The Reliable

Bernie's Social Bar

Name: Bernie's Social Bar Wine List Review
Item: Bernie's Social Bar
Rating: 3
Author: Raging Wine

Kennesaw's Surprisingly Solid Neighborhood Wine Stop

· Kennesaw · Gastropub/Tavern · Visit Website ↗

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Reviewed October 29, 2026 · How we review

RagingWine reviewed Bernie's Social Bar’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →

Wingman Metrics

List VarietyCrowd Pleasers

MarkupFair

GlasswareBasic Stemmed

StaffRotating Cast

Specials & DealsSet & Forget

Storage & TempAcceptable

What's the wine list like at Bernie's Social Bar?

Walk into Bernie's and the wine list doesn't try to be anything it's not — 19 bottles, all available by the glass, priced between $7 and $16 a pour. For a gastropub in Kennesaw, that's a genuinely functional setup, and the pricing doesn't make you wince.

What are the standout wines at Bernie's Social Bar?

The list leans heavily on approachable, recognizable labels — Raeburn, Boen, The Prisoner's Unshackled line — the kind of wines that play well to a crowd that wants something decent without a lot of drama. There's a pleasant breadth across whites: Vinho Verde from Animus, a Dr. Loosen Riesling, and an Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio give the white side more range than you'd expect from a bar menu. Reds skew California-heavy with a couple of outliers — Vina Albali Tempranillo and a Chateau de Fontenille Bordeaux add some Old World texture to what's otherwise a coast-to-coast Cab parade. Gaps are obvious: no natural wine, no skin-contact options, zero sparkling beyond a budget Prosecco — but that's not really the point here.

What can you get by the glass at Bernie's Social Bar?

Every bottle on the list is available by the glass, which is the right call for a social bar format. The glass pricing is straightforward — $7 gets you the Proverb entry-level pours, and topping out at $16/glass for the Mettler Cab keeps things within range of reasonable. No obvious rotation or seasonal BTG program to speak of.

The Bottom Line

Bernie's isn't trying to be a wine destination, and it doesn't need to be — what it does is offer a clean, fairly priced list where the Dr. Loosen Riesling alone is worth the stop. If you're in Kennesaw and want a decent glass without paying downtown Atlanta markups, this does the job honestly.

Wines on the List

19 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.

PROVERB, CHARDONNAY CA (2021) $7 / $28
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$7.00 / glass · $28.00 / bottle
NOVELLUM, CHARDONNAY Vin de France (2022) $12 / $48
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$12.00 / glass · $48.00 / bottle
BOEN, CHARDONNAY Santa Barbara, Monterey, Sonoma (2020) $12 / $48
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$12.00 / glass · $48.00 / bottle
ERATH, PINOT GRIS Williamette, Oregon (2022) $11 / $44
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$11.00 / glass · $44.00 / bottle
ALOIS LAGEDER, PINOT GRIGIO Vigneti delle, Dolomiti, Italy (2022) $10 / $40
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
ANIMUS, VINHO VERDE Portugal (2021) $10 / $40
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
HUNKY DORY, SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, New Zealand (2022) $11 / $44
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$11.00 / glass · $44.00 / bottle
DR. LOOSEN, RIESLING Mosel, Germany (2021) $10 / $40
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
FIGUIÈRE, ROSÉ Provence, France (2021) $10 / $40
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
BELLAFINA, PROSECCO Italy $9 / $36
WHITE WINE/Rosé
$9.00 / glass · $36.00 / bottle
PROVERB, CABERNET CA (2021) $7 / $28
RED WINE
$7.00 / glass · $28.00 / bottle
MONTINORE, PINOT NOIR Willamette, OR (2019) $14 / $56
RED WINE
$14.00 / glass · $56.00 / bottle
RAEBURN, PINOT NOIR Sonoma County, CA (2023) $12 / $48
RED WINE
$12.00 / glass · $48.00 / bottle
GHOSTRUNNER, BLEND Lodi, CA (2020) $10 / $40
RED WINE
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
VINA ALBALI, TEMPRANILLO Spain (2020) $10 / $40
RED WINE
$10.00 / glass · $40.00 / bottle
CHATEAU DE FONTENILLE BORDEAUX Bordeaux, France (2020) $12 / $48
RED WINE
$12.00 / glass · $48.00 / bottle
UNSHACKLED BY THE PRISONER, CABERNET Central Coast, CA (2023) $11 / $44
RED WINE
$11.00 / glass · $44.00 / bottle
METTLER, CABERNET Lodi, CA (2020) $16 / $64
RED WINE
$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
ANCIENT PEAKS, ZINFANDEL Paso Robles, CA (2020) $14 / $56
RED WINE
$14.00 / glass · $56.00 / bottle

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Crowd Pleasers

Fair

Basic Stemmed

Rotating Cast

Set & Forget

Acceptable