Yellowtail Country, Population: This Wine List
· Lawrenceville · Asian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 29, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Kirin House Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Thirteen wines on the list sounds like a number someone landed on and never revisited. One glance confirms the suspicion: this is a grocery store aisle transplanted onto a laminated menu, and it hasn't changed since.
Yellowtail holds down three slots — Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet — all at $26 a bottle, which is roughly double what you'd pay at Total Wine. Kendall Jackson fills out the 'prestige' tier with its Chardonnay, Cabernet, and Merlot, topping out at $45 a bottle for wines that retail around $14. Cavit Pinot Grigio and Beringer White Zinfandel round things out, confirming that nobody with wine authority had a hand in building this list. The one genuinely curious entry is the Kikkoman Plum Wine — yes, the soy sauce people — which at least has some thematic logic on a Japanese steakhouse menu.
Every single bottle on the list is available by the glass, which sounds generous until you realize the list is 13 wines deep and anchored by Yellowtail at $7.95 a pour. There's no rotation, no seasonal effort, and no sense that the by-the-glass program was designed with the food in mind.
The Bottom Line
Kirin House is a hibachi spot that happens to sell wine, not a restaurant that thinks about wine. The markups are aggressive, the selection is mass-market, and there's no sign anyone on staff was asked to care. Order a Japanese beer or a cocktail — you'll be better off.
13 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet - House Wine (Yellowtail) - Glass 7.95 / Bottle 26
House Wine (Yellowtail)
$7.95 / glass · $26.00 / bottle
Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet - House Wine (Yellowtail) - Glass 7.95 / Bottle 26
House Wine (Yellowtail)
$7.95 / glass · $26.00 / bottle
Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet - House Wine (Yellowtail) - Glass 7.95 / Bottle 26
House Wine (Yellowtail)
$7.95 / glass · $26.00 / bottle
Riesling (Peter meter) - Glass 7.95 / Bottle 27
House Wine (Yellowtail)
$7.95 / glass · $27.00 / bottle
Chardonnay – Kendall Jackson - Glass 12.50 / Bottle 43
White Wine
$12.50 / glass · $43.00 / bottle
Pinot Grigio - Cavit - Glass 8.99 / Bottle 34
White Wine
$8.99 / glass · $34.00 / bottle
White Zinfandel Beriger - Glass 8.99 / Bottle 34
White Wine
$8.99 / glass · $34.00 / bottle
Moscato - Glass 9.50 / Bottle 38
White Wine
$9.50 / glass · $38.00 / bottle
Cabernet Kendall Jackson - Glass 13.50 / Bottle 45
Red Wine
$13.50 / glass · $45.00 / bottle
Merlot – Kendall Jackson - Glass 13.50 / Bottle 45
Red Wine
$13.50 / glass · $45.00 / bottle
Pinot Noir – 667 Noble Vines - Glass 10.99 / Bottle 38
Red Wine
$10.99 / glass · $38.00 / bottle
Plum Wine - Kikkoman - Glass 10.99 / Bottle 38
Red Wine
$10.99 / glass · $38.00 / bottle
Sweet Red - Glass 8.99
Red Wine
$8.99 / glass
West Midtown · Atlanta · Asian
Eight Sushi Lounge is a Wild Card for a reason: the ambition is real, even if the execution is uneven. The whites punch above their weight for this format, the Etna Bianco is a genuine find, and fifteen glass pours gives you room to explore without committing to a bottle. But the markup is steep across the board, the red selection is thin below the splurge tier, and dropping $450–$490 on Opus One in a sushi lounge is a leap of faith we wouldn't personally take. Come for the glass pours, leave the black card in your wallet.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Roswell · Asian
Zest isn't trying to win any wine awards, and that's fine — the list is priced reasonably, pours freely by the glass, and covers the white-wine territory that makes the most sense with the food. If you're looking for a natural wine deep-dive or anything beyond California standards, you're at the wrong spot. But for a breezy Canton Street dinner, Kung Fu Girl Riesling in hand, you'll leave happy.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
South Beach · Miami · Asian
Lucky Cat Miami is currently closed according to its official website, which describes a seasonal pause. Bookings are unavailable, so do not plan a wine visit on the basis of this page's earlier recommendations. Check the restaurant's own notice for any reopening update.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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