A Brewery That Actually Thought About Wine
· Duluth · Gastropub/Tavern · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed November 2, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Good Word Brewing & Public House’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walk into a brewery and expect the wine list to be an afterthought — a couple of Cabs, maybe a Pinot Grigio, all from brands you've seen at the airport. Good Word didn't do that. Fourteen labels covering France, Portugal, Germany, New Zealand, Oregon, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Italy, and California tells you someone here was paying attention.
For a brewing-focused pub, this list punches above its weight. The whites show genuine range: a Languedoc Chardonnay from Moulin de Gassac, a Vinho Verde from Pavao, The Seeker Riesling from Mosel, and Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand cover a lot of stylistic ground in four bottles. The reds lean on reliable value regions — Rioja, Mendoza, Maipo Valley, Maipo Pinot from California — without defaulting entirely to Napa or Australian Shiraz. The sparkling section is a pleasant surprise, with Scarpetta Prosecco, two Cavas (Cune Brut and Naveran Brut Rosé), and a Tuscan rosato from Donna Laura rounding things out. The list is short, yes, but almost every slot feels earned.
Pricing and pour breakdown aren't published on the website, so we can't confirm which bottles are available by the glass or at what price. Given the list size and gastropub format, it's reasonable to expect most or all are available by the glass — but we won't guess. Worth asking your server directly when you sit down.
The Bottom Line
Good Word is a brewery that built a wine list with actual intention, and that's rarer than it should be. We can't speak to pricing or glass pours without more data, but the selection itself — Vinho Verde, Mosel Riesling, Languedoc Chardonnay, Argentine blends, two Cavas — is the work of someone who wanted wine drinkers to feel welcome at a beer place. If you're the wine person in a beer-drinking group, Good Word has you covered.
14 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
'25 Moulin de Gassac, Chardonnay, Languedoc, France
White
Pavao, Vinho Verde, Minho, Portugal
White
'23 The Seeker, Reisling, Mosel, Germany
White
'23 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
White
'23 Evolution Lucky No. 9 blend, Oregon
White
'24 Mayela, Rioja, Alava, Spain
Red
'21 Clos de los siete C7 Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
Red
'20 Penalolen, Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley, Chile
Red
'23 Vista Flores Catena Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
Red
'23 Dial Tone Pinot Noir, California
Red
24' Scarpetta, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
Sparkling
Cune Cava Brut, Catalonia, Spain
Sparkling
'25 Donna Laura Ali Rosato, Tuscany, Italy
Rose
'22 Naveran, Cava Brut Rose, Catalonia, Spain
Rose
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