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Witherspoon Corridor · Princeton · Artisanal wood-fired pizza, Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 23, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Nomad Pizza’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 Nomad Pizza Princeton fits on a napkin — twelve bottles, full stop. For a place that takes its wood-fired dough seriously enough to source local, organic ingredients, the wine program feels like it was added as an afterthought to satisfy the liquor license. It's not offensively bad, just aggressively thin.
The entire list leans on Thomas Henry Winery, a local New Jersey producer, with a few other bottles rounding things out — Meadowcroft Chardonnay being the most notable outsider. There's no Italian wine to speak of, which is a conspicuous miss for a pizza-forward concept. No Chianti, no Montepulciano, no Barbera — the kind of bottles that were basically invented to drink alongside a wood-fired Margherita. What you get instead is a narrow New Jersey-centric selection that feels more like a local partnership than a curated wine program.
Three pours by the glass, all at $15, which keeps things simple to a fault. The options rotate around Thomas Henry's lineup, so if their style isn't your thing, you're stuck. No sparkling, no rosé listed, no variety to speak of — just pick your color and commit.
Thomas Henry Pinot Noir — $25/bottle
At $25 a bottle, it's hard to argue with the math, especially if you're splitting a pie with a friend. NJ Pinot is a novelty, but at this price you're not taking a big swing — you're just paying a reasonable tab.
Meadowcroft Chardonnay
It's the one bottle on this list that isn't Thomas Henry, which makes it the most interesting pour by default. At $35 a bottle it's a modest step up, and Meadowcroft is a solid enough producer to warrant the upgrade if you're in a white wine mood.
Anniversary Cuvee
At $72, this is the only bottle on the list that'll make you wince. Without retail pricing data to benchmark it, that number feels steep for a list this lean — and at a casual pizza spot where most entrees top out at $19, there's almost no context that makes this bottle the right call.
Thomas Henry Pinot Noir + Arugula & prosciutto pizza
The salty, fatty prosciutto and the bitter pop of arugula need something light enough not to bulldoze them. A local Pinot Noir, even a modest one, brings enough red fruit and acidity to play nicely without competing.
The Bottom Line
Nomad Princeton earns its reputation on the pizza, not the pour — and that's fine, but know what you're walking into. If the wine matters to you, bring a bottle and pay the corkage, or stick to whatever Thomas Henry has on tap.
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