Neighborhood Comfort With a Decent Pour
Upper Westside · Atlanta · New American/Southern · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 30, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Corner Grille Upper Westside’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at The Corner Grille Upper Westside is short, familiar, and unpretentious — 16 labels that read like a greatest-hits of recognizable grocery-store favorites. There's no pretension here, which is either refreshing or a little deflating depending on what you walked in expecting. It's a list that says 'we serve food and wine' rather than 'we care deeply about wine.'
The list skews red-heavy with California Cabernet and Pinot Noir doing most of the heavy lifting — Three Finger Jack, Twenty Rows, Meiomi, and Benton-Lane cover that ground in familiar fashion. There's a lone Argentinian entry in the Septima Malbec and a Pedroncelli Zinfandel for those who want to wander slightly off the beaten path. The white side is thinner but competent: a Villa Pozzi Pinot Grigio, Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc, two Chardonnays, a Bex Riesling, and — the lone moment of genuine interest — a Michel Thomas Sancerre. Don't come here hunting for natural wine, orange wine, or anything from the Old World beyond a Loire valley outlier; this list was built for crowd comfort, not discovery.
Nearly the entire list is available by the glass, which is genuinely useful — 15 of 16 labels are pourable, ranging from $8 to $14 a glass. That kind of pour-everything approach means you're not stuck buying a bottle when you just want a single glass of something decent. The Mimosa and Peach Bellini round out the sparkling category for brunch-adjacent occasions, though neither is going to impress anyone who came in looking for Champagne.
The Bottom Line
The Corner Grille Upper Westside keeps its wine program simple, accessible, and mostly fairly priced — this is a neighborhood spot that wants to feed you well and keep your glass full, not win any awards for its cellar. If you're here for Southern comfort food and want an easy, no-fuss glass of wine alongside it, the Septima Malbec or Michel Thomas Sancerre will do the job. Skip the Meiomi, order another appetizer, and let the kitchen do the heavy lifting.
16 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Benton-Lane Pinot Noir { 14 } / { 53 }
RED WINES
$14.00 / glass · $53.00 / bottle
Meiomi Pinot Noir { 12 } / { 45 }
RED WINES
$12.00 / glass · $45.00 / bottle
Septima Malbec { 9 } / { 34 }
RED WINES
$9.00 / glass · $34.00 / bottle
Three Finger Jack Cabernet { 11 } / { 41 }
RED WINES
$11.00 / glass · $41.00 / bottle
Twenty Rows Cabernet { 13 } / { 50 }
RED WINES
$13.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
Rabble Red Blend { 10 } / { 37 }
RED WINES
$10.00 / glass · $37.00 / bottle
Pedroncelli Zindfandel { 13 } / { 50 }
RED WINES
$13.00 / glass · $50.00 / bottle
Prati Cabernet { 50 }
RED WINES
$50.00 / bottle
Villa Pozzi Pinot Grigio { 10 } / { 37 }
WHITE WINES
$10.00 / glass · $37.00 / bottle
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc { 12 } / { 45 }
WHITE WINES
$12.00 / glass · $45.00 / bottle
Michel Thomas Sancerre { 14 } / { 53 }
WHITE WINES
$14.00 / glass · $53.00 / bottle
Toad Hollow Chardonnay { 10 } / { 37 }
WHITE WINES
$10.00 / glass · $37.00 / bottle
Singing Tree Chardonnay { 12 } / { 45 }
WHITE WINES
$12.00 / glass · $45.00 / bottle
Bex Riesling { 11 } / { 41 }
WHITE WINES
$11.00 / glass · $41.00 / bottle
Mimosa { 8 } / { 38 }
Specialty Drinks & Sparkling Wines
$8.00 / glass · $38.00 / bottle
Peach Bellini { 9 }
Specialty Drinks & Sparkling Wines
$9.00 / glass
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Crowd Pleasers
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
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Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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