Brezza
Italy's Greatest Hits, Done Right on the Strip
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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First Impression
Walk into Brezza and the wine list feels like a serious commitment — this isn't a hotel restaurant doing the bare minimum on bottles. The Italian focus is immediate and confident, with Piedmont and Tuscany anchoring a program that earned Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence starting in 2022 and has kept it since. Named sommeliers Andre Powell and Brandon Tebbe are on the floor, and that alone tells you the restaurant actually cares about what's in your glass.
Selection Deep Dive
The list reads like a roll call of Italian royalty — Gaja, Giacomo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa in Piedmont; Antinori, Sassicaia, and Ornellaia flying the Tuscan flag alongside Brunello di Montalcino. These aren't just name-drops: having Conterno and Giacosa on the same list means someone is paying attention to both tradition and terroir. The depth in Barolo and Barbaresco alone puts most Italian restaurants in the country to shame, and the Super Tuscans round things out for guests who want power and prestige without committing to a study of Nebbiolo. If there's a gap, it's likely outside Italy — but that's a feature, not a bug.
By the Glass
Specific by-the-glass options and counts aren't publicly listed, but with two named sommeliers running the program and a kitchen built around housemade pasta and premier seafood, expect the glass pours to pull from the same Italian depth as the bottle list. We'd push the staff for a pour from Piedmont — even a regional Nebbiolo or Barbera d'Alba — rather than defaulting to whatever Pinot Grigio lands at the top of the menu. At a restaurant of this caliber, the BTG program should reward asking.
Antinori (Tuscany) — null
Antinori's broad portfolio means there's likely an entry point that doesn't require a second mortgage — look for their regional Toscana bottlings before jumping to the marquee labels. In a list heavy with trophy wines, Antinori often represents the most accessible route into serious Italian winemaking at a restaurant like this.
Barbaresco
Most guests landing on a Las Vegas Strip restaurant wine list go straight for the Barolos or the Super Tuscans. Barbaresco — from producers like Gaja or Bruno Giacosa — is the smarter move: same Nebbiolo grape, often more perfumed and approachable younger, and occasionally priced a tick below its more famous neighbor. Don't sleep on it.
Sassicaia
Sassicaia is a legitimate icon, but it's also one of the most marked-up bottles in every Italian restaurant on the planet. At a Strip hotel dining room, expect the premium to be eye-watering. The wine itself isn't the problem — the price on a Las Vegas wine list almost certainly is. There are better places to spend that money on this very list.
Brunello di Montalcino + Dry-aged steak
Brunello is built for exactly this — the wine's firm tannins and bright acidity cut through the richness of dry-aged beef while the Sangiovese fruit amplifies the savory, umami depth of the meat. It's one of the great classical Italian pairings and Brezza's kitchen is set up to make it sing.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Brezza is the rare Strip restaurant where the wine list is a genuine reason to show up, not an afterthought. Named sommeliers, Italian producers at the top of their game, and a Wine Spectator pedigree that's earned — yes, send a friend here for wine, just tell them to ask questions and stay away from the Sassicaia unless the budget is wide open.
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