The Palm Atlanta
Steakhouse Hiding a Natural Wine Secret
Unknown · Atlanta · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 6, 2026
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First Impression
Six bottles. That's the whole list. At a steakhouse chain known for its jumbo lobsters and celebrity caricatures on the walls, you'd expect a wall of Napa Cabs and a token Chardonnay — instead, you get Puzelat-Bonhomme Loire and a Ruth Lewandowski skin-contact wine from Utah. We did a double take too.
Selection Deep Dive
Whoever curated this tiny list clearly has opinions, and they're good ones. You've got the Lucien Crochet Sancerre for your white drinkers, the Clos du Gravillas Minervois for something earthy and southern French, and the Ferrando Canavese Rosso for Nebbiolo lovers who don't want to drop $100 on Barolo. The Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape anchors the list with some gravitas. The gap? Almost no breadth for guests who want something in between crowd-pleasing and adventurous — if you don't vibe with natural or low-intervention, you may feel stranded.
By the Glass
One option by the glass. One. At $23 a pour, whatever they're pouring better be worth your while — and with a list this focused, it probably is — but a single BTG option at a full-service steakhouse is borderline indefensible. If you're not buying a bottle tonight, you're basically making a blind bet.
Ferrando 'Canavese Rosso' 2013 — $44
Ferrando is a legendary producer in Piedmont and their Canavese Rosso — a Nebbiolo-Barbera blend — typically trades well above this price point at retail. Getting it at $44 a bottle at a restaurant is legitimately rare. Order it.
Puzelat Bonhomme Loire 2014
Thierry Puzelat is one of the founding figures of the natural wine movement in the Loire, and most guests at a steakhouse will walk right past this without a second glance. That's a mistake. It's weird, alive, and nothing like the polished Sauvignon Blancs this crowd usually reaches for.
Lucien Crochet 'Le ChĂŞne' Sancerre 2013
Lucien Crochet makes great Sancerre, but 'Le ChĂŞne' is their top-tier single-vineyard bottling, and a 2013 at a steakhouse raises serious questions about storage conditions and how long this bottle has been sitting. At $90 you're taking a real gamble on a wine that needed proper cellar care to still be singing.
Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2011 + Prime NY Strip
Bois de Boursan makes a structured, Grenache-forward Châteauneuf that has the weight and dark fruit to go toe-to-toe with a well-marbled strip steak without getting lost in the fat. It's the move on this list if you're eating red meat.
🎲 The Bottom Line
We'd never send someone to The Palm specifically for the wine list — six bottles and one glass pour isn't a program, it's a mood board. But whoever chose these six bottles deserves credit, because they're all genuinely interesting picks that punch well above the chain steakhouse average.
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