Short Italian List, Markup Does the Heavy Lifting
Guilderland · Albany · Italian/Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 21, 2026
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The wine list at MezzaNote is short, Italian-focused, and built around sparkling options — which would be charming if the pricing didn't immediately give you pause. Four bottles, a couple of glass pours, and markups hovering around 90% tell you this list was assembled to check a box, not to excite anyone.
The entire list leans Italian sparkling, which at least has a coherent identity — but four bottles deep, that identity runs out of road fast. You've got the entry-level Cavit Lunetta Prosecco, the house-label 'Mezza' Italia NV, and a Rotari Talento and Zenato Lugana Brut for anyone willing to spend more. There's no red, no white, no rosé to speak of in the data — if they exist elsewhere on the list, they're not being advertised. For an upscale Italian restaurant, the absence of a Barolo, a Brunello, or even a Vermentino is a real miss.
The Cavit Prosecco Lunetta is confirmed by the glass at $9, which is the friendliest price on the menu. Beyond that, glass pour options are murky — if the restaurant pours anything else by the glass, it's not being communicated clearly. One confirmed glass option for a full dinner service is thin.
Cavit Prosecco Lunetta NV — $9/glass
At $9 a glass it's the only number on this list that doesn't sting. Retail is around $15 a bottle, so you're not getting robbed at the glass tier — grab a couple of these at the start of dinner and call it a night.
Rotari Brut Talento NV
Rotari's Talento is made Metodo Classico — Champagne method — from Trentino, which puts it in a different league than your average Prosecco. Most tables will walk past it for the cheaper Cavit, but the extra $10 buys you actual complexity and fine bubbles. It's the most interesting thing on this list.
Zenato Lugana Brut NV
At $49 with a retail price around $25, this is the steepest markup on the list at nearly 100%. Zenato makes solid wine but this is a grocery-store-accessible bottle being priced like a cellar find. Hard pass.
Rotari Brut Talento NV + Polpette
The acidity and fine bubbles in the Talento cut through the richness of meatballs in pomodoro sauce better than you'd expect from a sparkling wine. It's a slightly unconventional move that actually works — and on a list this narrow, it's your best shot at an interesting combination.
❌ The Bottom Line
MezzaNote's wine list is a footnote, not a feature — a handful of Italian sparklers priced for the house's benefit, not yours. If you're eating here, order the Rotari, skip the Zenato, and focus on the food.
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