400 Italian Labels and Four Decades of Proof
Buckhead · Atlanta · Italian Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed February 10, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed La Grotta’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
La Grotta stocks over 400 labels with an Italian focus that goes well beyond Chianti and Pinot Grigio. The list digs into Piedmont with serious Barolo and Barbaresco depth, covers Tuscany with Super Tuscans and Brunello, and ventures into southern Italian regions that most Atlanta restaurants ignore entirely. If you want to drink Italian wine with Italian food in Atlanta, there is La Grotta and there is everywhere else.
Open since the early 1980s, La Grotta is Atlanta's Italian fine dining anchor. The Buckhead location has the kind of old-world warmth that cannot be manufactured. Handmade pasta, veal, and seafood preparations that have been refined over four decades. The service staff has been here long enough to know which wines age well in this cellar and which are drinking perfectly right now.
Skip the familiar and ask the staff to guide you into the southern Italian section. Sicily, Campania, and Puglia produce wines that pair brilliantly with La Grotta's menu and cost significantly less than the Piedmont selections. The by-the-glass options rotate and often feature wines the buyer is excited about, which is always a good sign.
The Bottom Line
La Grotta is the deepest Italian wine program in Atlanta. 400+ labels, four decades of expertise, and a staff that knows every corner of the list. If Italian wine is your thing, this is mandatory.
Brookhaven · Atlanta · New American/Southern
Roc South is a genuinely fun restaurant — the food sounds great and the vibe is undeniable — but the wine program doesn't give us enough to work with or get excited about. Until there's a verifiable list with real producers and fair pricing, let the bartender guide your evening instead.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · New American/Southern
Park 82 has a wine list in the same way a gas station has a wine selection — technically present, practically limiting. If you're a Pinot Noir devotee who doesn't mind paying restaurant markup for bottles you've seen at Kroger, you'll survive. Everyone else should probably lead with cocktails and ask what's on tap.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Asian
Tabla's wine list punches above its weight for an Asian restaurant in Atlanta. The white-heavy, aromatic-focused selection makes genuine sense with the food, pricing at the entry level is fair, and the BTG depth is real. We'd send a friend here for wine without hesitation — just order the Grüner first.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Other
MCK isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's a bar and restaurant with a list built for toasting and crowd comfort. The sparkling program punches above the list's weight, the by-the-glass selection is generous, and the markups on still wines are steep but not outrageous. Send a friend here if they want Champagne and something easy to sip; send them somewhere else if they're chasing a wine experience.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Gastropub/Tavern
Blue Moon Brewery & Grill is a beer bar first, second, and third — the wine list exists so your friend who doesn't drink beer doesn't feel stranded. If that's the situation, the Cava at $9 or the Elouan Rosé at $10 are perfectly fine. But if wine is the reason you're going out, go somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Thai
Pink Lotus has built a wine list that takes its cues from the food — acid-forward, bubbles-heavy, and genuinely curious — which is more than most Thai spots in town bother to do. Markups are fair, the by-the-glass selection is wide, and there are real finds here if you look past the Dom Pérignon showpiece bottles at the top. If you're eating Thai in Atlanta and you want something interesting in your glass, this list deserves your attention.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Santa Ana · Santa Ana · Italian Fine Dining
An Italian fine dining room with an Enoteca in its name serving five all-California wines and one glass pour is a contradiction we can't talk our way around. Skip the wine, order a Negroni, and hope the food earns the room's ambitions.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Shreveport · Italian Fine Dining
Chianti Restaurant is almost certainly the right call for a dressed-up dinner in Shreveport, but we can't give the wine list a real endorsement without more to work with. Come for the lamb chops and veal; approach the wine list with open eyes and a willingness to ask questions.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
North Boca Raton · Boca Raton · Italian Fine Dining
Novello is the best Italian wine list in Boca Raton you're likely to find, and the BTG program alone is worth the trip. Just go in knowing the markups reflect the zip code, not a bargain hunter's paradise.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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