Rooftop Crowd-Pleaser With Occasional Flashes of Taste
· Atlanta · Gastropub / Rooftop · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 26, 2026
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Wingman Metrics
The wine list at Nine Mile Station is comfortable and unchallenging — exactly what you'd expect from a rooftop gastropub that knows its audience. Rombauer and Santa Margherita aren't here by accident; this list was built for a crowd that wants something recognizable with their sunset views. That's not a dig, it's just the deal.
Twenty-two labels across the board, and nearly every one is a brand you've seen at a grocery store or a chain steakhouse. The Orin Swift duo — 8 Years in the Desert and Advice from John — are the lone signs that someone on staff has tasted wine outside a distributor's top-seller sheet. Bubbles get actual attention here, with Lamarca Prosecco, a Gerard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Brut Rosé, and the genuinely interesting Babylonstoren Sparkling Chenin Blanc rounding out a stronger sparkling section than the still wines deserve. The red side leans heavily on California — Cross Barn, Scattered Peaks, Rombauer adjacents — with a Banfi Chianti Riserva and a Catena Malbec doing bare minimum duty for the Old World.
Here's the unusual move: every single bottle on the list is also available by the glass, which is either generous or a sign that nothing needs protecting once opened. Prices run $9 to $19 a glass, which is reasonable for Atlanta's rooftop scene. Rotation doesn't appear to be a thing — this list reads like it hasn't changed since the opening weekend.
Gerard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Brut Rosé — $13
Crémant de Limoux is Champagne's quietly excellent southern cousin, and Bertrand does it right. At $13 a glass on a rooftop, you're getting real bubbles with actual complexity — not Prosecco sweetness, not Champagne prices. This is the move.
Babylonstoren Sparkling Chenin Blanc
A South African sparkling Chenin Blanc on a rooftop gastropub list in Atlanta is genuinely surprising. Babylonstoren is a serious estate and Chenin Blanc in bubble form is electric and food-friendly. Most people will walk right past it for the Lamarca. Don't be most people.
Rombauer Chardonnay
Rombauer is a fine wine, but it's also one of the most marked-up crowd-pleasers in the American restaurant system. You're paying a premium here for a label, not an experience. The Far Niente Post & Beam Chardonnay next to it is the smarter Chardonnay pick on this list.
Chateau Miraval Rosé + Rooftop cheese board
Miraval is reliable Provence rosé — dry, mineral, slightly herbal — and it does exactly what you need it to do alongside a cheese spread on a warm Atlanta evening. Nothing revolutionary, but nothing wrong either.
The Bottom Line
Nine Mile Station isn't a destination for wine nerds, but it's a perfectly decent place to drink something cold and recognizable while the Atlanta skyline does the heavy lifting. Come for the view, drink the Crémant, ignore the Rombauer.
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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