The Wine List Took the Day Off
Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · Pizza, American, Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 29, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg is basically a greatest hits album from the grocery store checkout aisle — and not the good grocery store. You see it, you recognize every name on it, and you feel absolutely nothing. This is a beer-and-pizza spot that happens to stock wine, and it shows.
Ten to fifteen wines, tops, drawn almost entirely from the same shortlist of corporate crowd-pleasers that show up on every casual chain's list from here to Anchorage. California, Italy, and New Zealand get token representation via Josh Cellars, Santa Margherita, Kim Crawford, and Meiomi — reliable brands built more for shelf recognition than for the glass. There's no regional curiosity, no independent producer, nothing that suggests anyone with wine knowledge had any input here. The list exists because someone in corporate decided it had to, not because anyone in Gatlinburg demanded better.
Six pours by the glass, ranging from $8 to $12, which sounds accessible until you realize what's in the glass. These are wines that retail for $10–$15 a bottle, so even at the low end of their pour pricing, the markup is doing some heavy lifting. Rotation appears nonexistent — this list is set, forgotten, and dusted off only when someone actually orders wine.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — $8
At $8 a glass it's still marked up, but Kim Crawford is at least a clean, reliable pour that works with the lighter pizza options. If you're drinking wine here, this is probably your least painful exit.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Nobody comes to Mellow Mushroom for Pinot Noir, and honestly that's fair — but Meiomi is a crowd-friendly, slightly sweet California Pinot that holds its own against a meat-heavy pizza in a way the Cab usually doesn't. Overlooked because no one thinks to order it here.
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Josh Cellars Cab is everywhere, costs about $13 retail, and at $10–$12 a glass here the math just doesn't work. It's a fine enough bottle on your own couch, but paying restaurant markup for a brand that markets itself on TV ads is a hard pass.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc + Kosmic Karma Pizza
The Kosmic Karma comes loaded with roasted garlic, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes — a lot of bright, acidic flavors that need something with enough zip to keep up. Kim Crawford's grassy, citrus-forward profile doesn't get steamrolled by the toppings the way a heavier red would.
The Bottom Line
Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg is a genuinely fun spot for pizza and a cold beer — lean into that and you'll have a great time. The wine list, though, is an afterthought dressed up as a menu section, and no amount of hippie décor changes that math.
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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