Amarillo's Nicest Wine List, For Better or Worse
Downtown Amarillo · Amarillo · Italian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 19, 2026
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Walking into Toscana, you feel the weight of the Barfield Hotel's history working in your favor — this is easily the most serious wine program in Amarillo. The list skews Italian and Californian, which fits the room, and it's long enough to make you linger on it.
The list lands somewhere in the 50-to-100 bottle range, anchored by Italian producers and California heavyweights — a sensible pairing for a menu built around prime cuts and housemade pasta. There's an international thread running through it, suggesting someone put thought into the structure rather than just defaulting to whatever the distributor pushed that quarter. That said, the depth doesn't quite match the ambition — you're not discovering anything unexpected here, just a well-curated greatest hits of what upscale steakhouse guests tend to order. The Rombauer wine dinner program is a bright spot, signaling that the team does engage with their wine program beyond just putting bottles on tables.
The glass pour program runs 8–15 options, which is respectable for Downtown Amarillo. You'll find both sparkling and still options represented, including the Mionetto Avantgarde Prosecco NV and the JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV as fizz anchors. Rotation doesn't appear to be a core feature here — this reads more like a set list than a living program.
Mionetto Avantgarde Prosecco NV — $12
At $12 a glass it's the most approachable entry point on the menu, and Mionetto is a legitimate producer — not a house-brand pour. A fine way to start before the filet arrives.
JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV
JCB's bubbly gets dismissed as a flashy hotel-bar pour, but Jean-Charles Boisset actually makes a clean, structured Brut that holds its own. Most tables walk past it for still wine — their loss.
JCB No. 21 Sparkling Brut NV
At $18 a glass for a bottle that retails around $25, you're paying a 700% markup. It's good wine — we listed it as a Hidden Gem on merit — but if you're watching your bill, this is where the math turns against you fast. Order the Mionetto and pocket the difference.
Rombauer Vineyards (featured selection) + Filet Mignon
Rombauer built their reputation on wines that are rich and approachable without being sloppy — exactly what you want alongside a center-cut filet. The wine's structure holds up to the meat without fighting it.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Toscana is doing the most with wine in a city that doesn't ask much of its restaurants on that front. The markups sting and the list plays it relatively safe, but if you're eating in Downtown Amarillo and want a real wine experience, this is your spot.
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