All Bottles, All Night, All Killer
· Roswell · Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Vin 25’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Twenty-three bottles, every single one available by the glass — that's the whole concept at Vin 25, and honestly, it works. The list is tight and curated, not sprawling, and someone clearly spent real time thinking about what goes on it. This isn't a wine list built by a distributor rep on autopilot.
The list punches well above its weight for 23 labels. You've got Burgundy Chardonnay from Le Clos D'Augustin sitting next to an unoaked Chehalem Inox from Oregon, JL Chave's Mon Coeur Côtes-du-Rhône keeping company with a Jean-Michel Dupré Gamay from Beaujolais — this is a list built by someone with a point of view. The bubbles section earns its keep with Collet Brut Champagne, a Rosé Cava from Mont Marcal, and Scarpetta Prosecco, covering three different price points and styles. The one gap: no serious aged reds, no half-bottles, and the list maxes out at 23 — so if you're in a big group wanting variety, you'll hit the ceiling fast.
The entire list is by the glass, which is either brilliant or terrifying depending on how you look at it. Prices run $12–$22 per glass, which tracks reasonably against the bottle prices. The model rewards adventurous drinkers — you can move from a Weingut Gessinger Riesling to an Envoyé Pinot Noir to a Chateau Tour De Ségur Saint-Émilion all in one sitting without committing to a full bottle of anything.
Chehalem Inox Unoaked Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountains — $48
At $48 a bottle — the cheapest white on the list — you're getting a genuinely interesting, mineral-driven Oregon Chardonnay with zero oak interference. Retail on this sits around $22-25, so the markup is reasonable, and it stands out in a sea of oaked California Chardonnay.
Albaclara Sauvignon Blanc, San Antonio Valley
Chilean Sauvignon Blanc from the San Antonio Valley doesn't get the respect it deserves, and most people at this restaurant will scroll right past it for the Cliff Lede Napa. Their loss. Albaclara is bright and coastal-influenced — think Loire-adjacent without the Loire price — and at $52 it's a serious steal next to the $76 Cliff Lede.
Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
At $76, this is the priciest white on the list, and while Cliff Lede makes a respectable wine, Napa Sauvignon Blanc at this price point rarely justifies the premium over what else is available here. The Les Cailloux Bordeaux Blanc or the Albaclara both deliver more character per dollar.
JL Chave Mon Coeur Syrah/Grenache, Côtes-du-Rhône + Charcuterie Board
JL Chave's Mon Coeur is peppery, savory, and built for exactly this situation — cured meats, soft cheeses, olives. The Grenache adds enough fruit to hold up against saltier components while the Syrah backbone keeps it from going flabby. Classic Rhône-and-charcuterie logic, and at $68 a bottle you're not crying about it.
The Bottom Line
Vin 25 is doing something genuinely smart in Roswell: a tight, well-chosen list where every bottle is open for glass pours at fair prices. It's not deep, but it's honest — and in a suburb where most wine lists read like an airport menu, that counts for a lot.
Alpharetta · Roswell · Steakhouse/Seafood
Ray's at Killer Creek is a reliable steakhouse wine program — not exciting, probably priced to favor the house, but functional and well-matched to the room it's serving. The Tuesday half-price wine night is the real move here: a polished steakhouse atmosphere with a Napa Cab at half the markup is a solid Tuesday in anyone's book. Go for the filet, drink on a Tuesday, and don't expect the list to surprise you.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
· Roswell · Southern/New American
The Southern Porch isn't a destination wine list, but it doesn't pretend to be — and that honesty is worth something. Fair prices, full glass availability, and a room that makes you want to linger are a reasonable trade for a short, crowd-pleasing selection. Send a friend here if they want a glass of something easy with their pimento cheese; send a wine-obsessed friend somewhere else.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Roswell · Southern/New American
The Mill Kitchen & Bar earns its Wild Card badge by doing something genuinely unexpected: running an Enomatic wine system with a structured flight program out of a Southern restaurant in the suburbs. The list is small and the markups are real, but the storage is handled right and the flight concept gives curious drinkers a low-commitment way to explore. If you're in Roswell and want more than a generic house pour, this is worth a detour — just budget accordingly.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Proper
· Roswell · Wine bar/Bottle shop
Cork Haus Roswell is a genuine surprise in the suburban Atlanta wine landscape — a small, focused bottle shop with a buying philosophy that favors interesting over obvious. The natural wine and pét-nat selection alone makes it worth a detour. If you live anywhere near Roswell and you're tired of the same Napa Cab at every restaurant in town, this is your spot.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
· Roswell · Steakhouse
Little Alley Steak has built a genuinely impressive Champagne program — uncommon for a suburban steakhouse — and the depth from Collet up through Cristal gives serious wine drinkers something to work with. The markups are real and the still wine program doesn't match the ambition of the sparkling section, but if you're here to pop bottles with a ribeye, there are worse places to do it. Order the Crémant, save your money, and let someone else pay for the Veuve.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Roswell · Spanish/Wine Bar
Barcelona Wine Bar is doing something genuinely unusual for Roswell: running a 47-bottle all-by-the-glass program with real range, fair markups, and a clear Spanish identity that doesn't calcify into predictability. We don't have visibility into food menu specifics or service consistency, but on the wine list alone, this earns a visit. Come thirsty and order something you've never heard of.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckman · Portland · Wine Bar
A winery list that is easy to order from: 22 wines, all by the glass at 14 to 17, with house bottlings next to imports. Start with the five-pour ENSO Reds flight at $25, then settle on a glass of the Chateauneuf du Stark at 16 or the chilled Valpolicella at 15, and confirm what is open since the menu is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine menu, not service, storage or markups.
Galleria/Uptown · Houston · Wine Bar
A glass-first wine bar sheet with real range: 6 oz pours from $14 to $120, ten themed 2 oz flights, and a note that a 4,000-selection list is also available. Start with the $14 Poggio Costa Prosecco Rosé or the $19 Chateau Musar Hochar, and confirm current pours because the posted list is marked 5/13/2026. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Box Factory · Bend · Wine Bar
The Bend Wine Bar pours one winery's Oregon and Washington wines, and its Fall 2026 menu leans on Black Dog Vineyard Pinot Noir. Order the Pinot Noir 2022 by the glass with the $27 salami and cheese board, or start with the $13 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Confirm what is pouring today, since the menu is labeled Fall 2026; this unrated guide covers the posted wine menu, not service, storage or markups.
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