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Juanita · Kirkland · Italian, Neapolitan Pizza · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria – Kirkland’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
Eleven wines at a Kirkland pizza spot sounds like the setup for a bad house Cab story, but Tutta Bella pulls a fast one — the list skews Italian, regional, and actually interesting. When a Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio and a Soave Classico show up on the same menu as a Margherita pizza, someone in the building is paying attention.
The list reads like a quick tour through the Italian south and northeast: Salento, Sicily, Campania, and the Veneto all get representation, which is more geographic ambition than most casual pizza chains bother with. The Colonnanero Nero d'Avola brings Sicilian muscle, the Arcangelo Salento Bianco IGP covers the sun-baked heel of the boot, and the Soave Classico Suavia is a legitimate producer — not a grocery-store filler. The Corvina Rosato Frizzante is a smart, unexpected curveball: a slightly fizzy rosé from the Veneto that was clearly chosen to match the food, not just fill a slot. Where the list shows its limits is depth — there's no real red meat beyond the Nero d'Avola, no aged options, and the exact producer behind the house pours stays murky.
Every bottle on the list is available by the glass, which means you can work your way through all eleven without committing to a full bottle — a solid setup for a table that can't agree. Pours come in 6oz ($13–$15) or 9oz ($17–$20) sizes, giving you flexibility if you want more than a taste but less than a commitment. The Mionetto non-alcoholic Spritzino Senza rounds out the program for the non-drinkers at the table, which is a thoughtful touch.
Soave Classico Suavia — $49/bottle
Suavia is a serious Soave producer — this isn't the watery stuff from the 1980s that gave the appellation a bad name. At $49 a bottle in a casual pizza setting, you're getting a wine that retails for $20–$25 and drinks well above its price point. Order the bottle.
Corvina Rosato Frizzante
Most people see 'rosato frizzante' and assume party wine with no personality. What they're skipping is a lightly sparkling, Corvina-based rosé with enough structure and dry cherry brightness to cut through char and mozzarella like it was designed to. It was.
House Red (carafe/glass)
The house red is vague by design — exact producer unknown, and the happy hour pricing math suggests a standard value pour that's been marked up in the neighborhood of 275%. It's fine in a pinch, but with specific Southern Italian bottles on the same list at fair prices, there's no reason to default to the mystery pour.
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco + Margherita Pizza
Lacryma Christi — literally 'Tears of Christ' — is grown on volcanic soils at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, which gives it a mineral, slightly smoky edge that is almost unfairly well-suited to a wood-fired Neapolitan Margherita. The acidity cuts the fresh mozzarella, the volcanic minerality echoes the char on the crust, and suddenly you're eating pizza the way it was meant to be drunk.
Tuesday — Tutta Tuesday promotion offers half off all bottles of wine. Ran through 2025 and appears to be ongoing, but confirm with the restaurant before making it the reason you show up.
The Bottom Line
Tutta Bella Kirkland doesn't pretend to be a wine destination, but whoever built this list actually cares — regional Italian producers, thoughtful selections, fair prices, and a Tuesday bottle promotion that makes it genuinely worth planning around. Send your friends here, just make sure they skip the house red.
Kirkland · Kirkland · Dessert & Champagne Bar
Lady Yum Kirkland earns its Wild Card badge not for wine depth but for sheer conceptual commitment — pairing handcrafted macarons with Champagne in a boutique lakeside setting is a legitimate move that most restaurants wouldn't dare. If you show up expecting a serious wine program, you'll leave underwhelmed; if you show up for a fun afternoon of bubbles and raspberry champagne macarons, you'll have exactly a good time.
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Willing but Green
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· Kirkland · Italian
The headline here is the Vino e Vita Wednesday program: Il Fornaio Insiders get half off all bottles all day, which can turn a steep markup into a genuinely fair deal. Without a verified bottle list, we can't send you in with a specific target, but if you're a regular or planning ahead, signing up for Insiders and booking a Wednesday table is the move. Otherwise, it's a reliable neighborhood Italian — not a wine destination, but not an embarrassment either.
Crowd Pleasers
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· Kirkland · Italian lakeside
Como isn't trying to be a wine bar, but it's wine list punches well above its weight for a lakeside Italian in the suburbs — fair pricing, genuine Italian depth, and a few local picks that earn their spot. Yes, send a friend here for wine.
Solid Range
Fair
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· Kirkland · Wine bar & small plates
The Melody Lynne Vineyard is doing something genuinely unusual — a fully estate-only wine bar with real varietal ambition and prices that don't punish curiosity. It's not the deepest list in Washington, but it might be the most specific, and specific is underrated.
Small but Thoughtful
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Willing but Green
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· Kirkland · American café & wine bar
Mia is a neighborhood wine bar that earns its stripes by championing a hyperlocal producer alongside an accessible, well-priced lineup — the 425 Cellars section alone makes it worth a stop if you're in Kirkland. The Wild Card badge is there for a reason: on paper this list looks ordinary, but the local angle and nearly unlimited by-the-glass flexibility make it quietly one of the better casual wine spots on the Eastside.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Willing but Green
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· Kirkland · French Brasserie
Le Grand is doing something genuinely thoughtful inside a tight 21-bottle format — the bubbly selection alone beats most full-sized lists in the area, and the pricing stays honest throughout. Send a friend here, tell them to skip the Rombauer, and work their way through the glass pours.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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