Eight Bottles, Zero Surprises
· Roswell · Mediterranean / Upscale Casual · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 22, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Floga’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Eight bottles. That's the whole list. For a Mediterranean concept with enough ambition to call itself upscale, the wine program reads like someone grabbed the most recognizable labels off a grocery store endcap and called it a day. There's nothing here that reflects the food, the region, or any real curation.
The lineup is pure mass-market California: Caymus Cab, Rombauer Chard, Duckhorn Merlot, Meiomi Pinot Noir, Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, and Beringer White Zinfandel — plus a nameless Cabernet Sauvignon rounding out the eight. Every single bottle is a brand-recognition play. There's no Old World presence, no rosé to speak of for a Mediterranean kitchen that almost certainly calls for one, and no sparkling. The White Zinfandel is doing this list no favors. For a restaurant leaning into Mediterranean flavors — bright, herbaceous, food-driven — you'd expect at minimum a Greek Assyrtiko, a Côtes du Rhône, or a Vermentino. Instead, this list could be at any Applebee's in a 50-mile radius.
Glass pour availability isn't confirmed from the available data, so we can't tell you what's actually pourable at the table versus bottle-only. With only eight labels on the entire list, the by-the-glass program — whatever shape it takes — doesn't have much to work with.
The Bottom Line
Floga is putting real effort into its food concept, but the wine list is an afterthought — eight crowd-pleasing bottles with no pricing transparency, no regional character, and nothing that earns the 'upscale' label. Order a cocktail, or ask if they have a corkage policy and bring your own bottle worth drinking.
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Solid Range
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Solid Range
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