Two Wines. No Effort. Move Along.
· Dunwoody · Spanish/Latin · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Agave Bandido’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Agave Bandido is less a list and more a footnote — two options, both $6 a glass, both named by grape variety alone with no producer, no region, no context. It's the kind of wine program that exists only because someone had to put something on the menu.
Two wines. A Pinot Grigio and a Cabernet. That's it. No vintage, no producer, no region — just the varietal names hanging there in the digital ether. For a Spanish/Latin concept, there's not a single Tempranillo, Albariño, Malbec, or anything remotely connected to the cuisine's roots. This isn't a wine program; it's a placeholder.
Both options are $6 a glass, which is genuinely cheap by any restaurant standard. The problem isn't the price — it's that there are only two pours and neither one tells you anything about what you're actually drinking. Two glasses, zero information, full stop.
The Bottom Line
At $6 a glass, the price is hard to argue with — but when the entire wine program is two anonymous varietal labels with no producer or origin attached, there's nothing to get excited about. If wine matters to you even a little, order a margarita instead.
2 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
$6 House Wine Pinot Grigio
Happy Hour
$6.00 / glass
$6 House Wine Cabernet
Happy Hour
$6.00 / glass
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Active Program
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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