Tuscan soul, Finger Lakes zip code, steep tabs
Skaneateles · Syracuse · Italian, Tuscan · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 19, 2026
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The wine list at Rosalie's reads exactly like the restaurant looks — warm, Italian-leaning, and a little dressed up for Skaneateles. You'll find recognizable Italian producers alongside some New York State pours, which is a smart nod to the Finger Lakes wine country sitting right in the backyard. It's a list that tries, and mostly delivers, but your wallet is going to feel it.
The Italian spine is solid — Allegrini, Antinori, Feudi di San Gregorio, Planeta, and Jermann all show up, covering the peninsula from Friuli down to Sicily with reasonable regional range. There's a genuine effort to go beyond the Pinot Grigio-and-Chianti default, with picks like the Allegrini Palazzo della Torre (a Veronese IGT that punches above its category) and the Di Majo Norante Sangiovese from Molise, which almost no one puts on a menu. New York State and Champagne round things out, though neither feels deeply explored. The gaps are real — no Barolo or Barbaresco in sight, and the list skews heavily toward brands that play well with casual Italian-American expectations.
Glass pours run $8–$14, which is reasonable for the market, but we couldn't confirm exactly what's rotating through those slots or how many options are available at any given time. Given that the bottle list leans heavily Italian, the by-the-glass program likely mirrors that — expect Pinot Grigio, a Chianti-adjacent red, maybe something sparkling. The presence of Woodbridge White Zinfandel on the takeout menu is a yellow flag for how adventurous the glass program actually gets.
Feudi di San Gregorio Primitivo 2020 — $52
At roughly 189% markup over a $18 retail price, it's still the least punishing bottle on the list relative to what you're getting — a rich, dark-fruited southern Italian red that holds its own against the osso buco and heavier pasta dishes. Not a steal, but the best deal on the table.
Di Majo Norante Sangiovese 2021
Molise is one of the most ignored wine regions in Italy, and most diners will walk right past this one. Di Majo Norante is the producer that put the region on the map, and their Sangiovese is earthy, honest, and food-friendly in ways that the bigger-name Chiantis on this list simply aren't. At $45 it's still marked up hard, but it's the most interesting bottle nobody's ordering.
Jermann Pinot Grigio 2021
Jermann is legitimately great — one of Friuli's benchmark producers — but at $78 for a bottle you can find at retail for $35, the math just doesn't work in your favor. That's a 123% markup on a wine that's already expensive to begin with. Order it at home where it belongs, or put that $78 toward something that eats better with a plate of pappardelle.
Allegrini Palazzo della Torre 2019 + Pappardelle
Palazzo della Torre is a Corvina-dominant blend with a ripasso-style richness — dried fruit, leather, a little bitter chocolate on the finish. It's built for pasta with slow-cooked meat sauce, and Rosalie's house-made pappardelle is exactly that kind of dish. The wine's body stands up to the weight of the plate without stomping all over it.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Rosalie's Cucina is a genuinely lovely spot to eat Italian in the Finger Lakes, and the wine list is coherent enough that you won't be stranded — but the markups are consistent and unkind, so come in with eyes open. Order the Di Majo Norante, skip the Jermann, and let the pasta do the heavy lifting.
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