Pizza Hall With a Willamette Valley Conscience
Downtown Newberg · Newberg · Wine Bar / Market · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 21, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Social Goods’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into what looks like a casual pizza and beer hall — live music posters, communal tables, the whole thing — and then you notice the wine list is pulling from Patricia Green and Roederer Estate. That's not an accident. Someone here actually thought about this, which is more than you can say for most places that lead with craft beer.
Six labels is a short list, but in Newberg — the heart of Willamette Valley wine country — they've made smart choices. Patricia Green is one of the better names in Oregon, full stop. Erath is the crowd-pleaser anchor, King Estate brings the Pinot Gris credibility, and Roederer Estate bubbles add a touch of class to a room that probably sells more pints than pours. The Canas Feast Red Blend and Guild Rosé round things out as approachable, unpretentious options. There are zero bottles from outside the Pacific Northwest orbit and no real depth in red variety, but for what this place is, the curation punches above its weight class.
Everything on the list is available by the glass, all six of them, ranging from $9 to $12. That's an absurdly reasonable price range for a town surrounded by tasting rooms charging $25 a pour. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority — this looks like a stable, set-it-and-leave-it program — but at these prices, it's hard to complain.
Roederer Estate Sparkling — $11
Roederer Estate is a legitimately good California sparkling wine made by the same house behind Cristal. Eleven dollars a glass for that pedigree, in a pizza hall, is genuinely hard to beat. Order it before someone figures out they're undercharging.
Canas Feast Red Blend
Most people are going to reach for the Erath Pinot Noir because the name is familiar, but the Canas Feast Red Blend at $10 is the sleeper. It's a more interesting pour for the price, and it holds up better against the fatty, salty realities of pizza night.
Erath Pinot Noir
Erath is fine — perfectly drinkable — but it's also the most default, widely distributed Oregon Pinot Noir on the planet. You're in Newberg. You're surrounded by world-class Willamette Valley producers. Paying $12 for Erath here is like ordering a house salad at a great steakhouse.
Patricia Green Sauvignon Blanc + Pizza
Patricia Green's Sauvignon Blanc has enough brightness and acid to cut through cheese and cut the richness of a loaded pizza slice. It keeps things lively without fighting the food, and at $12 a glass you can have two and still feel like you made a responsible decision.
The Bottom Line
Social Goods is not a wine destination, but it's a wildly pleasant surprise — a pizza and beer joint in the middle of Oregon wine country that's actually paying attention to the glass pours. At these prices, with these producers, it earns a visit even if you came just for the trivia night.
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