Alex Italian Restaurant offers dishes focused on the fundamentals of classic Italian cooking: fresh handmade pasta, smart wine pairings, fresh and locally sourced food and attention to detail. Alex Italian Restaurant owned and operated by sommelier Alessia and Alessandro Sbrendola offers first class, Italian cuisine and service in an intimate sophisticated settings. Opened in 2011 and located in Rutherford in the heart of the Napa Valley, the restaurant features Chef Todd Meyerhofer a creative and contemporary Italian cuisine. , creating a persuasive yet disarming menu that exudes excitement. Alex Italian Restaurant received the Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator 2011. Alex Italian restaurant which take its name for the Americanized versions of the owners names, feature a top notch wine list that in its over 100 pages includes extraordinary wine makers from both old and new world.