Divan Restaurant & Bar

The wine list at Divan arrives and immediately signals its priorities: this is a celebration restaurant, and champagne is the guest of honor. Nearly half the list is dedicated to sparkling and bubbly, from Nicholas Feuillatte all the way up to Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades. It's a bold statement for a Persian-Mediterranean kitchen, and honestly, kind of charming.

Beyond the champagne showcase, the list leans hard on recognizable, approachable names — Kim Crawford, Stag's Leap, Barone Fini — which tells you exactly who Divan is trying to please. The most intriguing wrinkle is a dedicated section of exclusives from Fazeli Cellars out of Temecula Valley, covering both whites and reds, which is a genuinely unexpected and interesting regional commitment for an Atlanta restaurant. The rest of the 63-label list covers enough ground to keep a table happy without offering anything that'll make a wine nerd's pulse quicken. There's a persistent gap in Old World reds and anything that could be called adventurous.

Eighteen by-the-glass options is a solid count, ranging from $10 to $22, and the spread covers sparkling, white, rosé, and red well enough for a group with mixed preferences. The selections skew safe — think Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and Barone Fini Pinot Grigio — with the Fazeli Cellars exclusives offering the only real reason to stray from your comfort zone. Rotation appears minimal; this reads like a static list rather than one that gets refreshed with any urgency.