Atlanta's Most Italian Wine List, Full Stop
· Atlanta · Italian steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 24, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Bar Premio’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Bar Premio is short — 22 bottles — and it does not apologize for it. Every slot is occupied by a producer that earns its place, skewing hard toward Italian regions most Atlanta restaurants haven't bothered to spell correctly. This is a list built with a point of view.
The Italian coverage is genuinely impressive for its size: you get Etna on both sides (Graci Carricante Bianco, Benanti Etna Rosso), Friuli represented by Gradis'ciutta Sauvignon Blanc Collio and Fantinel's Friulano, and central Italy covered by Fongoli's Trebbiano Spoletino and Colleleva Verdicchio. Reds lean lean — De Forville Nebbiolo Langhe, Poggio Scalette Chianti Classico, Musella Valpolicella Superiore, and the workhorse Perrini Negroamaro round out the card without a single Cab Sauv in sight. The lone non-Italian outlier is Au Bon Climat Chardonnay from Central Coast, which reads more like a concession to the crowd than a misstep. There are no obvious gap wines being used as filler, which is rare at this size.
Every bottle on this list is also available by the glass, which is an unusually generous program — 22 options across sparkling, rosé, white, and red, ranging from $12 to $35 a pour. That kind of access to a list this curated is genuinely rare in Atlanta, and it rewards the curious diner who wants to range across regions without committing to a bottle.
The Bottom Line
Bar Premio is doing something rare in Atlanta: running a short, disciplined, all-pours-by-the-glass Italian wine program that actually respects the regions it represents. If you want to drink Etna Bianco, Trebbiano Spoletino, and Langhe Nebbiolo without having to explain what any of those are to the server, this is your room. Send your wine-curious friends here without hesitation.
· Atlanta · New American / Tasting Menu
Choose your courses, then choose your glasses. Bacchanalia's posted pairings give you concrete options: Carl Loewen Riesling at $24 with crab, or Ca' La Bionda Ripasso at $27 with duck. Ask which suggestions match tonight's menu before committing to the wine bill.
Midtown · Atlanta · Southern European
Start with the $14 Vostinic-Klasnic Ikons if you want to explore beyond familiar grapes, or the $16 chilled La Galoche Gamay if that's your lane. Lyla Lila's posted glass list makes trying something different a one-glass decision, not a whole-bottle commitment.
· Atlanta · New American
Siren has a wine list that punches above its weight in a few key areas — particularly the by-the-glass whites and the Champagne bottle program — but the markup structure means you're spending real money to access it. If you're the kind of diner who wants to order Furmint on a Tuesday night in Atlanta, this is one of the few places that makes that possible, and that alone earns it a spot on the shortlist.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Regional Italian
Make Monday your bottle night at Indaco: half off bottles priced up to $100, then $50 off above that. Ask for the current bottle list before choosing; the discount has a ceiling, even if your wine budget doesn't.
Atlanta · Atlanta · Vietnamese
NAM Kitchen is doing something genuinely unexpected: running a thoughtful, fairly priced 68-label wine list inside a Vietnamese restaurant, anchored by a strong sparkling section and some legitimately food-smart white wine choices. If you're the kind of person who wants a real glass of wine with your bún bò Huế, this is worth knowing about.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
Il Premio is a steakhouse that took its wine list seriously enough to skip the obvious plays, and the result is one of the more interesting Italian-focused lists in Atlanta right now. It's compact, priced fairly across the board, and built for exploration — whether you're going glass by glass through the Italian regions or just need a solid bottle of Chianti Classico at $72 to make a steak dinner feel right. We'd send a friend here specifically for the wine.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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