Breadsticks Win. Wine Does Not.
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Reviewed June 25, 2026
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The wine list arrives as a laminated insert tucked behind the pasta options, which tells you everything you need to know about the priority hierarchy here. Thirty-eight labels sounds ambitious until you realize most of them are built for the guest who just wants something red and inoffensive with their Tour of Italy. There's a Bertani Amarone and a Col d'Orcia Brunello lurking at the back, which is either a pleasant surprise or a hostage situation depending on how you look at it.
The list leans Italian, which at least makes geographic sense — you'll find Prosecco, Tuscan reds, and Veneto representation including that Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella. But the bulk of the real estate belongs to house pours and recognizable crowd-pleasers like Cabit Cabernet, the kind of wine that exists primarily to be inoffensive. The Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino is a legitimately serious bottle that has no business sitting on the same list as unlimited breadstick promotions, and the markup on top-end bottles running $65–$100 means you're paying chain-restaurant rent on wines that deserve a better neighborhood. There are no real deep-cuts, no interesting grower Proseccos, no small-production anything — just a safe, predictable roster that won't offend and won't excite.
Thirty-five by-the-glass options is a staggering number for a chain that also sells Never Ending Pasta, but quantity is doing a lot of work here that quality is not. The Zonin Prosecco shows up as the sparkling option, which is fine for a Tuesday but nothing to plan around. The $2.50 upcharge for a 9 oz pour is a reasonable move if you want more glass without committing to a bottle — just don't expect the pour to be temperature-controlled.
Zonin Prosecco — N/A — glass price not fully verified
It's not a complex Prosecco, but it's the most honest thing on the list — light, fizzy, and it actually works with the fried calamari without asking too much of anyone.
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella
Nobody comes to Olive Garden for Amarone, which is exactly why you should order it if you're going anyway. Bertani is a legitimate Veneto producer and the Amarone is a real wine — dried-grape-concentrated, structured, and worth exploring even if the surroundings are a little fluorescent.
Cabit Cabernet
This is the wine equivalent of the house salad — it exists, it's there, but you're paying chain markup on a bottle you could grab at a grocery store for a fraction of the price. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right about the value.
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella + Lasagna Classico
Amarone's richness and dried-fruit depth can actually stand up to the meat and cheese weight of the Lasagna Classico without getting lost. It's an absurdly overqualified pairing for the setting, but sometimes that's the point.
❌ The Bottom Line
The Col d'Orcia Brunello and Bertani Amarone suggest someone, somewhere, tried — but the surrounding list is chain-restaurant autopilot and the markups don't reward your loyalty. Order the breadsticks, nurse the Amarone, and keep your expectations exactly where the laminated menu set them.
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