18 Consecutive Wine Spectator Awards Hidden in a Brookhaven Strip Mall
Buford Highway Corridor (Brookhaven) · Atlanta · French-American · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · February 16, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Terra Terroir’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Terra Terroir has earned 18 consecutive Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence, the longest active streak of any restaurant on the Buford Highway corridor. Wine Director Chris Driollet oversees a 220-label list that Wine Spectator spotlighted in a 2020 feature article. The program leads with Burgundian varietals from both France and California, followed by deep selections of American Cabernets and Italian reds built around Chef Charles Zeran's French-American menu. The by-the-glass lineup features numerous Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris options for lighter seafood dishes, and most bottles land under $100.
Driollet hosts 90-minute tastings in a private wine cave for up to eight guests, featuring rare pours and recent discoveries. Winemakers are occasionally invited to lead tastings in the restaurant's garden. The air-conditioned patio is arguably the best in Atlanta, and the warm interior that reviewers describe walk-through-the-door revelation makes this feel more like a Parisian bistro than a strip-mall restaurant in Brookhaven. Open Tuesday through Saturday.
Eighteen consecutive Wine Spectator Awards. A 220-label list curated by a wine director who gets featured in national press. A private wine cave for tastings. Most bottles under $100. All of it hidden in a strip mall on the edge of Buford Highway. Terra Terroir is the wine anchor of the entire corridor and one of the most decorated wine programs in metro Atlanta.
The Bottom Line
Terra Terroir is 18 consecutive Wine Spectator Awards deep with 220 labels, a private wine cave, and a French-American kitchen hidden in a Brookhaven strip mall. The wine anchor of the Buford Highway corridor.
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