out the white wine story with proper regional character. At 150-250 selections, this isn't the deepest cellar in Vegas, but the curation is sharper than most Strip lists twice its size. The gap is non-Italian options — if you want French or domestic, you're largely on your own.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a generous program, and the range of $14-$30 suggests some real bottles are getting opened daily rather than just the commodity stuff. We'd want to know what's rotating through — a list this Italian-focused should be cycling in some of those southern producers on the by-the-glass side, not just the expected Tuscans.
Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo — $12-$30 glass range
Greco di Tufo is one of Italy's most underrated whites — mineral, structured, built for seafood — and it won't cost you a Barbaresco fortune. Order this with the branzino crudo and feel smart about it.
Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria
Most tables skip the dessert wine entirely. That's a mistake here. Ben Ryé is one of Italy's greatest sweet wines — apricot, honey, orange peel — made from Zibibbo grapes on a tiny volcanic island. It's not cheap, but it's a genuine experience most Vegas diners have never had.
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
Banfi makes perfectly competent Brunello, but it's also one of the most widely distributed, heavily produced bottles on the market. On a Strip markup, you're paying a serious premium for something you can find anywhere. The Mastroberardino Taurasi is a better spend for serious Italian red territory.
Planeta Santa Cecilia + Lobster fra diavolo
Santa Cecilia is a dark, spice-driven Nero d'Avola from Sicily — bold enough to stand up to the heat and tomato of fra diavolo without steamrolling the lobster. It's the rare red that actually works with spicy shellfish, and both the wine and dish share that same sun-baked Mediterranean intensity.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Amalfi earns its Wine Spectator nod — the Italian focus is genuine, the producers are legit, and this is one of the better wine lists on the Strip for anyone who actually wants to drink Italian rather than just order something recognizable. Vegas markups will sting, but the list itself is worth engaging.
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