Six Bottles, Zero Apologies, All Hits
· Atlanta · Taiwanese / Asian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 26, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Lucky Star’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Six bottles. That's it. At most restaurants, a list this short would be a red flag — here it reads more like a mission statement. Someone made actual decisions, and every pick feels intentional rather than phoned-in.
The list skips right past the usual Napa Cab and Sonoma Chard and lands in a far more interesting neighborhood: a Vadin-Plateau 1er Cru Extra Brut from Champagne, a Mâcon-Villages from Henri Perrusset, a Brand Dry Riesling from 2022, and a Pere Mata Brut Nature Cava to anchor the bubbles. The Paris Wine Co Les Athlètes 2023 signals they're paying attention to what's happening in natural-leaning French wine, and a 100% Albariño Sparkling Rosé rounds things out with a legitimately left-field pick. There's a clear tilt toward acid-driven, food-friendly whites and bubbles — which makes a lot of sense against Taiwanese flavors. What you won't find: anything tannic, oaky, or red, which is either a gap or a feature depending on how you eat.
Five of the six bottles pour by the glass, which is generous for a tight list. Prices run $13–$17 a pour, keeping things accessible. The range covers sparkling, still white, and natural-leaning options — more variety than most places with twice the bottle count.
Henri Perrusset Mâcon-Villages 2023 — $14
Perrusset is a legitimate Burgundy producer making clean, mineral Chardonnay in the Mâcon. At $14 a glass you're drinking actual Burgundy, not a California approximation of it — that's a genuine win.
Sparkling Rosé 100% Albarino
A sparkling Albariño rosé is a genuinely strange and wonderful thing — bright, saline, effervescent, and built for acidic, umami-rich food. Most people will walk right past it and order the Cava. Don't.
Vadin-Plateau 1er Cru Extra Brut Cuvée Renaissance
It's the one bottle-only option at $140, and while Vadin-Plateau is a solid grower Champagne house, dropping $140 on a bottle at a casual Taiwanese spot when the glass pours are this good doesn't math out. Save the splurge for a dedicated Champagne bar.
Brand Dry Riesling 2022 + Taiwanese Fried Chicken
Riesling and fried food is a cliché because it's true — the acidity cuts through the fat, the slight residual fruit echoes any sweetness in the brine, and the wine doesn't get steamrolled by bold seasoning. Brand is from the Mosel, so expect precision, not flabbiness.
The Bottom Line
Lucky Star proves you don't need a long wine list to have a good one — just a clear point of view and the restraint to stick to it. If you eat here and skip the wine, you're doing it wrong.
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Hobnob is a neighborhood tavern that happens to have wine on the menu, not a restaurant with a wine program. If beer or cocktails are your thing, you're in good hands. But if wine matters to you tonight, this list will let you down — nine reds with no pricing transparency and no range to speak of. Order a bourbon.
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Vinings · Atlanta · Contemporary American
So has a wine list built to please a suburban dinner crowd without ruffling any feathers, and it largely succeeds at that narrow goal. The markup is real — most bottles sit at 3–4x retail — but the by-the-glass breadth gives you options to keep the tab reasonable. If you're a wine-first diner, this isn't your destination; if you're here for the scene and the food, you'll find something perfectly fine to drink.
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· Atlanta · Italian
Tavola Trattoria's wine program is five bottles deep and priced without apology — $101 for a Saracco Moscato is the kind of markup that makes you consider ordering water and going wine shopping after dinner. The list has no still wines at all, which is a strange call for an Italian restaurant. Order a cocktail or ask if they have a corkage policy, because this wine list isn't doing you any favors.
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· Atlanta · Italian
La Tavola is an Italian restaurant with a five-bottle wine list that stops at sparkling and rosé — no reds, no whites, no depth whatsoever. The pricing on what's there is difficult to justify. Unless you came specifically for Lambrusco or Franciacorta, you're better off calling ahead to ask about corkage.
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Midtown · Atlanta · Wine bar and bottle shop
Mac's Beer & Wine Midtown is a bottle shop doing more than it advertises — 142 labels, fair pricing, and enough range to reward some shelf-browsing time. It's not a wine bar destination in the traditional sense, but if you're looking for a specific producer or want to take something interesting home without a markup that makes you wince, this is the play. We'd send a friend here to shop, not necessarily to sit.
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Fair
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Willing but Green
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Downtown Atlanta · Atlanta · Cocktail and Wine Bar
Lumen Bar is a beautiful place to have a drink, and if cocktails are your thing, you're in better hands than if you're leaning on the wine list. The atmosphere delivers; the wine program, based on what we can piece together, doesn't earn the same score. If wine matters to you, there are better spots within walking distance of Peachtree Street.
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