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Decatur · Atlanta · Spanish / Tapas · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 18, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Iberian Pig’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The Iberian Pig hands you a wine list where every single bottle is also available by the glass — all 19 of them. That's either a bold move or a logistical nightmare, and honestly, at a Spanish tapas spot in Decatur, it feels like the former. The range runs from spirit-free ODDBIRD to a Villadoria Nebbiolo, which tells you this list has a personality.
For a 19-label program, there's genuine range here: Italian stalwarts like Felsina Ber Sangiovese and Fratelli Grasso Barbera d'Alba sit next to the Spanish-leaning Más Así lineup covering Alvarinho, Garnacha, and Tempranillo. The Más Así house range feels like a workhorse with range — three different grapes, consistent producer. There's a gap in actual Spanish reds beyond the Más Así Tempranillo, which is a little odd for a restaurant called The Iberian Pig, but the Italian bench is deeper than expected. The inclusion of ODDBIRD Blanc de Blancs as a spirit-free option shows someone was paying attention.
The by-the-glass program is the entire list, which is genuinely rare and genuinely useful — you can try the Andrea Felici Verdicchio at the same price point as the Cora Pinot Grigio and actually make a comparison. Glass pours run $11–$18, which is reasonable for Atlanta in 2024. No visible rotating program, but when everything is already pourable, you don't need one.
Más Así Alvarinho 2024 — $13
Alvarinho at a tapas spot is exactly right — bright, saline, high-acid — and at this price point it's doing more work than the Prosecco options at a similar tier. Good bones for a list anchor.
Andrea Felici Verdicchio
Verdicchio gets ignored in favor of Pinot Grigio by most restaurant guests, which is a mistake. Felici is a serious Marche producer making structured, mineral-driven whites that outperform their price tag. Most tables will order past it. Don't be most tables.
Cora Pinot Grigio 2024
There's nothing wrong with Cora, but when you have Verdicchio and Alvarinho on the same list at similar prices, ordering the Pinot Grigio is just defaulting to the safe choice. The list is trying to show you something better.
Villadoria Bricco Magno Nebbiolo 2023 + Jamón Ibérico
Nebbiolo's high tannin and bright acidity cut through the fat and salt in cured Ibérico in a way that softer reds simply can't. It's a classic European pairing logic — big, structured red with salty, fatty charcuterie — and it works here.
The Bottom Line
The Iberian Pig's wine list is punching above its weight for a tapas spot with fewer than 20 labels — smart producer picks, all available by the glass, and fair pricing that doesn't make you do sad math. Send a friend here if they actually want to drink well with their patatas bravas.
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Acceptable
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Basic Stemmed
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Acceptable
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