Folks at your office gather ‘round the wine cooler to brag about what they sipped with dinner the night before? With its new Nightly Pours program, One Midtown Kitchen can help you impress those Joneses.

“With our Nightly Pours program we pour things that nobody else is pouring,” said John McDaniel, general manager. “We take wines off our reserve list and try to choose things not normally poured by the glass.” Among the four to six options uncorked each night as part of the program are names like Chalk Hill and Far Niente, all available by the half- and full eight-ounce glass as well as by the bottle.

On average, Nightly Pours are priced from $12.50 to $20 per glass — but keep in mind these wines are typically $50 to $80 per bottle.

One Midtown Kitchen buys limited amounts of wine so “there’s constantly fresh new things on the list,” McDaniel said. “We’re perfectly okay with running out of something. The whole idea is that we’ll pour through wine quickly so our list is always fresh and different.”  Veuve Clicquot is an exception, a sparkler that’s a favorite for folks with something to celebrate. (The Ponsardin Brut Champagne is $10 for a half-glass, $20 a glass and $80 per bottle.)

“We print menus every day,” McDaniel said. “The Chef changes his menu every day; the wine list is the same idea with at least one new thing. For example, I’m changing last night’s Oregon Pinot Noir to a Santa Barbara Pinot Noir that’s totally different.”

During warm weather months the Nightly Pour list will typically feature four whites and three reds. Recent offerings included Cade Sauvignon Blanc 2009, a small-production white wine from PlumpJack in Napa Valley, California, which cost $7 for a half-glass, $13 by the glass and $52 per bottle. Robert Sinskey Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 from “Vandal Vineyard” in Napa Valley was $8 a half-glass, $15 by the glass or $60 bottle. Ponzi Tavola Pinot Noir 2009 from Willamette Valley in Oregon, which was made following traditional Burgundian methods was $8 a half-glass, $15 for a glass and $60 a bottle. 

If your palate or wallet isn’t up for the Nightly Pours, “You can still get wines by the glass for $5,” McDaniel said, “but it’s a chance to try something that’s normally not sold by the glass.”

What’s on trend these days? “Riesling is a huge seller on the white side,” said McDaniel. “Pinot Noir is the No. 1 red followed closely by Malbec.”

One Midtown Kitchen is located at 559 Dutch Valley Rd. For more information call 404-892-4111 or visit www.onemidtownkitchen.com.