Wine Wednesday Makes Everything Better
Midtown · Atlanta · American Tavern · Visit Website ↗
Updated April 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · March 16, 2026
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The wine list at Marlow's Tavern lands with more ambition than the 'neighborhood tavern' label suggests — 38-plus bottles spanning California, Willamette Valley, Provence, and even a Champagne option gives you room to actually browse. It reads like someone gave a damn when building it, even if the final result skews heavily toward approachable crowd-pleasers. There's a dedicated 'Sommelier Select' tier, which at least signals that someone on staff has opinions.
California dominates, as expected, but the list earns points for reaching into Oregon, Washington, Germany, Spain, and Argentina without feeling like a geography lesson. The Sommelier Select picks — Decoy Cab, Belle Glos Balade Pinot, J. Lohr Hilltop Cab — are well-known labels rather than discoveries, but they're reliably good and appropriately positioned at the top of the price range. The Perrier-Jouët Brut at $79 is essentially the only Champagne option and functions more as a celebration bottle than a serious sparkling program. Gaps show up in the natural wine and old-world bistro categories — if you're hunting for a Beaujolais or a Chenin Blanc, you're out of luck.
Thirty-seven wines by the glass is a genuinely impressive number — nearly the entire bottle list is available by the pour, which means you can graze across regions without committing to a full bottle. Glass prices run $8.50 to $18, with the sweet spot sitting around $12–$14 for everyday pours. The $8 happy hour glass from 5 to 6:30pm Monday through Friday is a legitimate deal worth knowing about.
Evolution Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley '22) — $14/gl, $56/btl
On a normal night, $56 for Evolution is a standard restaurant markup. On a Wednesday, that bottle drops to $28 — which is roughly retail — and suddenly you're drinking a solid Willamette Pinot for what you'd pay at Trader Joe's. Even at full price, the $14 glass pour is one of the more interesting options on the list.
Belle Glos Balade Pinot Noir (Santa Rita Hills '22)
Most people at Marlow's are ordering the Decoy Cab without a second glance, which means this Santa Rita Hills Pinot from Belle Glos gets overlooked. It's a more interesting wine — brighter, more structured, with the kind of cool-climate character that actually holds up to the richer dishes on the menu. At $18 a glass it's the top of the BTG tier, but it earns the price.
La Crema Chardonnay (Monterey '23)
La Crema Monterey retails for around $22, and Marlow's charges $50 for the bottle — a 127% markup that's hard to justify for a wine you can find at any grocery store. On Wine Wednesday it becomes reasonable, but at full price this one's a pass unless you just love paying restaurant rates for supermarket staples.
Rabble Rosé (Paso Robles '22) + Shrimp & Crab Nacho Plate
The Rabble Rosé is dry, fruit-forward, and has enough body to hold up to the richness of crab without fighting the spice and acidity in the nacho plate. It's the kind of wine that makes a snacky, shareable dish feel like an actual wine moment — and at $12.50 a glass, you're not overthinking it.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesday — half off all bottles every Wednesday, all day. Also $8/glass happy hour 5–6:30pm.
The Bottom Line
Marlow's Tavern isn't a destination wine bar, but it's a genuinely solid place to drink well with dinner — especially if you land on a Wednesday when the entire bottle list goes half price. The markups sting at full retail, but the staff knows the list and the by-the-glass depth is rare for a spot at this price point.
· Atlanta · Modern Latin
Botanico isn't trying to out-depth the wine bars — it's building a short, intentional list that mirrors its Modern Latin identity, and mostly it works. The by-the-glass availability is excellent, the producers are genuinely interesting, and the Vale de Bomfim and Monte Xanic chenin blanc alone are worth the detour. Markups keep this from being a steal, but if you're here for the food and want a wine that actually makes sense with it, you won't be left stranded.
Small but Thoughtful
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Set & Forget
Acceptable
Buckhead · Atlanta · Italian
Cucina Baci earns its place as a reliable neighborhood Italian — the kind of spot where the wine list won't blow your mind but it won't embarrass you either. If you're going for the pizza, the pasta, and the warm room energy, order something Italian and red and let the evening do the work. We'd want a full look at the list before calling it anything more than that.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · New American / Tasting Menu
Choose your courses, then choose your glasses. Bacchanalia's posted pairings give you concrete options: Carl Loewen Riesling at $24 with crab, or Ca' La Bionda Ripasso at $27 with duck. Ask which suggestions match tonight's menu before committing to the wine bill.
Midtown · Atlanta · Southern European
Start with the $14 Vostinic-Klasnic Ikons if you want to explore beyond familiar grapes, or the $16 chilled La Galoche Gamay if that's your lane. Lyla Lila's posted glass list makes trying something different a one-glass decision, not a whole-bottle commitment.
· Atlanta · New American
Siren has a wine list that punches above its weight in a few key areas — particularly the by-the-glass whites and the Champagne bottle program — but the markup structure means you're spending real money to access it. If you're the kind of diner who wants to order Furmint on a Tuesday night in Atlanta, this is one of the few places that makes that possible, and that alone earns it a spot on the shortlist.
Solid Range
Steep
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· Atlanta · Regional Italian
Make Monday your bottle night at Indaco: half off bottles priced up to $100, then $50 off above that. Ask for the current bottle list before choosing; the discount has a ceiling, even if your wine budget doesn't.
· Frederick · American Tavern
The Urbana Lodge isn't trying to be a wine destination and it knows it — but the pricing is honest, the by-the-glass selection is genuinely broad, and the Boordy Riesling alone earns it a second look. Bring someone who wants a glass of something familiar and won't complain about the lack of a Côtes du Rhône.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Worcester · American Tavern
The Duck isn't a wine destination, but it's doing more with its Italian regional focus than most taverns in Worcester County bother to attempt. Come for the half roasted duck and let the list surprise you — just don't show up expecting a deep cellar.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Uptown/Hyatt Pinon Pointe · Sedona · American Tavern
Spoke & Wheel is a perfectly decent tavern to grab a drink after a hike, but the wine list is strictly functional — low effort, low excitement, low stakes. If wine matters to your evening, Sedona has better options.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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