A beer bar that actually gets wine
Little Five Points · Atlanta · Beer Bar / Gastropub · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Porter Beer Bar’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into one of Atlanta's most beloved beer bars expecting 200 taps and a wine list that's basically an afterthought — and then you clock an ancestral pét-nat from Penedès and an orange wine from Chile sitting right there on the menu. The Porter has no business having a wine list this interesting, and yet here we are.
Ten labels is a short list, but whoever curated this thing was paying attention. The geographic spread alone is impressive for a beer bar: Austria, Portugal, Italy, Washington State, Argentina, Chile, and Spain all represented without a single Napa Cab or Sonoma Chard in sight. Division Nouveau Nouveau Gamay from Columbia Valley is the kind of low-intervention pick that signals someone behind the bar has actually been to a wine shop in the last five years. The Vina Echeverria orange wine from Curicó and the Can Sumoi ancestral pét-nat are genuinely adventurous additions that most dedicated wine bars in Atlanta don't bother stocking. The only gap: if you want something big and structured for a red-meat night, the Gota Prunus from Dão and the Kind Stranger Cab are your only moves.
Everything on the bottle list is available by the glass, which means the entire ten-wine program is pourable by the stem — a rare and appreciated approach. Prices land between $10 and $15 a glass, which is honest money for this caliber of wine in Atlanta. Rotation isn't confirmed, but the list reads current enough (2024 and 2025 vintages already on) that someone is clearly refreshing it.
Division Nouveau Nouveau, Gamay, Columbia Valley, Washington 2025 — $12
Division Wine Co. is one of the most exciting low-intervention producers in the Pacific Northwest, and getting their Gamay at beer-bar prices — likely $12–$13 a glass — is the kind of value that makes you order a second pour before finishing the first.
Brunn Grüner Veltliner, Kamptal, Austria 2023
Most Porter regulars are here for the hops, which means this Grüner probably gets overlooked constantly. That's a shame — Kamptal GrüVe at this price is one of the best food-wine values on the planet, and it's quietly sitting here waiting for someone to notice.
Kind Stranger Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla, Washington 2023
It's not a bad wine, but a conventional Walla Walla Cab feels out of place and uninspired compared to everything else on this list. If you want a red with some actual personality, the Division Gamay or the Gota Prunus from Portugal will reward you more.
Vina Echeverria No Es Putiko Orange, Curicó Valley, Chile 2024 + Cheese Board
Orange wines live for funky, salty, umami-forward accompaniments, and a well-assembled cheese board hits all of those notes. The skin-contact texture and oxidative edge on this Chilean orange cuts right through fat and makes the whole thing sing.
The Bottom Line
The Porter is here for the beer, but its wine list quietly outpunches almost every gastropub in the city. If you're dragged here by a beer-obsessed friend, you're going to be just fine.
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Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Smyrna · Atlanta · New American
Muss & Turner's isn't a wine destination, but it's not trying to be — and that honesty is oddly refreshing. If you're in Smyrna on a Tuesday, the reported wine-focused night is reason enough to show up early, grab a seat, and let the shrimp and grits do the heavy lifting while you figure out what's on the list.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
· Atlanta · New American
Soho's wine list is built for people who already know what they like — California reds, recognizable labels, no curveballs. The markup is real (Faust at $132/bottle and Moët at $138 are tough to justify), but the by-the-glass depth gives you flexibility to stay in a reasonable range. If you're here for the food and want a no-drama pour, you'll find it — just don't come expecting discovery.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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St. John's is running a lean, all-by-the-glass program that's more considered than it looks at first glance — a Vouvray, a Barolo, and an aged Languedoc Syrah on a 14-bottle list isn't an accident. The lack of bottle service is a real limitation for a French dinner, but if you're grazing through courses and glasses, the pricing stays honest. Worth a visit if you want something beyond the usual steakhouse pour.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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St. John has the bones of a place worth drinking well at — a thoughtful regional spread, a dining room that takes itself seriously, and a menu built for wine-friendly food. But without confirmed list details or pricing, we can't promise the experience lives up to the setup. Go for the Welsh Rarebit and the mood, and ask your server what they're excited about on the list — that answer alone will tell you what kind of night you're in for.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Bantam + Biddy is a perfectly decent brunch spot that simply has no interest in wine — and that's fine, but you should know going in. If your table is splitting Mimosas and splitting biscuits, great. If you want an actual glass of wine with your eggs, eat somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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