Sandy Springs' Most Ambitious Wine Program, Full Stop
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Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 30, 2026
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Sixty-four labels with 48 by-the-glass options — in Sandy Springs, of all places — is a statement. This isn't a wine list that stumbled into ambition; it's one that was built with intention, spanning Champagne houses, Burgundy domaines, Sicilian volcanic reds, and Oregon Pinot all in the same breath. The price ceiling of $395 a glass (looking at you, Dom Pérignon) makes clear this place knows exactly who it's playing to.
The list punches hard across regions without feeling like a greatest-hits compilation. Champagne gets serious treatment — Krug Grande Cuvée and Billecart-Salmon Le Rosé sit alongside the more interesting Robert Moncuit Extra Brut, a grower producer that earns its spot. The white selection moves from a Loire Chenin Blanc at Château Soucherie to Domaine Leflaive's Mâcon-Verzé, which is entry-level Leflaive but still Leflaive. Reds show a similar range: David Duband's Hautes-Côtes de Nuits for the Burgundy crowd, Benanti Etna Rosso for the curious, and Domaine Chignard's Les Moriers Fleurie for anyone who knows that Beaujolais at this level deserves actual respect. The only gap worth noting is a thin showing in South America and zero representation from Germany or Austria.
Forty-eight pours by the glass is not a typo, and the range is genuinely impressive — from a $15 Domaine de Triennes Cinsault rosé to a $110 pour of Dom Pérignon 2017. The mid-tier is where it gets interesting: the $19 Elizabeth Chambers Willamette Valley Pinot and $19 Domaine Chignard Fleurie are the kind of pours that reward people who actually read past the first page. No evidence of regular rotation or a house BTG program with a changing slate, which at this price point is a missed opportunity.
The Bottom Line
Atlas runs one of the most ambitious by-the-glass programs in the Atlanta metro — 48 options with genuine depth, from grower Champagne to Sicilian Nerello to serious Burgundy. The markup is real and the pricing at the top end gets aggressive, but there are legitimate values buried in the list for anyone willing to look past the Dom Pérignon. If you care about wine and find yourself in Sandy Springs, this is where you go.
Sandy Springs · Sandy Springs · Steakhouse and Wine Bar
Fleming's Sandy Springs does exactly what a national steakhouse wine program should do — broad coverage, fair markups, and enough by-the-glass options that no one at the table is stuck. It's not a destination list, but the Pascal Jolivet Sancerre at $18/glass and the Abadía de San Campio Albariño at $15 are genuine finds. Send a friend here if they want reliable and well-poured; don't send them if they're hunting for discovery.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sandy Springs · Steakhouse
Kevin Rathbun Steak's by-the-glass program is a legitimate effort in a category — steakhouses — where most restaurants phone it in. The pricing skews steep at the top end and there's no evidence of active wine events or rotation keeping things fresh, but the range is real and a few picks like the Long-Depaquit Chablis and Lachini Pinot Noir punch above their weight. Come for the steak, but don't just default to the house Cab — there's more here if you look.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sandy Springs · Steakhouse
Kaiser's Chop House has a wine list that won't embarrass the restaurant, but it won't excite anyone either. If you're sticking to what you know — Duckhorn Chardonnay, a big California Cab — you'll be comfortable here. For the curious diner, the Brittan Basalt Block Pinot and the Naveran Cava are worth hunting down. Just don't expect the list to surprise you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sandy Springs · Modern Asian
Nam Kitchen's wine list is a placeholder, not a program. The pricing is fair and nothing is actively offensive, but nine crowd-pleasing bottles with no bottle service, no rotation, and no real curation is the definition of a restaurant that treats wine as an afterthought. Stick to the Iris Pinot Gris or Broadside Cab and spend your energy on the food.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sandy Springs · Sandy Springs · Steakhouse / Seafood
Ray's on the River is doing something quietly impressive: running a fair, thoughtful-enough wine list at prices that feel almost out of place at a riverfront destination restaurant in Sandy Springs. It's not a deep cellar, and no one is going to mistake it for a wine destination, but for a bottle of Eroica or a glass of Morgon while watching the Chattahoochee roll by, it earns its keep. Send your friends here and tell them to skip the Moët.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sandy Springs · Pub / American
North River Tavern is a pub first, and the wine list makes no effort to be anything else. If you're here for a cold draft and a burger, you're in the right place — just leave your wine expectations at the door. Order a beer.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Taos · Contemporary American
NOSA is doing something genuinely rare: curating a short, smart, globally curious wine list in a place where no one would expect it. The pricing is fair, the picks are specific, and the list has a clear point of view. If you're driving through Taos and care about what's in your glass, this is the room to be in.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Taos · Contemporary American
medley. has no business running a wine list this considered in a small New Mexico mountain town, and yet here we are. Pricing is fair across the board, the selection leans curious over commercial, and the rosé section alone is worth the visit. If you're in Taos and care about what's in your glass, this is where you eat.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Evanston · Contemporary American
Chef's Station earns its Reliable badge the honest way: a sommelier who cares, a list with actual regional perspective, and a room where drinking something good feels like the obvious move. It's not a destination wine list, but it's a trustworthy one.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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