Farm-to-Table Roots, Surprisingly Adventurous Pours
Kingston / Princeton Area · Princeton · Italian / Farm-to-Table · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 22, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Eno Terra’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into Eno Terra, you expect a safe, Italy-forward list padded with crowd-pleasing Chiantis and Pinot Grigios — and while those are present, the list earns a second look. There's a Schioppettino from Friuli, a Mencía from Bierzo, and a Perricone from Sicily sitting right alongside the usual suspects. For a farm-to-table spot in suburban New Jersey, that's genuinely surprising.
The list skews Italian without being myopic — Sicily alone shows up with multiple producers including Firriato's Nero d'Avola and a Le Sabbie Firriato rosé, while Piedmont gets coverage from both a Nebbiolo rosé and Gianni Doglia's Nebbiolo. France and Spain make credible appearances (a Morgon from Beaujolais, a Mencía from Bierzo, a Côtes-du-Rhône), and the New World picks lean toward the thoughtful end — Willamette Valley Pinot Gris, a Patagonia Pinot Noir, a Casablanca Syrah. The list won't wow a serious collector, but it's clearly curated with some intention rather than just plugged in from a distributor catalog.
Eighteen to twenty by-the-glass options is a lot for a 24-label program — essentially the whole list is open, which is either generous or a sign that bottle sales need a nudge. Glass prices run $12–$23, which is fair for the Princeton market. The range spans sparkling, white, rosé, and red without feeling padded, and the Nebbiolo rosé and Schioppettino both appearing by the glass is a genuine nice touch.
Mencía, Bierzo 2021 — $16
Bierzo Mencía is one of Spain's most undervalued red grapes — earthy, savory, medium-bodied — and it's sitting on this list without much fanfare. At around $16 a glass, you're getting a wine that most people have never tried and that over-delivers at the price point every time.
Schioppettino, Colli di Poianis, Friuli 2018
Nobody orders Schioppettino. It's a native Friulian grape with spice, dark fruit, and a wild herbal edge that makes it unlike anything else on the list. The fact that Eno Terra stocks Colli di Poianis — a proper Friuli producer — and keeps a 2018 on the menu shows some real conviction. Order it before the table goes full Chianti.
Prosecco, Veneto NV
Generic Veneto Prosecco at a restaurant that also pours JCB No.21 Crémant de Bourgogne is a tough sell. The Crémant is more interesting, better value for the drinking experience, and sitting right next to it on the list. The Prosecco exists for brand recognition, not for your enjoyment.
Chianti Classico, Tuscany 2017 + Wood-fired mushroom dishes or house-made pasta with ragù
A 2017 Chianti Classico has had time to settle into itself — dried cherry, leather, earthy tannins — and it's exactly what you want next to anything coming off a wood fire or a slow-cooked meat ragù. This is the list's most classically Italian moment and it earns it.
The Bottom Line
Eno Terra punches above its suburban-Italian weight class with a by-the-glass list that actually takes some swings — Schioppettino, Mencía, Nebbiolo rosé — at prices that don't make you do math at the table. It's not a destination wine program, but it's the kind of list that rewards the curious diner who bothers to read past the Pinot Grigio.
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Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Brick Farm Tavern has no business having a wine list this interesting, and that's exactly the point. The markups are real — this isn't a value destination — but the curation earns genuine respect, especially with the local Unionville pours and the Slovenian Rebula Brut as curveballs. If you're driving out to Princeton for the farm-to-table experience anyway, the wine list is a legitimate reason not to skip it.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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LaScala's Fire Princeton offers a functional, crowd-friendly wine list that does the job without making any bold moves. The by-the-glass selection is genuinely broad and pricing stays reasonable at the lower end, but markups on recognizable names like Kim Crawford and Veuve Clicquot are steep enough to notice. Send a friend here for a casual pizza night — just point them toward the Vermentino or the Prosecco and away from the big-name bottles.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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