Bold Reds, Big Pours, Familiar Faces
· Atlanta · Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 29, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Polaris’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The Polaris wine list opens with a clear mission: give people wines they already know and love, in a setting that feels elevated. It's heavy on recognizable California producers and crowd-favorite blends — comforting if you're not looking to explore, limiting if you are.
Forty-nine labels sounds substantial until you notice how much real estate goes to the same handful of California-centric styles: Cabernet, Zinfandel blends, and Pinot Noir from names like Caymus, Orin Swift, Belle Glos, and Duckhorn. There's some welcome breadth with Shatter Grenache from the Roussillon and Catena Malbec from Mendoza, and Theopolis Vineyards Petite Sirah adds a Black-owned producer worth highlighting. But if you're hunting for Old World depth, Burgundy, Rhône, or anything with real terroir complexity, this list sends you home empty-handed. The list is organized around vibe categories — Playful Reds, Earthy Reds, Heavy Reds — which is approachable, but also signals that discovery isn't really the point here.
With 30 by-the-glass options, Polaris is genuinely generous on the pour program — that's a real commitment and covers most of the red-focused list well. Prices run $14 to $20 a glass, which is fair for a fine dining room in Atlanta. The Shatter Grenache at $16/glass and the Chelsea Goldschmidt Merlot at $15/glass are the most interesting pours if you want something off the beaten path.
The Bottom Line
Polaris plays it safe and charges fine dining prices to do it — the Caymus at $250 is the headline, but the broader markups tell the same story. If you want a generous glass program with names you trust and don't feel like gambling on an unfamiliar bottle, this works. But if you're hoping the wine list matches the ambition of the room, you'll leave a little underwhelmed.
49 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Daremore by Alexis George, Cabernet, Pasa Robles, CA | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Playful Reds
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Intercept, Pinot Noir, Paso Robles Ca | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Playful Reds
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Belle Glos, Pinot Noir, Sonoma County | Bottle $105
Playful Reds
$105.00 / bottle
Le Fete* Rouge, Provence France | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Playful Reds
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
lbest, red blend, western cape, south africa | Glass $20 | Bottle $75
Playful Reds
$20.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
Chaos Theory, Red Blend, Napa Ca | $95
Playful Reds
$95.00 / bottle
Alexis George, Cabernet, Paso Robles Ca | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Earthy Reds
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
Chelsea Goldschmidt, Merlot, Alexander Valley Ca | Glass $15 | Bottle $60
Earthy Reds
$15.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Shatter, Grenache, Maury France | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Earthy Reds
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Catena, Malbec, Mendoza Argentina | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Earthy Reds
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Orin Swift Abstract, Red Blend, St Helena, Ca | Bottle $105
Earthy Reds
$105.00 / bottle
Duckhorn 2020 Merlot, Napa Valley | Bottle $75
Earthy Reds
$75.00 / bottle
Obsidian, Cabernet, Red Hill, Ca | Bottle $78
Heavy Reds
$78.00 / bottle
Cain nv 13, bordeaux blend, napa valley | Bottle $95
Heavy Reds
$95.00 / bottle
Orin Swift 8 Years in The Desert 2020, Zinfandel Blend, St Helena Ca | Bottle $110
Heavy Reds
$110.00 / bottle
Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Yorkville, CA | Bottle $105
Heavy Reds
$105.00 / bottle
Brown Estate Zinfandel | Bottle $105
Heavy Reds
$105.00 / bottle
Caymus, Cabernet, Napa Valley | Bottle $250
Heavy Reds
$250.00 / bottle
Lion Tamer, Cabernet, Napa Valley | $120
Heavy Reds
$120.00 / bottle
House of Brown, Lodi, CA | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Rose
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
Le Fete* Rouge, Provence France | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Rose
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Minuty Prestige, provence, france | Bottle $75
Rose
$75.00 / bottle
Neveran Brut Vintage Cava, Penedes, Spain | Glass $15 | Bottle $60
Sparkling
$15.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Clara Vie brut rose cremant de limoux | Glass $15 | Bottle $60
Sparkling
$15.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Poggio Costa Prosecco Brut, Veneto, Italy | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Sparkling
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
Q10, Crémant de Loire Brut, Loire Valley, France | Glass $20 | Bottle $75
Sparkling
$20.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
Q10, Crémant de Loire Rose, Loire Valley, France | Glass $20 | Bottle $75
Sparkling
$20.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
Veuve Clicquot Brut | Bottle $130
Sparkling
$130.00 / bottle
Cheurlin, Rosé, Aube, France | Bottle $120
Sparkling
$120.00 / bottle
Maison noir opp, pinot gris, willamette valley, oregon | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
IBest, White Blend, Western Cape, South Africa | Glass $16 | Bottle $75
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
Umberto Fiore, Moscato d'Asti, Friuli, Italy | Glass $14 | Bottle $55
Light Whites
$14.00 / glass · $55.00 / bottle
Bodega Garzón, Albariño, Uruguay | Glass $14 | Bottle $55
Light Whites
$14.00 / glass · $55.00 / bottle
Schloss Vollrads, Riesling Kabinett, Rheingau, Germany | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Lagar d Cervera, Albariño, Galicia, Spain | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
McBride Sisters, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Cloudy Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, NZ | Glass $20 | Bottle $75
Light Whites
$20.00 / glass · $75.00 / bottle
Vicus, Irpinia Falanghina, Campania, Italy | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
House of Brown, Chardonnay, Lodi, CA | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Light Whites
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Leth, Gruner Veltliner, Wagram Austria | Glass $14 | Bottle $56
Richer Whites
$14.00 / glass · $56.00 / bottle
Bodega Trivento, white malbec reserved, mendoza argentina | Glass $15 | Bottle $65
Richer Whites
$15.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Yorkville, CA | Bottle $105
Richer Whites
$105.00 / bottle
Le Fete, Cuvee Blanc, Cotes de Provence | Glass $16 | Bottle $60
Richer Whites
$16.00 / glass · $60.00 / bottle
Grosses Pierres, Sancerre, Loire Valley | Bottle $90
Richer Whites
$90.00 / bottle
Michael Lavelle, Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg | Glass $16 | Bottle $70
Richer Whites
$16.00 / glass · $70.00 / bottle
Intercept, Pinot Noir, Paso Robles Ca | Glass $16 | Bottle $65
Richer Whites
$16.00 / glass · $65.00 / bottle
Poseidon chardonnay, Red Hill Ca | Bottle $75
Richer Whites
$75.00 / bottle
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· Atlanta · New American/Southern
Roshambo isn't trying to be a wine destination, but it's putting in real effort — fair markups, a deep by-the-glass program, and a few genuinely interesting bottles mixed in with the crowd-pleasers. If you're eating here, skip the Moët, pour the Keplinger, and thank whoever curated the whites. A solid, trustworthy list that earns a return visit.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Atlanta · Atlanta · New American/Southern
Glenn's Kitchen is a hotel bar wine list doing exactly what hotel bar wine lists do — keeping guests comfortable and margins healthy. The Luigi Pira Nebbiolo is a genuine bright spot worth seeking out, but this isn't a destination for wine. If you're staying at The Glenn or grabbing dinner nearby, you won't suffer — just go in with expectations set accordingly.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Midtown · Atlanta · Fine Dining
Prime on Peachtree has a wine list that's doing the bare minimum dressed up in fine-dining clothes. The markups are steep, the variety is thin once you strip out the duplicates, and the red wine section barely exists. If you're here for a special occasion, the Cave de Lugny is your honest move; everything else on the list is priced for the room, not for you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckhead · Atlanta · Italian
Antica Posta earns a Wild Card for doing one thing with genuine conviction: assembling a Brunello di Montalcino selection that most Atlanta restaurants wouldn't attempt. It's not a balanced list, pricing data is opaque, and if you're looking for Barolo, Champagne, or anything outside Tuscany, you'll be reaching. But if you want to drink serious Sangiovese — Poggio di Sotto, Fuligni, Marroneto — in a room that clearly cares about it, this is the place to do it.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · French/European
Café Lapin keeps it simple and mostly gets it right — a compact, French-leaning list with fair prices and a few genuinely smart picks tucked in. We'd send a friend here for wine without hesitation, especially if they're willing to venture past the California Chardonnays and into what this list actually does well.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Spanish/Latin
Blackjack Bar Tapas runs one of the smallest wine lists we've come across in Atlanta, but it's hard to fully roast it — the four picks are genuinely considered. The markups are a little stiff across the board, and if you're hoping for a Spanish red to wash down your tapas, you're out of luck. But if you want a glass of zero-dosage Cava or an Oregon Pinot Gris at a bar that clearly has a point of view, this list delivers more than it has any right to.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Roswell · Fine Dining
The Gaslight is a reliable neighborhood wine program in a fine dining wrapper — fair prices, solid by-the-glass breadth, and a few quiet bright spots if you know where to look. It won't win any awards for discovery, but you're not going to get burned either. Order the Riesling, ask about the Cremant, and enjoy your evening.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Roswell · Fine Dining
Truth Be Told has built a tight, smart by-the-glass program that most restaurants in this zip code wouldn't dare attempt — two Sancerres, a Lagrein, and Aix Rosé at honest prices is not an accident. We don't know enough about the service or the food to give this a full endorsement, but if you're in Roswell and you want a real glass of wine without a bottle commitment, this list deserves your attention.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckhead · Atlanta · Fine Dining
5Church Buckhead is a fine place to pop Champagne on someone else's card, but don't come here expecting a wine list that challenges or excites you. The markups are real, the selections are safe, and the by-the-glass program shows no signs of evolution — but it's executed competently enough that you won't be disappointed, just unsurprised. If you're celebrating, the sparkling section delivers. For everything else, order strategically.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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