Sushi bar with a serious wine habit
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Updated September 2026
Reviewed March 20, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed O-Ku Sushi’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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A 144-label wine list at a sushi restaurant is not something you see every day, and O-Ku leans into it hard. The sheer number of by-the-glass options — 70, which is legitimately wild — signals that someone here actually thought about wine. Whether the execution lives up to the ambition is another question.
The list skews heavily toward whites and bubbles, which makes sense given the menu, and the Pacific Northwest representation is genuinely strong — St. Innocent's Freedom Hill Chardonnay and Benton Lane Pinot Noir showing up on a sushi list is the kind of thing that makes us do a double-take in a good way. There's also a solid Oregon and New Zealand thread running through the whites, with the Drylands Sauvignon Blanc and Argyle Chardonnay earning their spots. The Champagne section has range — from Avissi Prosecco as the entry point all the way to Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2015 at the top — though leaning so hard on Veuve for prestige feels a little hotel-bar. Gaps show up on the red side: the list thins out considerably, and if you're a Nebbiolo or Tempranillo person, you may be eating omakase with a Pinot Noir because that's what's left.
Seventy by-the-glass options is either a stroke of genius or a logistical nightmare, and we suspect it's a little of both. The range covers Prosecco through Rosé Champagne, Albarino, Viognier, and several Chardonnays, which gives you real choices to match your progression through the meal. The risk with a list this big is that wines sit open too long — freshness on those pours is something worth asking about before committing.
Bodega Garzon Albarino 2024 — $10 (glass est.)
Uruguayan Albarino is still flying under the radar for most diners, and Garzon makes a genuinely crisp, saline version that's built for raw fish. If the glass price lands at the low end of their range, this is the move.
St. Innocent Chardonnay 'Freedom Hill' 2020
Freedom Hill is one of the Willamette Valley's benchmark single-vineyard sites, and St. Innocent makes a restrained, Burgundian-leaning Chardonnay from it that most people at a sushi restaurant will walk right past in favor of something more familiar. Don't be that person.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut
Veuve Yellow Label is fine, but at a restaurant markup it's almost certainly sitting north of $100 — a price point where you can do considerably better with the Pierre Moncuit or even a domestic sparkler. You're paying for the orange label, not the wine.
Chateau de Sancerre Sancerre 2023 + Yellowtail Sashimi
Loire Sauvignon Blanc and clean, buttery raw fish is a classic combination for a reason — the minerality and citrus edge in the Sancerre cut through the fat without overwhelming the fish. Chateau de Sancerre is a reliable, well-distributed producer that drinks above its price point.
The Bottom Line
O-Ku is doing more with wine than almost any sushi restaurant in Atlanta, and the Pacific Northwest whites alone are worth your attention. Markups keep it from being a true destination for wine, but as sushi-and-wine combinations go, this one actually tries.
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.
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· 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.
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· 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.
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· 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.
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· 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.
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· 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.
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Downtown / State Street · Santa Barbara · Japanese Sushi
Arigato is a destination for sushi, not wine — but the list is sensibly built around what actually works with raw fish. Order the Kessler-Haak, eat well, and don't overthink it.
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Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Japanese Sushi
Sushi Roku is a great place to eat and a fine place to drink wine, so long as you're not there for the wine. The list is safe, the markups are real, and the energy of the room will distract you from caring too much — which is probably the intent.
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