Pizza's Great. Wine's an Afterthought.
San Marcos · Pizza / Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 16, 2026
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Five wines. That's the whole list. At a pizza and bar concept in a college town with a captive audience hungry for something to drink, five labels is not a wine program — it's a placeholder. The vibe here is clearly beer-first, and the wine selection reads like someone checked a box.
The list leans Italian with a nod to Portugal via the Silk & Spice White Blend, and honestly the regional logic isn't wrong — Italian wines and pizza are a natural match. But five labels gives you no room to explore: one sparkling, one white blend, one Pinot Grigio, one Montepulciano, one red blend. No Sangiovese, no Barbera, nothing that actually digs into the pizza-wine canon. The Bella Vita bottles are budget-tier grocery store imports dressed up at steakhouse prices, and the Isola Del Satiro Red Blend is doing its best but has no context around it to shine.
Every single bottle on the list is available by the glass, which sounds generous until you realize the list is only five deep. At $7–$12 a pour, you're paying mid-tier bar prices for entry-level wines with no rotation in sight. There's no evidence this list changes seasonally or even annually.
Wyclyff Sparkling White — $7/glass, $24/bottle
It's the cheapest pour on the menu and arguably the smartest order. Bubbles cut through pizza grease better than any of the reds here, and at $24 a bottle you're not crying if it's mediocre.
Silk & Spice White Blend
A Portuguese white blend at a Texas pizza bar is the last thing you'd expect, and it's the most interesting bottle on a short list. The Silk & Spice has enough body and spice to stand up to toppings without getting lost.
Bella Vita Pinot Grigio
At $12/glass or $48/bottle, you're paying serious money for a Pinot Grigio that retails well under $12 at the grocery store. The markup is hard to justify when there are better uses of $48 on this very menu.
Bella Vita Montepulciano + specialty pizza
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo has the rustic acidity and dark fruit to cut through a loaded pizza — it's the one bottle here that's actually doing what it's supposed to do on a pizza bar menu.
The Bottom Line
Pies & Pints is here for the pizza and the pints — the wine list is functional at best and overpriced at worst. Order a beer, or grab the Wyclyff sparkling and move on.
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Grocery Store
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Active Program
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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