Four Wines, Zero Filler, All Personality
· Atlanta · Spanish/Latin · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 28, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Blackjack Bar Tapas’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Four wines. That's the list. At first glance, that sounds like a joke — but stick with us, because whoever made these four picks was clearly not asleep at the wheel. This is a bar program that decided to do less, but actually thought about what to put on the page.
The list spans two categories — still wine and bubbles — and manages to cover real ground with almost no real estate. You've got an Oregon Pinot Noir from Illahe, a Pinot Gris from the reliably interesting Maison Noir, a Cava from Naveran, and a Champagne from Vollereaux. That's Willamette Valley, Alsatian-style Oregon, Spanish sparkling, and French fizz all in four slots. It's not deep — but it's not lazy either. The Naveran Brut Nature Cava, made in the traditional method with zero dosage, is a particularly sharp choice for a Spanish-leaning tapas concept. The weak spot: there's no red from Spain, no Tempranillo, no Garnacha, nothing that leans into the cuisine the way it probably should.
Three of the four bottles are available by the glass at $16 flat — the Illahe Pinot Noir, the Maison Noir Pinot Gris, and the Naveran Cava. The Vollereaux Champagne is bottle-only at $100, which makes sense but also limits your options if you just want one glass of bubbles. Three pours is a tight rotation, but at least there's a red, a white, and a sparkling option covered.
The Bottom Line
Blackjack Bar Tapas runs one of the smallest wine lists we've come across in Atlanta, but it's hard to fully roast it — the four picks are genuinely considered. The markups are a little stiff across the board, and if you're hoping for a Spanish red to wash down your tapas, you're out of luck. But if you want a glass of zero-dosage Cava or an Oregon Pinot Gris at a bar that clearly has a point of view, this list delivers more than it has any right to.
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Illahe "Cuvée Miette" Pinot Noir $16 / $64
Wine
$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
Maison Noir "O.P.P." Pinot Gris $16 / $64
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$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
Naveran Brut Nature Cava $16 / $64
Wine — Bubbles
$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
Champagne Volleraux Brut Reserve $100
Wine — Bubbles
$100.00 / bottle
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Set & Forget
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Small but Thoughtful
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Set & Forget
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
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