The Wine List Time Forgot
Dewitt · Syracuse · Italian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 24, 2026
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You open the drink menu expecting a steakhouse to bring some game on wine, and instead you get a greatest-hits collection from the bottom shelf of your local supermarket. The pricing is genuinely reasonable — we'll give them that — but low prices on forgettable wine is still forgettable wine.
The list is almost entirely California, which tracks for an Italian steakhouse in Central New York, but the producers here are doing the bare minimum. Copper Ridge, Mirassou, and Ecco Domani are all volume-production brands built for grocery endcaps, not wine lists. The one flicker of ambition is the MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley — an actual appellation with a real reputation — but it's surrounded by so much mediocrity it barely registers. There are no Italian wines to speak of, which feels like a specific miss for a restaurant with 'Italian' in the name.
Happy hour drops house pours down to $4 a glass, and at that price point Copper Ridge is basically a rounding error on your bill. Outside of happy hour, the by-the-glass options creep up a couple dollars but the lineup doesn't change in any meaningful way. If you're here for a serious glass of wine, you're going to be disappointed — if you just want something cold and red with your steak, it'll do.
MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir — $7.75
Russian River Pinot Noir at this price is the only glass on the menu that actually earns your attention. It's the outlier in a list of workhorses, and at this price point it's the clear move.
MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir
Most people sitting at a steakhouse order Cab on autopilot. This Russian River Pinot is lighter, more interesting, and genuinely out of place on this list — in the best possible way.
Beringer Vineyards White Zinfandel
White Zinfandel in a steakhouse in 2024 is a choice, and not a good one. The markup is actually the most reasonable on the list, but no price makes this the right call.
MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir + Grilled Salmon
Russian River Pinot has enough red fruit and earthiness to stand up to salmon without steamrolling it — and it's the one wine on this list flexible enough to handle fish.
❌ The Bottom Line
The pricing is honest and the happy hour is a genuine deal, but a restaurant called Delmonico's Italian SteakHouse deserves a wine list with more than grocery store standbys and zero Italian representation. Order the MacMurray Pinot, enjoy your steak, and don't overthink it.
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