Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Tignanello, and Krug on a Brookhaven Italian Wine List
Buford Highway Corridor (Brookhaven) · Atlanta · Northern Italian · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed February 16, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Valenza Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Valenza's wine program is organized the Italian way and runs almost entirely Italian. By the glass: Borgo Conventi Pinot Grigio from Friuli ($16), Marchesi di Barolo Gavi ($16), Bramito Umbria Chardonnay ($17), Domaine Serge Laporte Sancerre ($26), Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico Riserva ($19), Il Bruciato Super Tuscan ($21), Caparzo Brunello ($30), and Caymus California Cab ($26). Sparkling starts at Lamberti Prosecco ($13/$52) and climbs to Berlucchi Franciacorta ($88) and Veuve Clicquot ($145). Champagne tops out at Krug Grand Cuvee ($410) and Eric Rodez Blanc de Blancs ($230).
This is where Valenza separates from every other Italian restaurant in metro Atlanta. Barolo: Ca'Rome Ceretta ($215), Marchesi di Barolo Cannubi ($205), Elvio Cogno Ravera ($200). Brunello: Caparzo 2008 ($260), La Fiorita ($160), Castello Banfi ($155), Argiano ($175). Amarone: Bertani ($160), Allegrini ($175), Masi Costasera Riserva ($215). Super Tuscan: Antinori Tignanello ($350), Ornellaia ($445), Sassicaia ($445), Chioccioli AltoRe ($300). French and American reserves round out with Chateau La Lagune Haut-Medoc ($150), Silver Oak Alexander Valley ($200), and DuMOL Pinot Noir ($160). Half-priced bottles on Mondays.
Sassicaia and Ornellaia at $445. Tignanello at $350. Krug Grand Cuvee at $410. Five Barolos. Four Brunellos. Four Amarones. Half-priced bottles on Mondays. Valenza has the deepest Italian cellar on the Buford Highway corridor and one of the deepest in the Southeast. The 4.9 OpenTable rating with over 3,200 reviews and the handmade pastas are almost beside the point. This is an Italian wine destination.
Monday — Half-priced bottles
The Bottom Line
Valenza has Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Tignanello, and Krug on a wine list that reads like a collector's inventory. Half-priced bottles on Mondays make this the best Italian wine value play in Atlanta.
Brookhaven · Atlanta · New American/Southern
Roc South is a genuinely fun restaurant — the food sounds great and the vibe is undeniable — but the wine program doesn't give us enough to work with or get excited about. Until there's a verifiable list with real producers and fair pricing, let the bartender guide your evening instead.
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· Atlanta · New American/Southern
Park 82 has a wine list in the same way a gas station has a wine selection — technically present, practically limiting. If you're a Pinot Noir devotee who doesn't mind paying restaurant markup for bottles you've seen at Kroger, you'll survive. Everyone else should probably lead with cocktails and ask what's on tap.
Grocery Store
Steep
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Asian
Tabla's wine list punches above its weight for an Asian restaurant in Atlanta. The white-heavy, aromatic-focused selection makes genuine sense with the food, pricing at the entry level is fair, and the BTG depth is real. We'd send a friend here for wine without hesitation — just order the Grüner first.
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Fair
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· Atlanta · Other
MCK isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's a bar and restaurant with a list built for toasting and crowd comfort. The sparkling program punches above the list's weight, the by-the-glass selection is generous, and the markups on still wines are steep but not outrageous. Send a friend here if they want Champagne and something easy to sip; send them somewhere else if they're chasing a wine experience.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Gastropub/Tavern
Blue Moon Brewery & Grill is a beer bar first, second, and third — the wine list exists so your friend who doesn't drink beer doesn't feel stranded. If that's the situation, the Cava at $9 or the Elouan Rosé at $10 are perfectly fine. But if wine is the reason you're going out, go somewhere else.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Thai
Pink Lotus has built a wine list that takes its cues from the food — acid-forward, bubbles-heavy, and genuinely curious — which is more than most Thai spots in town bother to do. Markups are fair, the by-the-glass selection is wide, and there are real finds here if you look past the Dom Pérignon showpiece bottles at the top. If you're eating Thai in Atlanta and you want something interesting in your glass, this list deserves your attention.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Dupont Circle · Washington · Northern Italian
A list built around familiar California names, with a Chianti, a Rosso di Montalcino and a Pouilly-Fumé as the pivots away from them. Order the Duckhorn Cabernet with a steak, or the Saget La Perrière Pouilly-Fumé if you want something sharper, and ask the restaurant for prices and availability. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Back Bay · Boston · Northern Italian
Start with the $65 Ceretto white or $70 Borgoluce bubbles. For Barolo in a smaller format, ask about the $95 Paolo Scavino half bottle. These are posted-menu choices checked in September 2026, not an onsite tasting or assessment of service.
Mount Vernon · Baltimore · Northern Italian
Try Lavignone at $14 a glass or compare a $52 bottle if everyone wants the same red. Sotto Sopra makes that budget decision straightforward. Prices come from the posted menu checked in September 2026; availability can change, and this guide doesn't rate service or cellar conditions.
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