Marlow's Tavern
Wine Wednesday Makes Everything Better
Midtown · Atlanta · American Tavern · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 16, 2026
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First Impression
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.
Selection Deep Dive
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.
By the Glass
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.
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