Mountain Italian Done Honest, No Fuss
West Jackson · Jackson Hole · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed May 27, 2026
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The wine list at Calico reads like the restaurant itself — unpretentious, Italian-leaning, and built for people who want a good glass with their wood-fired pizza rather than a dissertation on terroir. Bottles top out around $150, which in Jackson Hole is practically a charitable act. It's not trying to be a wine destination, and that honesty is actually refreshing.
The list leans hard into Italy's greatest hits — Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto — with California filling in the gaps for guests who reflexively order domestic. Antinori Chianti Classico and Banfi Brunello di Montalcino give the Italian side real backbone and suggest someone put actual thought into the producers rather than just grabbing the Sysco catalog. Sicily shows up too, which hints at a willingness to push past the obvious. The California presence feels more crowd-management than curation, but it does the job.
Eight to fourteen pours by the glass at $10–$18 is a reasonable spread for a casual mountain-town Italian spot. Meiomi Pinot Noir and Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio are workhorses on the BTG list — familiar, inoffensive, and frankly what most of the dining room is going to order anyway. We'd love to see the Italian producers represented more heavily in the glass program, but what's here is priced fairly and won't embarrass you.
Antinori Chianti Classico — $35–$55
Antinori is one of Tuscany's most reliable names and their Chianti Classico consistently punches above its price point. At Calico's bottle range, you're getting a genuinely good wine at a price that doesn't require a second mortgage — especially considering what Jackson Hole restaurants typically charge for far less interesting bottles.
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino
Most people at a casual Italian joint are going to default to the Chianti or the Pinot Grigio and never look further down the list. That's a mistake. Banfi's Brunello is a serious wine at a price that's still within reach here, and it's exactly the kind of bottle that makes a slow mountain-town dinner feel like an occasion.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Meiomi is fine — sweet, soft, totally inoffensive — but it's also $12–$15 at your nearest grocery store. Ordering it by the glass here means paying restaurant markup on a mass-market brand when the Italian options on the same list are a much better use of your money.
Antinori Chianti Classico + Pasta Bolognese
Chianti Classico and a proper meat ragù is one of Italian cuisine's most reliable combinations — the wine's acidity cuts through the richness of the bolognese and the Sangiovese-driven fruit ties the whole thing together. It's a classic for a reason.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Calico isn't building a wine program that belongs in a magazine, but it's doing the right things — honest Italian producers, fair prices, and a list that actually matches what's coming out of the kitchen. Send a friend here and tell them to order the Brunello.
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