Great Pizza, Forget the Wine List Exists
Chestnut Street / WKU Area · Bowling Green · Pizza / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 12, 2026
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The wine list at Mellow Mushroom Bowling Green is exactly what you'd expect if someone handed a grocery store shelf to a pizza chain and called it a program. There are maybe a dozen options, and the names — Canyon Road, Beringer White Zin — read less like a wine list and more like a gas station checkout display. To be fair, nobody's coming here for the wine, and the room knows it.
The list tops out at around 8-15 options, split between a handful of by-the-glass California value pours and a La Marca Prosecco split that at least has a brand name worth saying out loud. Canyon Road Cabernet and Chardonnay anchor the red and white slots, which is fine if your standards are anchored there too. There's a 'Season Pinot Grigio' listed on the menu that appears to be a house private-label style — nothing wrong with that, but it tells you everything about the ambition level here. No Old World depth, no regional interest, no surprises whatsoever.
Six to ten pours by the glass in the $7-$12 range, which sounds reasonable until you realize the options are Beringer White Zinfandel, Canyon Road, and their friends. The La Marca Prosecco split is a cute touch for a celebratory pizza night, but that's the ceiling. Winesday helps — half-price wine all day on Wednesdays plus happy hour specials Monday through Thursday make the math less painful on these bottles.
La Marca Prosecco NV (187ml split) — $10
At $10 for a split, it's the most honest thing on the list — a recognizable, drinkable Prosecco that's actually priced closer to fair than anything else here. Order it cold with a pizza and don't overthink it.
Season Pinot Grigio
Nobody orders the house Pinot Grigio on purpose, but at $26 a bottle it's the most sessionable option for a table splitting a few pies. It's not exciting, but it's light, inoffensive, and beats warm Canyon Road red by a mile on a busy Friday night.
Beringer White Zinfandel
At $26 a bottle, you're paying a 333% markup on a wine that retails for $6 and has never once made anyone rethink their relationship with rosé. This is the list's most egregious ask.
La Marca Prosecco NV (187ml split) + Holy Shiitake Pizza
The earthy, umami-heavy mushroom toppings need something bright and effervescent to cut through, and the La Marca Prosecco's bubbles and light citrus do that job better than anything else on this list. It's also just fun to crack a split at a pizza place.
Wednesday — Winesday — half-price wine specials all day on Wednesdays. Also happy hour wine specials Monday through Thursday, 2:00-6:00 PM and 9:00 PM to close (bar only).
❌ The Bottom Line
Come for the stone-baked pizza and the craft beer — Mellow Mushroom Bowling Green earns its stripes on both counts. The wine list is an afterthought with grocery-tier bottles at steep markups, so if you're committed to wine, hit Winesday and stick to the Prosecco split.
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