Cru Food & Wine Bar

A wine bar inside a manicured mixed-use development in Johns Creek isn't exactly where you expect to find Taittinger, Trimbach, and Ceretto sharing a menu. But here we are. The list is tighter than the name implies — 45 labels — yet whoever put it together clearly gave a damn about what goes on it.

The list is organized around flights — Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Rosé, Riesling, and Bubbles — which tells you this place is built for exploration, not just bottle-grabbing. The white wine coverage is genuinely solid: you've got Loire representation via J de Villebois, Alsace via Trimbach, Italian whites like Ceretto Arneis and Benvolio Pinot Grigio, Galician Albariño from Terras Gauda, and proper Chablis from La Chablisienne. Red wine coverage is not included in the extracted data, which is either a gap in our research or a gap in the list — something to ask when you arrive. The bubbly section earns points for including real Champagne (Taittinger) alongside accessible Napa sparklers.

Every bottle on the list is also available by the glass, which is the whole point here — this is a by-the-glass program with a capital B. Pours range from $12 (Echo Bay, Bieler Rosé) up to $32 for the Taittinger, giving you room to explore without committing to a bottle. The flight format is where the real fun is, assuming the staff can walk you through it.