We’ve been consistently loving the big, luscious red wines from Marietta Cellars for a while now. We went through a Zinfandel phase a couple of years ago, which is how we discovered them and since then we’ve had a chance to drink at least a few bottles of every year’s release of the ‘Lot’ batches and it’s always one of our favorites.

Though the different ‘Lots’ are always very good wines, the #47 is exceptional we think: wonderfully rich and a little fruit-forward with fabulous, silky mouthfeel. It’s definitely a great buy at around $13. This is the wine we drink when we’re feeling a teensy bit fancier than our regular $7 a bottle favorites can support. Continue reading →