Forty-Six Pours Deep and Still Swinging
· Atlanta · Wine Bar / Bistro · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 22, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Ziba's Bistro & Wine Bar’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Forty-six wines by the glass is not a typo — Ziba's opens with a swing and lands it. The list skews heavily toward whites and sparklers, which feels intentional and confident rather than accidental. This is a place that actually thought about wine, and that alone puts it ahead of half the wine bars in Atlanta.
The white wine game here is genuinely interesting: you've got a Hondarrabi Zuri from the Basque coast, a Verdicchio from Marche, a Pét Nat Chenin Blanc, and an Albarino from Abadia de San Campio all on the same list — that's not a grocery store haul, that's someone doing homework. The bottle range runs from $35.88 up to $259.85, which signals both entry-level accessibility and some ambition at the top end. Reds are present but clearly take a back seat here, and that's fine — own your identity. The gaps are noticeable on the Burgundy and Rhône side, but when you're leading with Picpoul de Pinet and Vinho Verde, you're not really playing that game anyway.
Forty-six by-the-glass options is genuinely staggering — most dedicated wine bars top out at twenty. Glasses run $9.88 to $15, which is refreshingly sane for Atlanta. The breadth means there's almost no excuse to be bored, though a list this long lives and dies by how often it actually rotates and whether staff can navigate it confidently.
False Bay Chenin Blanc — $10.88
South African Chenin Blanc at this price point punches well above its weight — textured, food-friendly, and more interesting than anything else in the $10-11 glass bracket.
Champion Hondarrabi Zuri
Most people walk past anything they can't pronounce, which means this Basque white gets ignored constantly. Don't let that happen to you — it's crisp, saline, and completely unlike the Sauvignon Blancs clogging the rest of the list.
Koha Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc at a wine bar is the path of least resistance — you can get this style anywhere, and there are far more interesting whites on this list for essentially the same money.
Bertrand Picpoul de Pinet + Charcuterie Board
Picpoul's sharp acidity and citrus edge cut right through cured meats and soft cheeses — it's one of those pairings that makes both the food and the wine taste better than they would alone.
The Bottom Line
Ziba's is the kind of wine bar that rewards the curious and gently shames the boring — forty-six glasses in, there's no reason to order something safe. Send your adventurous friends here; they'll thank you.
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