Wood-Fired Pies, Serious Wine Country Cred
Geyserville · Healdsburg · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 23, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a wood-fired, salumi-hung trattoria in a historic building in Geyserville and the last thing you expect is a wine list curated by someone who actually knows what they're doing. But this is Sonoma wine country, and Diavola doesn't let that go to waste. The list reflects the surroundings — Italian roots, local producers, and a sense of place that most pizza spots don't bother with.
The list leans into Italy and Northern California in a way that feels deliberate rather than accidental. Expect Sonoma-focused producers alongside Italian regional selections, with nods toward Burgundy for the glass-half-full crowd who wants something from the Old World. The focus is tight rather than sprawling, which works in a room where the wood-fired oven is clearly the star. Gaps exist — this isn't a destination cellar — but what's here is chosen with intention rather than default distributor picks.
By-the-glass specifics aren't available from our research, but a sommelier on staff in this context suggests the pours are more considered than a laminated insert would imply. For a casual lunch spot in wine country, even a short glass program here is likely to outperform what you'd find at similar price points elsewhere in the region.
The Bottom Line
Diavola earns its Wild Card badge because it's a wood-fired pizza joint that punches well above its weight on wine — sommelier on staff, regional focus, and a setting that practically demands you order a second glass. We can't give you the bottle-by-bottle breakdown until we get eyes on a current list, but the bones here are good enough to say: don't just order a beer and move on.
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Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Seafood
The Marshall Store earns its reputation as a low-key, scenic spot for fresh West Coast oysters and smoked salmon — and if that's your mission, it delivers. But the wine program is effectively an afterthought: undocumented, uncurated, and not a reason to visit. Bring a bottle from one of the Healdsburg producers down the road, check the corkage policy at the door, and spend your energy on the food.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Italian
Ca'Bianca is a genuinely lovely place to eat, and if the food lives up to its reputation for house-made pasta and classic Italian technique, a bottle of something from the list is absolutely worth ordering. We just can't tell you exactly which bottle to order yet — the wine program's specifics aren't publicly documented well enough for us to make a confident call. When in doubt, ask your server what's local and what they're excited about, and go from there.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Global small plates
Bird & The Bottle is doing something genuinely unusual: a near-complete by-the-glass program, fair pricing in an unfair wine country market, and a list that rewards curious drinkers willing to stray from the obvious. We'd send any friend here who wants to drink well without the Healdsburg sticker shock.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Italian
If you're visiting Healdsburg for the wine — and why else are you there — The Union Hotel's list isn't the reason to sit down. The Montepulciano and the Albarino are the most interesting things on a short, cautious list that plays it extremely safe for a town surrounded by world-class vineyards. Order a bottle, enjoy your dinner, and save the serious wine exploration for a tasting room down the street.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Seafood
Nick's Cove earns a Wild Card badge because it's doing something specific and doing it with conviction: a seafood restaurant on the Sonoma Coast that built its list around sparkling wine and Chardonnay is a confident, logical bet. The markups get steep as you climb the ladder — Cristal at $750 and Dom Pérignon at $650 are priced for occasion, not for value — but there are real finds at the $80-$155 range if you know where to look. Come for the Failla, stay for the Radio-Coteau.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Proper
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