Oakwood Pizza Box
Serious Bottles Hiding Behind a Pizza Box
Oakwood · Raleigh · Pizza · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 20, 2026
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First Impression
You walk into a casual neighborhood pizza spot on Person Street and the menu hands you Thierry Allemand and Jacques Frédéric Mugnier. That's not supposed to happen. This is either a mistake or a very good Friday night — and it's the latter.
Selection Deep Dive
The list is compact but it's punching well above its weight class. Champagne runs from Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles NV up through Selosse, Burgundy brings '14 Mugnier Musigny to the table, and the Northern Rhone shows up with a '16 Allemand Reynard — a Cornas that has no business sitting next to a pepperoni square. Beaujolais, California, and Washington round things out and keep the approachable end of the list from feeling neglected. The gaps are real — this isn't a deep cellar with 200 SKUs — but every slot on this list is intentional, and that matters more than length.
By the Glass
Three options by the glass, priced $8–$11, which is genuinely reasonable for a list that includes what's in the bottles section. The glass program is modest and won't win any by-the-glass awards, but it's not phoning it in either. Rotation isn't confirmed, so ask your server what's currently pouring.
Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles NV — $40
Grower Champagne at the lower end of the bottle list in a pizza joint — this is the move. Les Parcelles is a serious, terroir-driven Champagne from one of Bouzy's best houses, and at this price point it's one of the most honest pours on the menu.
Beaujolais (by the bottle)
Most people at a pizza spot reach for something obvious, but a well-chosen Beaujolais — bright, low-tannin, high-acid — is basically built for this food. It's the sleeper on a list full of big names, and it'll cost you less than the Mugnier.
'14 Mugnier Musigny
Look, Mugnier Musigny is one of the greatest Burgundies made. But you're eating pizza. The window for this wine to show what it can do is not 'next to a square slice under fluorescent lighting.' Save this bottle for somewhere it can breathe and be the whole conversation.
'16 Allemand Reynard + Thin Crust Pizza
Allemand's Reynard is all smoky, peppery Northern Rhone Syrah — structured but not heavy. Thin crust pizza with charred edges and a simple tomato base mirrors those savory, mineral qualities without competing. This is the pairing that makes the list make sense.
🎲 The Bottom Line
A pizza place with Selosse and Allemand on the list shouldn't exist, and yet here we are on Person Street in Raleigh. If you care about wine and you're tired of pretending you don't also love pizza, get here.
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