Portland's Natural Wine Pizza Spot Done Right
Boise · Portland · Pizzeria / New American Pizza · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 17, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Lovely's Fifty Fifty’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You come for the pizza and stay for the wine list — which is not something you can say about most pizzerias. The list is compact, maybe 30 labels on a good night, but every choice feels intentional in a way that suggests someone here actually cares. It's Portland natural wine culture distilled into a single laminated page.
Lovely's leans hard into Pacific Northwest natural producers — Minimus, Bow & Arrow, Division, Teutonic — with Italian and French naturals filling the gaps. It's a cohesive point of view rather than a scattershot attempt to please everyone, and that's worth respecting. The list skews light and funky: skin-contact whites, Gamay, Melon de Bourgogne — wines that are genuinely food-friendly and fit the season-forward cooking. The gap is depth: if you want verticals, library bottles, or anything outside the natural lane, you're eating at the wrong restaurant.
Six to ten options by the glass depending on the season, priced between $11 and $16 — respectable range for a neighborhood spot. The glass list rotates with the bottle list, so what you drank last month may be gone, which keeps things interesting but requires some tolerance for uncertainty. Don't come in expecting a fixed anchor pour; come in expecting whoever's pouring to tell you what's good right now.
Division Winemaking Company Gamay — $64
Yes, $64 for a Willamette Gamay is a stretch — but this is one of the more food-friendly bottles on the list and it drinks well with the sourdough pizzas. If you're splitting a bottle across a table, it's the move.
Minimus Skin-Contact White
Most tables will gravitate toward the Gamay or the Riesling and overlook the Minimus skin-contact — which is exactly the kind of nerdy Oregon orange wine this list was built for. It's a conversation starter and a genuine match for the acidic, charred edge of their pizza.
Teutonic Wine Company Riesling
At $56 for an entry-level Teutonic Riesling that retails around $22, you're paying a 155% markup for something readily available at any Portland wine shop. Buy it there; order the Gamay here.
Bow & Arrow Melon de Bourgogne + Seasonal Sourdough Pizza
The Bow & Arrow Melon is crisp, saline, and low in oak — it cuts through the richness of pizza cheese without fighting the toppings. It's the white wine equivalent of a squeeze of lemon over a slice, and it works every time.
The Bottom Line
Lovely's is the rare pizzeria where the wine list has a genuine perspective — PNW natural producers, thoughtful Italian and French additions, and a vibe that matches the room. Markups are steeper than we'd like, but if you're already spending $25 on a pizza this good, splitting a bottle of Division Gamay is an easy yes.
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Varietal Specific
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Seasonal Rotation
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Solid Range
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Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
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Basic Stemmed
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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