2009 Marilyn Monroe Wines Norma Jeane Merlot, Napa

Winery Notes: For several years – before she became Playboy Magazines first nude centerfold as Marilyn Monroe – Norma Jeane Baker was an aspiring Hollywood starlet and pinup model. Several of her swimsuit photos graced calendars in the late 1940s, and one of these has been chosen for the label of Norma Jeane 2009 – A Young Merlot.