Italian Depth in Atlanta, Glass by Glass
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Reviewed October 22, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Il Giallo Osteria’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Sixty-four labels at an Italian osteria sounds modest until you see 35 by-the-glass options staring back at you — that's more than half the list available by the pour, which is either extremely generous or a logistical nightmare depending on how busy the night is. The focus is unapologetically Italian, with enough regional breadth to keep things interesting. This is not a list assembled by someone who copy-pasted a distributor sheet.
The backbone here is proudly boot-shaped: Falanghina from Feudi di San Gregorio, Vermentino from Pala in Sardinia, Pecorino from Lunaria in Abruzzo, Gavi di Gavi from La Giustiniana — it's a solid tour of Italy's white regions that goes well beyond Pinot Grigio duty. The reds follow suit with Cannonau di Sardegna from Primo Scuro and a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo alongside more familiar Chianti and a Super Tuscan IGT from Mazzei. Where the list hedges a little is the inclusion of Rombauer Chardonnay and Stags' Leap Chardonnay — crowd-pleasers that feel like they wandered in from a steakhouse menu. The Chablis from Famille Gueguen and the Henri Bourgeois Sancerre do earn their non-Italian spots, at least.
Thirty-five by-the-glass options is genuinely rare and earns a lot of goodwill — it means you can explore a different Italian white every visit for months. The glass price range runs $13 to $24, with most interesting picks landing in the $14–$18 band, which is reasonable for Atlanta. The Spumante section by the glass is a nice touch, covering Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé, Lambrusco Dolce, and even Moscato d'Asti.
The Bottom Line
Il Giallo runs one of the more thoughtful Italian wine programs in Atlanta — 35 by-the-glass options with genuine regional range is rare, and the pricing stays fair across most of the list. If you're willing to skip the comfort picks and lean into the Sardinian whites or the Abruzzo reds, you'll drink very well here. Send a friend who actually likes Italian wine; tell the one who always orders Rombauer to sit down.
64 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
20 Alasia — Moscato d'Asti · Piedmont, Italy · 2023
Spumante (by the glass)
$20.00 / glass
19 Medici Ermete — Lambrusco Dolce · Emilia-Romagna, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the glass)
$19.00 / glass
14 Villa Sandi "Il Fresco" — Prosecco Rosé · Treviso, Veneto, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the glass)
$14.00 / glass
18 Nino Franco "Rustico" — Prosecco Superiore · Veneto, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
112 Barone Fini — Pinot Grigio · Valdadige, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$13.00 / glass
120 Feudi di San Gregorio — Falanghina · Campania, Italy · 2022
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$14.00 / glass
246 Lunaria Civitas — Pecorino · Abruzzo, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$15.00 / glass
110 Pala "Soprasole" — Vermentino · Sardinia, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
114 Livon — Sauvignon Blanc · Friuli, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
127 Pierre Sparr — Riesling · Alsace, France · 2022
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
108 Le Morette — Chiaretto di Bardolino Rosé · Veneto, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
118 La Giustiniana — Gavi di Gavi · Piedmont, Italy · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
150 Stags' Leap — Chardonnay · Napa Valley, California · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$20.00 / glass
160 Famille Gueguen — Chablis · Burgundy, France · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$22.00 / glass
152 Rombauer — Chardonnay · Carneros, California · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$24.00 / glass
119 Henri Bourgeois — Sancerre · Loire Valley, France · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato (by the glass)
$24.00 / glass
500 Monrosso — Chianti · Tuscany, Italy · 2020
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$13.00 / glass
390 Mazzei "Poggio Badiola" — Super Tuscan IGT · Tuscany, Italy · 2020
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$14.00 / glass
620 Primo Scuro — Cannonau · Sardinia, Italy · 2023
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$15.00 / glass
370 Lunaria "Coste di Moro" — Montepulciano d'Abruzzo · Italy · 2020
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
530 Andeluna 1300 — Malbec · Mendoza, Argentina · 2024
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
410 Tramin — Pinot Noir · Alto Adige, Italy · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
630 Ancient Peaks — Merlot · Paso Robles, California · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
320 Napa by Napa — Cabernet Sauvignon · Napa Valley, CA · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$18.00 / glass
400 Benton Lane — Pinot Noir · Willamette Valley, Oregon · 2023
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$20.00 / glass
470 Varvaglione "Papale" — Primitivo di Manduria · Puglia, Italy · 2021
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$22.00 / glass
375 Brancatelli "Valle delle Stelle" — Cabernet Sauvignon Blend · Tuscany · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$24.00 / glass
250 La Vite Lucente — Super Tuscan IGT · Tuscany, Italy · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$24.00 / glass
595 Antiche Terre — Amarone della Valpolicella · Veneto, Italy · 2022
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$25.00 / glass
340 Caparzo — Brunello di Montalcino · Tuscany, Italy · 2019
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$25.00 / glass
300 Damilano Lecinquevigne — Barolo · Piedmont, ITA 2021
Vino Rosso (by the glass)
$15.00 / glass
1100 Recchia La Guardia, Recioto della Valpolicella, Veneto, ITA 2016
Vino Passito (by the glass)
$16.00 / glass
1110 Felsina, Vinsanto del Chianti Classico, Tuscany, ITA 2016
Vino Passito (by the glass)
$17.00 / glass
1140 Taylor Fladgate 10 yr Tawny, Douro, PRT
Vino di Porto (by the glass)
$17.00 / glass
1150 Taylor Fladgate 20 yr Tawny, Douro, PRT
Vino di Porto (by the glass)
$19.00 / glass
20 Alasia — Moscato d'Asti · Piedmont, Italy · 2023
Spumante (by the bottle)
$52.00 / bottle
19 Medici Ermete — Lambrusco Dolce · Emilia-Romagna, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$56.00 / bottle
920 Lini 910 — Lambrusco Riserva · Emilia-Romagna, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$60.00 / bottle
14 Villa Sandi "Il Fresco" — Prosecco Rosé · Treviso, Veneto, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$60.00 / bottle
18 Nino Franco "Rustico" — Prosecco Superiore · Veneto, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$64.00 / bottle
16 Ca'del Bosco — Franciacorta · Lombardy, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$90.00 / bottle
900 Barone Pizzini "Golf 1927" — Franciacorta Blanc de Blancs · Lombardy, Italy · NV
Spumante (by the bottle)
$100.00 / bottle
910 Barone Pizzini — Franciacorta Rosé · Lombardy, Italy · 2019
Spumante (by the bottle)
$110.00 / bottle
1480 Ponson — Brut Premier Cru · Champagne, France · NV
Champagne (by the bottle)
$80.00 / bottle
1490 Ponson — Rosé Premier Cru · Champagne, France · NV
Champagne (by the bottle)
$96.00 / bottle
1510 Dom Pérignon — Brut · Champagne, France · 2000
Champagne (by the bottle)
$150.00 / bottle
1520 Dom Pérignon — Brut · Champagne, France · 1978
Champagne (by the bottle)
$175.00 / bottle
127 Pierre Sparr — Riesling · Alsace, France · NV
Vino Bianco & Rosato - France (by the bottle)
$52.00 / bottle
160 Famille Gueguen — Chablis · Burgundy, France · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - France (by the bottle)
$56.00 / bottle
119 Henri Bourgeois — Sancerre · Loire Valley, France · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - France (by the bottle)
$60.00 / bottle
112 Barone Fini — Pinot Grigio · Valdadige, Italy · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$52.00 / bottle
140 Cantine Colosi — Grillo · Sicily, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$56.00 / bottle
120 Feudi di San Gregorio — Falanghina · Campania, Italy · 2022
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$56.00 / bottle
130 Ceretto "Blangè" — Arneis · Langhe, Piedmont, Italy · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$60.00 / bottle
246 Lunaria Civitas — Pecorino · Abruzzo, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$60.00 / bottle
110 Pala "Soprasole" — Vermentino · Sardinia, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$64.00 / bottle
114 Livon — Sauvignon Blanc · Friuli, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$64.00 / bottle
108 Le Morette — Chiaretto di Bardolino Rosé · Veneto, Italy · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$64.00 / bottle
245 Inama "Foscarino" — Soave · Veneto, Italy · 2022
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$72.00 / bottle
135 Donnafugata "Sul Vulcano" — Etna Bianco · Sicily, Italy · 2021
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$72.00 / bottle
118 La Giustiniana — Gavi di Gavi · Piedmont, Italy · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - Italy (by the bottle)
$72.00 / bottle
150 Stags' Leap — Chardonnay · Napa Valley, California · 2023
Vino Bianco & Rosato - United States (by the bottle)
$125.00 / bottle
152 Rombauer — Chardonnay · Carneros, California · 2024
Vino Bianco & Rosato - United States (by the bottle)
$150.00 / bottle
530 Andeluna 1300 — Malbec · Mendoza, Argentina · 2022
Vino Rosso - Argentina (by the bottle)
$64.00 / bottle
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
AG is a genuinely strange wine program for a steakhouse, and we mean that as a compliment — if you're the kind of person who knows the difference between a Late Harvest and a 5 Puttonyos Aszú, this list will surprise you. Come for the red meat, stay for the fortified wine flight you didn't know you needed.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Peachtree Hills · Atlanta · American / Bar
Taco Mac's wine list exists because legally it has to, not because anyone cared to build it. If you're here for the wings and the game, order a beer — that's what this place does well. The wine program is a Lazy List in every sense: overpriced for what's in the glass, staffed by a rotating crew unlikely to talk you through it, and assembled without a single interesting choice.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · New American
THREE isn't trying to be a wine destination, and the list makes that abundantly clear. If you're here for cocktails or the bar scene, you're probably in the right place — but if wine matters to you even a little, this four-item lineup isn't going to do much for you. Order the House Champagne at $5, accept the situation for what it is, and move on.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Atlanta · Atlanta · Better Burger
Yeah! Burger has no business having a wine list this considered, and that's exactly why it works. An all-organic, all-by-the-glass program priced between $5 and $9 at a fast-casual burger spot is the definition of a wild card. If you're in Atlanta and want a genuinely fun, low-stakes wine experience with zero pretension, this is it.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Atlanta · Atlanta · Vegan Soul Food
Bar Vegan isn't a wine destination — it's a vegan soul food bar with a short, functional list that serves the room. Some markups are hard to justify, and the list won't impress anyone who came in looking for something interesting. But the Black Girl Magic Red Blend and the J. Lohr bottle price show there's a little thought behind the selections. Come for the food and the vibe; the wine is just along for the ride.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Ponce City Market · Atlanta · Mexican
Minero isn't a wine destination — it's a taco and mezcal destination that happens to have a wine list worth a second look. The regional lineup suggests someone with actual taste curated this, which is more than you can say for most fast-casual Mexican spots. If you're here and not drinking mezcal, ask what's cold and crisp from Vinho Verde or Friuli country — your Fried Catfish Taco will thank you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Round Rock · Italian
Sortino's punches above its weight class for a suburban Italian chain — fair markup, a genuine Italian backbone, and seventeen by-the-glass options give you room to drink well without a fight. It's not a destination wine list, but if you're already there for the pasta, you won't be stuck ordering soda.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Round Rock · Italian
Frank & Margie's wine list is doing something quietly ambitious for Round Rock — twelve Italian-leaning glasses anchored by real producers like Oddero, Principiano, and Collosorbo at prices that don't sting. If you're the kind of person who gets excited about Grechetto di Todi on a Tuesday night, yes, absolutely send your friends here.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Round Rock · Italian
Gino's isn't trying to be a wine destination, and it doesn't pretend to be — but the Italian-focused list, fair pricing, and full by-the-glass access make it a genuinely decent place to drink while you eat. Skip the Justin, lean into the Italian reds, and you'll leave happy.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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