Natural wine vibes meet neighborhood pizza joint
· Kingston · Italian, Pizza and Pasta · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 22, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Lola Pizza’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
Lola Pizza reads as a casual-chic neighborhood spot that happens to care about what's in your glass — not just on your plate. The natural wine lean is a welcome surprise for a pizza-and-pasta joint in Kingston, where you might expect a Chianti house pour and call it a day. There's intention here, even if it's not shouting from the rooftops.
The list leans into Italian varietals — Barbera appears to be a touchstone, which makes sense given the food and the general ethos — and sources suggest a natural wine sensibility running through the program. It's not a deep cellar by any measure, but the curation points toward someone with a point of view rather than a distributor rep making decisions by default. Gaps in the data make it hard to call the full range, but the regional focus feels coherent with the menu. If you're hoping for a Napa Cab or a trophy Bordeaux, you're probably in the wrong place — and that's actually fine.
By-the-glass specifics aren't publicly documented in enough detail to call the count or rotation with confidence. What the broader reviews suggest is a list that fits the casual, lively atmosphere — approachable pours that don't require a tutorial. If the natural wine thread holds through to the glass program, that's a win for the Tuesday night pizza crowd.
The Bottom Line
Lola Pizza isn't trying to be a wine bar, but it's clearly not phoning in the list either. The natural wine orientation and Italian varietal focus are smart choices for the food coming out of that kitchen. We'd go back — and we'd let the list surprise us.
· Kingston · Mexican Grill
Los Jalapenos isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list makes that abundantly clear. At $7 a glass across the board the pricing is hard to argue with, but when you don't know what producer you're drinking, cheap doesn't feel like a win — it just feels anonymous. Order a margarita and save the wine night for somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kingston · Wine bar, small plates
Brunette is exactly the kind of neighborhood wine bar that mid-size cities desperately need — small, smart, and staffed by people who can actually talk to you about what's in the glass. The France-and-Germany backbone, the jewel-box intimacy, and the knowledgeable staff make this a genuinely worthwhile stop in Kingston, especially if you're pairing a pour with the baked oysters or working through the charcuterie. We'd send a friend here without hesitation.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kingston · Bottle shop
Kingston Wine Co. is not trying to be everything to everyone — it stocks twenty bottles of stuff its buyers actually believe in, prices them honestly, and trusts you to figure out the rest. If you're in the Hudson Valley and you care about what's in your glass, this is a mandatory stop. Walk in, pick up the Leclair Gamay and the Tenuta Sella, and thank us later.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kingston · American Diner
Boulevard Diner is almost certainly a perfectly fine place to eat a stack of pancakes or a club sandwich. The wine list, however, is an afterthought — six anonymous varietals with no pricing, no producers, and no personality. Order the coffee.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kingston · Pan-Asian small plates, cocktail bar
Lone Wolf is first and foremost a cocktail bar, and it earned its local recognition on that front. But if the German-leaning wine program delivers on the promise of the concept — tight, thoughtful, food-friendly — it's a genuinely exciting pairing for a pan-Asian menu that could eat cocktail lists alive. We want to see the full card before calling it a Rager; for now, it's a Wild Card worth your curiosity.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Route 28/Thruway Corridor · Kingston · Steakhouse
This is a chain wine list doing exactly what chain wine lists do: minimum effort, maximum familiarity, corporate pricing. Order the steak, grab a beer, or spring for the Chateau Ste. Michelle if you need something in a glass.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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