Pizza-First, But the Wine Shows Up
The Shops at Legacy · Plano · Pizzeria · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 11, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Grimaldi's Pizzeria – The Shops at Legacy’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Grimaldi's is a pizza institution playing it very safe on wine, and the list makes that clear in about ten seconds. Thirty-three labels, heavily weighted toward crowd-pleasing Italian whites and approachable California reds — nothing offensive, nothing surprising. It reads like a list built to sell bottles without starting conversations.
The Italian throughline is real — Antinori Santa Cristina, Rocca delle Macìe Chianti Classico, Poggiotondo Chianti, Stemmari Nero d'Avola, and Mille Gradi° Sangiovese give the list some geographic credibility for a pizzeria. But the rest leans hard into grocery-store-shelf recognition: Butter Chardonnay, Kendall-Jackson Avant, La Marca Prosecco. The Sauvignon Blanc section is oddly stacked — four labels including Loveblock and The Crossings from New Zealand — which is a curious depth in an otherwise shallow pool. DAOU and Duckhorn's Calera Chardonnay show some ambition but feel like outliers in a list that mostly just wants to move volume.
By-the-glass specifics aren't published, so we can't confirm which bottles pour by the glass or at what price. Given the roster, expect the usual suspects — La Marca, Butter Chardonnay, probably the Chianti. If there's a rotating glass program here, it's not being advertised.
Rocca delle Macìe Chianti Classico — null
For a pizzeria in suburban Texas, having a proper Chianti Classico from a solid Tuscan producer on the list is a win. It's the most food-honest bottle here — earthy, bright with acidity, made for tomato sauce and char. Skip the California bottles and go here.
Stemmari Nero d'Avola
Nobody ordering pizza in Plano is reaching for a Sicilian Nero d'Avola, which is exactly why you should. It's richer and darker than the Chiantis, handles spice well, and tends to be priced below its drinking quality. Worth the curiosity.
Butter Chardonnay
It's called Butter. The name is the whole pitch. At a pizzeria markup, you're overpaying for a heavily oaked California Chardonnay that will fight every pizza topping on the table. There are better options on this same list.
Rocca delle Macìe Chianti Classico + Margherita pizza
Sangiovese and tomato is one of the more bulletproof combinations in food and wine — the acidity in the wine mirrors the sauce, the earthiness plays off the char on the crust, and the whole thing tastes like it was planned by someone who actually thought it through. It wasn't, but it works anyway.
The Bottom Line
Grimaldi's wine list is exactly what it needs to be for a pizzeria — recognizable, inoffensive, and Italian-leaning enough to feel intentional. Just don't expect anyone behind the counter to guide you through it, and steer clear of the California crowd-pleasers when the Tuscans are right there.
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