Forty-Six Pours Deep and Still Swinging
· Atlanta · Wine Bar / Bistro · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 22, 2026 · How we review
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.
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.
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· 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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· 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
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Set & Forget
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· 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
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· 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
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Hapeville · Hapeville · Wine Bar / Bistro
Volare earns a Wild Card badge not because it's flashy, but because finding a genuinely wine-forward bistro in Hapeville — a small city living in Hartsfield-Jackson's considerable shadow — is unexpected enough to qualify as a minor discovery. We'd send a friend here for a relaxed weeknight dinner with real food and a thoughtful-enough pour, with the honest caveat that we'd want to see the actual list before making any stronger claims.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Willing but Green
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· Truckee · Wine Bar / Bistro
Petra is the wine list you don't expect to find at 6,000 feet next to a ski lift, and that surprise is worth something real. The grower Champagne depth and Loire white focus suggest someone cared enough to build a list with a spine. If you're anywhere near Northstar, skip the hotel minibar and find this place.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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· Monterey · Wine Bar / Bistro
A Taste of Monterey is exactly what it advertises — a tight, local-first wine list that doubles as a crash course in what the Central Coast can do with white grapes. Pricing is honest, the regional focus is genuine, and the Wrath Falanghina alone is reason enough to pull up a stool. If you're eating along the Monterey waterfront and want something more interesting than a tourist-trap wine list, this is worth the detour.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
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Willing but Green
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