Pizza's Great, Wine List Forgot to Show Up
Canal Park · Duluth · Casual Italian / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 12, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Green Mill Restaurant & Bar – Duluth’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You flip open the menu at Green Mill and the wine section is basically a footnote — a small cluster of house pours tucked beneath the cocktail list like it's embarrassed to be there. For a casual Canal Park spot built around pizza and pasta, wine is clearly an afterthought. The prices are approachable, but that's about where the excitement ends.
The list clocks in somewhere between 15 and 25 bottles, and the heavy lifting is done entirely by Coastal Vines — a value California label you'd recognize from a grocery store endcap. There's no meaningful regional exploration here, no small producers, no Old World representation worth noting. The California and value-American lane is fine if you just want something wet and red with your deep dish, but don't come looking for discovery. This is a list built to check a box, not to inspire a second pour.
Eight to twelve options by the glass sounds reasonable until you realize the range skews almost entirely toward safe, generic California pours in the $7–$12 window. There's no rotation, no seasonal swaps, no attempt to keep things interesting for the regulars. If you're here more than once, the glass menu will be exactly the same.
Coastal Vines Cabernet Sauvignon — $9
At this price point, it's a drinkable Cab that won't fight your pizza. You're not getting complexity — you're getting an honest house pour that does what it says on the label. For a casual night out with deep dish, it's the most sensible option on the list.
Coastal Vines Merlot
Most people reach for the Cab by reflex, but the Merlot is the softer, friendlier call here — especially alongside a pasta entrée. It gets overlooked because Merlot has a reputation problem it doesn't always deserve, and at Green Mill's price, there's no reason not to give it a shot.
Coastal Vines Cabernet Sauvignon
If you're ordering a full bottle rather than a glass, pause before committing — at $25–$35 a bottle for a grocery-tier California Cab, the value math gets thinner fast. You'd do just as well with the glass pour and spend the difference on an extra order of wings.
Coastal Vines Merlot + Deep Dish Pizza
The Merlot's softer tannins and modest fruit don't try to compete with a saucy, loaded deep dish — they just ride alongside it. Nothing here is going to blow your mind, but the combination is easy and unpretentious, which is exactly what Green Mill is selling.
❌ The Bottom Line
Green Mill is a solid pizza-and-a-beer kind of place, and the wine list knows it — it's not trying to be anything more than a functional afterthought. Send a friend here for deep dish and a cold drink, not for the wine.
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