Cold Beer First, Wine Firmly Second
Downtown Atlanta · Atlanta · Sports Bar / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 29, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Stats Brewpub’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 Stats feels like it was assembled by someone who Googled 'wines people recognize' and called it a day. Fifteen labels, most of them national brand staples you've seen at every airport TGI Fridays from here to LAX. It's not offensive — it's just not trying very hard.
The list leans heavily on crowd-pleasing commercial producers: Santa Margherita, Sonoma Cutrer, Belle Glos, Justin — all recognizable, all safe, all priced at a premium for what they are. There's a brief nod toward Europe with DaVinci Chianti and Berceo Tempranillo, but don't mistake that for ambition. The ZD Chardonnay is the one label here that suggests someone on the purchasing side at least looked past the top shelf at Total Wine. Geographic diversity is thin — it's mostly California with a few token imports filling out the card.
Ten of the fifteen labels pour by the glass, which is a decent ratio for a sports bar. Prices run $12–$16 a glass, and at those rates you're paying restaurant markup on wines that retail for $12–$18 a bottle at home. Elouan Pinot Noir and Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc round out a glass list that's functional but uninspiring — good enough for a pregame, not worth lingering over.
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc — $12/glass
At the low end of the glass price range, Whitehaven is a consistently solid New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with real cut and citrus brightness. It's a known quantity that delivers, and at $12 it's the most defensible pour on this list.
Berceo Tempranillo
Most people here are reaching for the Justin Cab or the Belle Glos without a second thought. The Berceo Tempranillo is the one wine on this list that actually has some character — earthy, a little rustic, genuinely interesting next to anything with char on it. It'll get ignored all night, which is a shame.
Belle Glos Balade Pinot Noir
Belle Glos retails around $25–$30, and by the time Stats marks it up, you're paying sports bar prices for a wine that's big, overripe, and built more for Instagram than your glass. There are better ways to spend that money on this list — or just order a craft beer and lean into where you actually are.
Fleur de Mer Rosé + Buffalo Wings
Hear us out. Fleur de Mer is a dry Provençal-style rosé with enough acid and freshness to cut through the fat and heat of a plate of wings. It's the kind of pairing nobody at a sports bar is making, which is exactly why you should.
The Bottom Line
Stats is a brewpub — drink the beer. But if you need a glass of wine while watching the game, the Whitehaven or the rosé will get you through the night without embarrassing anyone. Just don't come here expecting the wine list to be the point.
Midtown · Atlanta · New American/Southern
5Church Midtown is a reliable wine stop for Midtown Atlanta — not adventurous, but not embarrassing. The Champagne selection punches above its weight for a restaurant program, and the 17-glass lineup gives you plenty to work with. Markups trend steep across the board, so stay smart with the bottle selections and you'll drink well enough. Send a friend here for bubbles before a concert; send a serious wine drinker somewhere else for dinner.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Midtown · Atlanta · Spanish/Latin
AltaToro isn't here to impress wine nerds, but it's not ignoring them either. The Iberian focus is real, the glass count is generous, and the pricing is honest enough that you won't feel taxed for drinking well. Send a friend here who wants wine that actually fits the food — just don't send them expecting a deep cellar.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Italian
Six wines at an Italian restaurant helmed by a celebrity chef is not a wine program — it's a placeholder. The markups lean steep (Collet at $100/bottle is a tough sell), there's zero Italian red depth, and the list hasn't been built to match the cuisine. Come for the food if Scott Conant's cooking earns your visit, but manage your wine expectations accordingly.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Concourse T · Atlanta · Wine Bar
Vino Volo earns its Wild Card badge not by being a great wine bar in the abstract, but by being a genuinely decent one inside one of the world's busiest airports. Markup will be airport markup — accept that going in — but the international reach on the list and the half-price Tuesday glass program show more care than the setting demands. If you're killing time at Concourse T and you care even a little about what's in your glass, this is where you should be sitting.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Atlanta · Atlanta · French/European
F & B earns its keep as a reliable by-the-glass destination — 46 pours by the glass is a legitimately useful feature, and there are smart picks buried in a list that otherwise feels like it was curated for people who only want to order what they already know. Markups run steep, especially at the top end, and the French restaurant identity isn't really reflected in the wine list. If you're eating here, go for the Chablis or the Scharffenberger, skip the Bordeaux splurge, and enjoy the flexibility.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
East Atlanta Village · Atlanta · Italian wine bar
Sagra is doing something genuinely rare for Atlanta: running a deep, focused, low-intervention wine list with fair pricing in a neighborhood that doesn't usually ask for it. We don't have dish details to close the loop on food pairings, but the wine program alone is worth the trip. Send your adventurous friends here — and tell them to ask about the col fondo.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Yuma · Sports Bar / American
This is not a wine destination — it's a sports bar that offers wine the same way a gas station offers sushi. Order a beer, enjoy your wings, and revisit this question somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Elliot Road · Tempe · Sports Bar / American
Vine Tavern is a sports bar first and a wine destination never — the seven-bottle list exists as a checkbox, not a commitment. Order a beer, order a cocktail, or bring your wine expectations somewhere else entirely.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
East Idaho Falls / Hitt Road · Idaho Falls · Sports Bar / American
Buffalo Wild Wings Idaho Falls is a perfectly fine place to watch a game and eat wings — just don't let the wine list anywhere near your evening. Order a beer, order a cocktail, order a second order of wings. The wine program is an afterthought and it shows in every bottle markup and unbranded house pour.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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