Wine

Bocelli Prosecco (Italy)

Long before Andrea Bocelli was famous for music his family had been known for making wine. For over 130 years they have made classic red wines in Tuscany. Wanting to produce a sparkling wine, they partnered with friends in the Veneto to get the very best grapes for a prosecco. A delightful wine that is a staple of everyday Italian celebration. This sparkling wine has subtle flower and fruit aromas that are light and playful. Unlike many Champagnes, it is not harsh. It tickles the throat with peachy softness and gentle bubbles, flecked with minerality that offers a fresh finish.

$8.50

$34

Poema Brut Rosé Cava (Spain)

Poema carefully observes the Cava DO’s stringent regulations to craft its top-quality, small-production wines using the same traditional method as Champagne. The extremely rare red grape trepat is used to produce Cava Rosado. The grapes are grown in the Conca de Barberà region of Catalonia, whose limestone soils are ideal. Macerated for 16 to 20 hours before fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 15 days. Second fermentation takes place in the bottle.

$7

$28

Voria Bianco (Italy)

A Petillant-Naturel (Pet-Nat) from a Sicilian white grape, Catarratto. This Pet-Nat carries many of the same properties we love in sour beer (freshness, acidity, texture) in a style that breaks down many of wine's high brow doldrums. Easy with food, just as friendly without, a great introduction to the boundless ends of wine.

$9

$24

Novellum Chardonnay (France)

Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage’s vineyard in Roussillon near the Mediterranean is location for this remarkably complex and mineral version of chardonnay. There is no botrytis here so they resort to a small percentage in older French oak – usually less than 20%. The remainder of the wine is aged in tank on the lees of viognier.

$7.50

$30

Empire Estate Riesling (New York)

Empire Estate was created to showcase the incredible winemaking region of the Finger Lakes. The wine is crafted to express the dry style of this dynamic grape. A focused burst of acidity hits the palate, followed by flavors of fresh apricot, lime & grapefruit pith, all leading to a weighty, savory mineral finish.

$9

$36

Swick Wines Chenin Blanc (Washington)

How many wines of substance can Joe Swick produce from Oregon and Washington that have no previous precedent? Chenin blanc from the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge, a wine that rests on skins for 7 days during fermentation that maintains freshness and a youthful energy. The effect seems to rest in the texture of the wine, coarse and visceral but not out of balance.

$8.50

$34

Davide Vignato Gambellara “El Gian” (Italy)

With vineyards situated among the massive basalt columns in Gambellara, Davide Vignato produces white wine with a unique and recognizable mineral finish. While gambellara and its neighbor soave do share the principal grape variety of garganega, this gambellara displays more intense volcanic minerality, fresher aromas of orange blossom, and more intensity on the palate. By farming organically and working his vines by hand, Davide is able to produce wine that more accurately displays this unique terroir.

$7.50

$30

Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

Saint Clair Family Estate was established by Neal and Judy Ibbotson, viticulture pioneers in Marlborough since 1978. This full, crisp and powerful sauvignon blanc shows intense flavours of grapefruit, passionfruit and blackcurrant, with underlying gooseberry tones. This wine has mouth-watering acidity and an intense minerality balanced by a full yet elegant palate.

$8

$32

CVNE Cune Rosado (Spain)

Hand picked tempranillo grapes are placed in stainless steel tanks and kept at low temperatures to delay the onset of fermentation and develop adequate colour. Then fermented at a controlled temperature of between 16 and 18oC to preserve the aromas and fruits that characterize this wine. Strawberry red in colour, intense with aromas of ripe fruits and candy. Tempranillo’s classic aroma of liquorice appears on the aftertaste.

$6

$24

Milbrandt Rosé (Washington)

Initially apple and potato farmers, Butch and his brother Jerry put down agricultural roots in Eastern Washington long before 1997, the year they planted their first grape vines in the area now designated as the Wahluke Slope AVA. Two decades later and they are farming over ten distinct vineyard sites. A syrah dominant rosé accented by temperanillo has delicate aromas of dried cranberries, pomegranate and savory herbs.

$7

$28

CVNE Cune Ribera del Duero (Spain)

This vineyard in Villalba del Duero, Burgos is 800 meters in altitude with calcareous-clay and sandy loam soils. This 100% tempranillo offers a nose of black fruits softened by floral aromas and punctuated with a touch of minerality from the soil and vanilla coming from its brief stay in the barrel. On the palate it is smoothed with noble tannins providing a long persistent aftertaste.

$7.50

$30

Morgan Cotes du Crow’s (California)

Cotes du Crow’s is a unique blend of the two noble, predominant red varietals of France’s southern Rhône valley: Grenache and Syrah. Adding a bit of Tempranillo gives the wine a little earth and spice to beautifully compliment the Grenache and Syrah. Sourced primarily from the Arroyo Seco and San Lucas appellations of Monterey County. Warmer daytime temperatures are mitigated by ocean breezes and cool nights - fostering acidity and balance. This Rhône-style blend, rich in ruby color is medium bodied with soft tannins offering a mouthful of black fruit and rose-petal.

$7

$28

Sainte Croix Pourboire Nature (France)

Jon and Ellen Brown had travelled the world building a foundation of diverse experience before settling in Languedoc. Their home consists of 32 certified organic acres planted with old vine carignan (over 100 year old vines), syrah, grenache, and mourvèdre that sit on a variety of soils ranging from limestone, to sandy loam and purple/green schist. Pourboire Nature is a wine built on the old vine carignan bottled without any sulfur additions. There is a density and concentration to the wine, yet a freshness and focus.

$8

$32

Manoir de la Tête Rouge Bagatelle (France)

Manoir de la Tête Rouge is the result of the efforts of Guillaume Reynoard in Saumur, among the most recognized regions for exceptional cabernet franc in the world. Bagetelle is meant to be the more fresh, immediate, and accessible of these wines. These styles almost always lend themselves to pairing with cuisine of spice, and/or slamming a bottle at the bar with friends or without.

$8

$32

Domaine Maestracci Corse Calvi Rouge “Clos Reginu” (Corsica)

Great wine is said to be a translation of the place in which it is made, and few wines demonstrate this statement as well as Corsica’s unique island creations. Domaine Maestracci, a family-run estate, sits between mountains and sea on a plateau, constantly ventilated by Mediterranean breezes saturated with whiffs of the local shrubbery, the maquis. This red—a blend of niellucciu, grenache, sciaccarellu, syrah, mourvèdre, and carignan—perfectly captures the area’s magnificent, totally untamed landscape. In the glass you’ll find explosive aromas of wild red fruits, smoke, and the pervasive herbs of the maquis, with a light, stony tannin.

$7.50

$30

Populis Wabi Sabi (California)

Everything about Shaunt and Diego's work speaks to maintaining identity. They built their barrel room in Shaunt's garage with his father, they manage the farming in the vineyards they source from and are solely involved in the cellar. Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese aesthetic principle that celebrates the perfection of imperfection. This blend is an assortment of small lots, ending in a fresh, delicious red blend.

$8

$32