Pasquale's Pizzeria Napoletana
Southern Italy in a Pizza Box
Wakefield · Providence · Neapolitan Pizza · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 10, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Pasquale's is short, focused, and refreshingly Italian — no Napa Cab in sight, no token Malbec thrown in to placate the crowd. It reads like someone actually thought about what drinks well with Neapolitan pizza, which is more than you can say for most pizzerias. The regional coherence alone earns points.
Selection Deep Dive
The list leans hard into Southern Italy — Campania, Sicily, Puglia — which makes sense when you're slinging wood-fired pies named after Italian regions. You've got Falanghina from Terra Stragate, a Primitivo from Masseria Borgo De Trulli, and even a Valenti Etna Rosso, which is a legitimately interesting Sicilian red that most casual pizza spots wouldn't touch. There are a few sparkling options (a Pignoletto and a Greco-based Brut) that show some range. The gaps are real though — no aged reds, no serious Campanian whites beyond the Falanghina, and the bottle list tops out at $98.
By the Glass
Twenty-plus by-the-glass options is a generous pour program for a pizzeria, and the $8–$14 price window keeps things accessible. The range spans sparkling, white, rosé, and red with enough Italian variety to match whatever pizza you've landed on. There's no obvious rotation happening — this feels like a static list — but the depth is above average for the format.
Valentino Montepulciano — $10/glass
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a natural pizza wine — earthy, medium-bodied, low tannin — and at $10 a glass it's the easiest yes on the list. The markup is still steep by the numbers, but in context it drinks like a solid weeknight red without asking you to think too hard about it.
Valenti Etna Rosso
Most people gloss over this and grab the Montepulciano, but the Etna Rosso is the sleeper. Nerello Mascalese from the slopes of an active volcano brings a mineral edge and dried cherry brightness that cuts through charred crust and rich tomato in a way that bigger reds just don't. It's $12 a glass and the most interesting red on the menu.
Edda Chardonnay
At a 283% markup and $12 a glass, a Chardonnay at a Neapolitan pizzeria is the wrong wine in the wrong room. There's nothing wrong with Edda as a producer, but when the kitchen is running Falanghina and Greco-based sparklers, ordering Chardonnay here is a waste of a pour.
Terra Stragate Falanghina + Marinara Flegrea
The Marinara Flegrea is a tomato-forward, no-cheese pie named after the Campi Flegrei volcanic region of Campania — and Falanghina is literally the indigenous grape of that same region. The wine's bright acidity and citrus zip match the tangy San Marzano tomatoes without competing for attention. It's a geographically honest pairing that actually works.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Pasquale's isn't trying to be a wine destination and it doesn't need to be — it's a focused, Italian-leaning list that takes its cues from the kitchen, and that's exactly right. The markups are real, but if you order smart (Etna Rosso, Falanghina, Montepulciano), you'll drink well with your pizza without feeling like you got played.
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