Esco Marietta Restaurant and Tapas

Seven wines. That's it. Chardonnay, Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Cabernet, Merlot, and a House Champagne — a list that reads like the shelf at a hotel minibar. For a Spanish and Latin tapas spot, there's not a single Albariño, Tempranillo, Garnacha, or Malbec in sight, which is a missed opportunity of genuinely baffling proportions.

The list covers the six most recognizable varietal names in American dining and stops there — no producers named, no regions specified, no vintages. We don't know if the Cabernet is a California grocery-store staple or something worth caring about, because the restaurant doesn't tell you. A Spanish tapas concept is practically begging for an Iberian or South American wine angle, and this list ignores that completely. With no pricing data available and no producer names attached to any of the seven labels, there's no way to assess value — which is itself a kind of answer.

Glass pour availability isn't confirmed by the source data, so we can't tell you what's being poured by the glass versus bottle. What we can say is that with only seven labels total, the by-the-glass program — whatever it is — doesn't have much to work with. The House Champagne suggests at least one sparkling option exists, but no details are available.