French Brasserie Soul With Surprising Vinous Ambition
· Atlanta · French/European · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed November 5, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Zephyr Southern Brasserie’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Twenty-one labels isn't a wine list that tries to be everything — and Zephyr knows it. What catches us off guard is how deliberate the curation feels: sparkling wines get real estate from Prosecco all the way up to Telmont and Franciacorta, and the whites lean into texture and terroir rather than grocery-store safe bets. For a brasserie in Atlanta, this list has opinions.
The sparkling section alone tells you something interesting is happening here — Jeio Prosecco sits next to Guido Berlucchi Franciacorta Extra Brut '61 and Champagne Devaux, which is a range that most restaurants don't bother with. Whites show genuine range: Weingut Gessinger Mosel Riesling, Zenato Lugana, Massican Pinot Grigio, Domaine Serge Laporte Sancerre, and Sandhi Chardonnay is a confident, globe-trotting lineup that skews toward producers with actual reputations. The Vice Pickleball Orange of Viognier is the wild-card entry that signals someone behind this list is paying attention to what's happening in wine right now. Reds are the thinner section — just five bottles — with Lingua Franca Avni Pinot Noir and Domaine Damien Martin Bourgogne holding down the prestige end, while Neyers Zinfandel and Post & Beam Cabernet cover the American side.
No glass pour program details are available from our source, so we can't confirm what's available by the glass or at what price. Given the list's compact size, it's likely a rotating selection of four to six options — but we won't guess at specifics. Ask your server what's open.
The Bottom Line
Zephyr's wine list is punching above its weight class for a 21-bottle program — the sparkling selection is genuinely impressive, and the white wine choices show a curator who's done their homework. No pricing data means we can't vouch for value, and the red wine depth is thin, but if you let the list guide you toward something like the Massican Pinot Grigio or the Telmont Champagne, you're in good hands. Worth a look if you're in Atlanta and want something more intentional than the standard brasserie pour.
21 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
JEIO BRUT PROSECCO | Veneto, IT
Sparkling
BORGOLUCE PROSECCO DI VALDOBBIADENE SUPERIORE BRUT | Veneto, IT
Sparkling
GUIDO BERLUCCHI FRANCIACORTA EXTRA BRUT '61 | Lombardia, IT
Sparkling
GERARD BERTRAND CREMANT DE LIMOUX BRUT ROSE, 2021 | Languedoc, FR
Sparkling
CHAMPAGNE DEVAUX BRUT GRANDE RESERVE | Champagne, FR
Sparkling
TELMONT RESERVE BRUT | Champagne, FR
Sparkling
PEYRASSOL 'LA CROIX DES TEMPLIERS' ROSÉ, 2024 | Provence, FR
Rosé / Skin Contact
THE VICE 'PICKLEBALL' ORANGE OF VIOGNIER | Napa Valley, CA
Rosé / Skin Contact
WEINGUT GESSINGER MOSEL RIESLING, 2022 | Germany
White
ZENATO LUGANA, 2024 | Veneto, IT
White
MASSICAN PINOT GRIGIO, 2024 | California
White
DOMAINE SERGE LAPORTE SANCERRE, 2024 | Loire, FR
White
BOUCHARD PERE & FILS BOURGOGNE BLANC, 202 | Burgundy, FR
White
SANDHI CHARDONNAY, 2024 | Central Coast
White
LAURENT PERRACHON BEAUJOLAIS, 2023 | Beaujolais-Villages, FR
Red
LINGUA FRANCA 'AVNI' PINOT NOIR | Willamette, OR
Red
DOMAINE DAMIEN MARTIN BOURGOGNE, 2023 | Burgundy, FR
Red
CHATEAU PEYBONHOMME-LES-TOURS BORDEAUX, 2021 | Bordeaux, FR
Red
NEYERS VINEYARDS ZINFANDEL, 2021 | California
Red
POST & BEAM, BY FAR NIENTE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 2022 | Napa Valley, CA
Red
DAMILANO BAROLO, 2021 | Piemonte, IT
Red
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Amalfi's wine list is functional, Italy-adjacent, and markedly overpriced relative to what's in the glass — that $51 floor on bottles is doing a lot of heavy lifting for producers that retail well below that. The 29 by-the-glass options are genuinely useful for a group with mixed tastes, and a few smart picks (the Brancaia Tre, the Ferrari Brut) keep this from being a total write-off. Send a friend here for dinner without hesitation, but tell them to order the Brancaia and skip the Pinot Grigio upcharge.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Beso Buckhead is a wine list that punches a little above its size, mostly because whoever built it had the sense to include the Txakoli and lean toward lesser-known producers alongside the crowd pleasers. Markups in the Champagne section are hard to defend, but the by-the-glass program is wide enough that you can drink well without getting gouged. If you're here for a fun glass of something unexpected, the Txakoli is your move.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Spaceman is unambiguously a cocktail bar with a wine list stapled on — and the wine list reflects that priority honestly, if not flatteringly. Markups are steep across the board, the selection is unadventurous, and there's no evidence of anyone on staff who loses sleep over the Riesling selection. Come for the view and the Spaceman Old Fashioned; if you're ordering wine, stick to the Whitehaven and enjoy the skyline.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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