Bottega Ristorante
Napa Italian Done Right, Glass by Glass
Yountville · Yountville · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Bottega lands like a confident handshake — California-forward but with real Italian bones and enough French depth to keep things interesting. You're in Yountville, so expectations are high, and the list earns them. Dave Grega's fingerprints are all over this thing in the best way.
Selection Deep Dive
Three to five hundred selections covering California, Italy, and France is exactly what you want from a Napa Valley Italian restaurant with Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence credentials. The California side runs deep — Caymus, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, Duckhorn, Opus One, Ridge Monte Bello — all the heavy hitters accounted for. The Italian bench is equally serious: Gaja Barbaresco, Sassicaia, and Antinori Super Tuscans give the list genuine Old World credibility, not just token representation. Louis Jadot holds it down for Burgundy, though France feels like the third wheel here — present and appreciated, not the main event.
By the Glass
Fifteen to twenty-five pours by the glass in the $14–$22 range is a solid program for this neighborhood, and the Wednesday half-price wine night is one of the best deals in Yountville full stop. The glass list skews toward accessible crowd-pleasers, which makes sense for a lively trattoria floor, but don't expect the Gaja or the Ridge to show up in the pour lineup.
Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021 — $78
Flowers Pinot at $78 is about as approachable as this list gets for a serious Sonoma Coast bottle. It's the move if you want something that feels special without wandering into triple-digit territory.
Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2018
Most tables in a Napa Italian spot order California on autopilot, which means this Vietti Barolo at $165 gets overlooked constantly. The Castiglione is a textbook Langhe Barolo — structured, earthy, built for food — and it's exactly what the kitchen deserves.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
At $850 a bottle, Screaming Eagle is a trophy pour for people who want to be seen ordering it. The wine is extraordinary, no argument — but you're paying a massive premium to drink it here versus anywhere else, and the experience doesn't change what's in the glass.
Gaja Barbaresco 2020 + Porchetta with Polenta
The Gaja Barbaresco's high acid and savory, earthy backbone cut straight through the fat on the porchetta while the polenta softens the tannins. It's an Italian-on-Italian pairing that makes sense from the first sip.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — applies to bottles from the wine list.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Bottega is doing everything right: a deep, well-curated list, a knowledgeable sommelier, and a Wednesday half-price wine night that makes an already-excellent program genuinely accessible. Yes, some bottles are steep — this is Yountville — but the bones of this wine program are as good as the neighborhood demands.
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