Irish Pub Vibes, Grocery Store Wine Decisions
Downtown · Atlanta · Gastropub/Tavern · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed November 7, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Meehan's Public House Downtown’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Meehan's Downtown is exactly what you'd expect from a pub that built its reputation on Guinness and whiskey — an afterthought. Twenty-one labels covering the greatest hits of grocery-store-adjacent California producers, with just enough options to keep the wine drinker in your group from staging a walkout.
The list leans almost entirely on California, with a couple of New Zealand and Italian ringers to break up the monotony. You've got 19 Crimes doing double duty (House Cab and a Red Blend), Canyon Road Pinot Noir pulling its usual budget-tier shift, and Cigar Box Malbec offering the lone nod to South America. The upper tier of the list brings in Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2024 and Matanzas Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2023, which are legitimately solid producers, but they feel like accidental overachievers in this crowd. There are no Old World bottles, no skin-contact wines, no sparkling beyond a Prince De Richemont Brut, and zero ambition to surprise you.
Eleven by-the-glass options running $9 to $16 gives you something to work with, at least. The range spans the full list pretty well — you can get into the Benton Lane Pinot or the Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay by the glass, which is the right call given the bottle markups. What you won't find is any rotation, discovery, or sign that anyone's thought about this program recently.
The Bottom Line
Meehan's Downtown is a perfectly good pub that happens to sell wine as a courtesy to the people who wander in with wine drinkers. The markups are steep on anything above the entry tier, the list hasn't taken a risk in its life, and there's no evidence anyone on staff is going to steer you toward a better pour. If you're here, drink the beer — but if you need a glass of wine, the Carmel Road Cab or Matanzas Creek Sauv Blanc will get you through dinner without regret.
21 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
House Cabernet (19 Crimes)
Red
House Merlot (Avia)
Red
19 Crimes Red Blend
Red
Pinot Noir (Canyon Road)
Red
Cigar Box Malbec
Red
House Chardonnay (Rodney Strong)
White
Seaglass Pinot Grigio
White
Santa Marina Pinot Grigio
White
Mutua Sauvignon Blanc
White
La Crema Chardonnay
White
Benton Lane Pinot Noir, OR 2024 $15.00 / $60.00
Red Wine
$15.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Bonanza 'The Vinekeeper' Cab Sauvignon, CA 2025 $15.00 / $60.00
Red Wine
$15.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Carmel Road Cab Sauvignon, CA, 2023 $9.00 / $36.00
Red Wine
$9.00 / glass · $36.00 / bottle
Conundrum Red Blend, CA, 2023 $13.00 / $52.00
Red Wine
$13.00 / glass · $52.00 / bottle
The Walking Fool Red Blend, CA, 2022 $16.00 / $64.00
Red Wine
$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio, Friuli, Italy, 2023 $10.00 / $38.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$10.00 / glass · $38.00 / bottle
Matanzas Creek, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County, CA, 2023 $12.00 / $46.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$12.00 / glass · $46.00 / bottle
Matua, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2024 $9.00 / $36.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$9.00 / glass · $36.00 / bottle
Mer Soleil Reserve, Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA, 2023 $12.00 / $48.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$12.00 / glass · $48.00 / bottle
Prince De Richemont, Brut Sparkling Wine, France $9.00 / $34.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$9.00 / glass · $34.00 / bottle
Santa Marina, Prosecco, Italy, 2025 $9.00 / $36.00
White & Sparkling Wine
$9.00 / glass · $36.00 / bottle
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Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
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Rotating Cast
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Crowd Pleasers
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MIA
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Acceptable
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