| white wine (glass) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Piemonte | Terroir del Nord Erbaluce di Caluso 2007 | 9.00 | |
| Italy | Valtellina Valley | La Novella White Nebbiolo 2008 | 11.00 | |
| USA | Oregon | A to Z Chardonnay 2007 | 10.00 | |
| USA | Washington | Novelty Hill Semillon 2006 | 11.00 | |
| sparkling wine (glass) | ||||
| Italy | Veneto | Serenissima Prosecco Frizzante NV | Pale straw in color, fruity and faintly aromatic, slightly sparkling and pleasant on the palate. Delightful alone or in mixed apertif. | 9.00 |
| red wine (glass) | ||||
| Italy | Marche | Velenosi Il Brecciarolo Rosso 2006 | 11.00 | |
| Italy | Piedmonte | Cave di Moletto Barbera del Monferrato 2004 | 10.00 | |
| USA | Oregon, Saint Paul | O'Reilly's Pinot Noir 2007 | 11.00 | |
| USA | Washington | Hedges CMS 2007 | 10.00 | |
| white wine (bottle) | ||||
| Italy | Friuli | Jermann Pinot Grigio 2006 | Pure Pinot Gris, a grape particularly at home in northeastern Italy. In typically Jermann style, its character, flavors and aromas appear to shine through in focused intensity. Silvio's magic combines with that of Friulian soil to elicit every Pinot Grigio nuance in a well-balanced elegance. First released in 1974. The 2007 vintage is a 360 degree wine: intense straw yellow with a delicate shade of rose; the bouquet is ample, fruity and intense, with excellent persistence. On the palate, full body and mellow. | 55.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Terroir del Nord Erbaluce di Caluso 2006 | Old Piemontese varietal, crisp and bright with high but excellently balanced acidity. Delicate pale straw color, white fruit and apples on the palate. | 28.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Broglia Gavi di Gavi 2007 | The delicious 2007 Gavi di Gavi from La Meirana possesses lovely balance and inner perfume in its honeyed apricots, flowers, and spices. It is a generous medium-bodied Gavi made in a richly textured, yet crisp style. Pale yellow with green highlights. The perfume is fine and delicate, with some hints of anise and flowers. Dry & elegant with a great finish. | 46.00 |
| Italy | Sardegna | Argiolas Vermentino Costamolino 2008 | Made from 90% Vermentino and 10% of other Sardinian grapes grown in the Costamolino vineyard, at an elevation of 625 feet. Costamolino is straw yellow in color with green highlights and an intense, yet delicate bouquet. Supple aromas of citrus, pineapple, tropical fruits and honey are wonderfully supported by a zesty acidity. Delicate and pleasantly refreshing on the palate. | 29.00 |
| Italy | Trentino | Pravis Stravino di Stravino 2004 | A blend of Chardonnay, Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon, Kerner and Incrocio Manzoni, each variety picked and vinified separately, some in stainless steel some in wood. Some are late harvested, some are dried on racks.Remarkable and quite singular: rich and creamy with riesling minerality, sauvignon green peas freshness and chardonnay buttery creaminess with a hint of oxidation and passito. | 48.00 |
| Italy | Trentino-Alto Adige | Foradori Myrto 2007 | Simply gorgeous wine! A blend of 60% Sauvignon and 40% Incrocio (a local varietal), it is a feminine expression of elegance and strength. Structured, full bodied and lush. | 49.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Isole e Olena Chardonnay 2005 | This Chardonnay is made from four different Burgundy clones that were grafted onto the estates ancient Cannaiolo vines more than 20 years ago. Pale gold in the glass, this wine has an explosively aromatic nose of buttered popcorn and lemon zest. A perfectly dry, crisp and seamless wine. | 60.00 |
| Italy | Valle d'Aosta | Les Cretes Chardonnay “Frissoniere” 2007 | The 2007 Chardonnay Cuvée Frissonniere is a terrific choice for readers seeking an unoaked Chardonnay. The mineral-driven style recalls a great Chablis in its precision and focus. Deceptively medium in body, the wine offers outstanding depth and a resonating finish. | 64.00 |
| Italy | Valtellina Valley | La Novella Chiavennasca 2008 | The '08 is 100% Chiavennasca from vineyards in different subzones of Valtellina (Grumello, Sassella and Inferno). The vineyards are planted at altitudes between 1,200 and 2,400 (350 and 700 meters) feet above see level. White vinification process, with extremely (almost null), skin contact, and made 100% in steel tanks. The wine shows a pale golden color, with light green reflections. The aromatic profile has a bursting floral, apple and tropical fruit notes, with strawberry and herbs undertones. On the palate, the wine offers gooseberry, apple and asian pear. Its residual Co2 makes it lively, and its brilliant acidity levels gives it a lingering, fresh, fruity finish. | 30.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Tedeschi Vigneto Monte Tenda Soave 2007 | We love this un-oaked, clean and crisp; straw colored Soave from a winery that also produces excellent Amarone... You will find citrus and almond notes. | 26.00 |
| USA | Columbia Valley | L'Ecole #41 Chardonnay 2008 | 42.00 | |
| USA | Oregon | Cooper Mountain 20th Anniversary Pinot Gris 2007 | Stainless steel fermentation.Lush fruit flavors: tangerine, grapefruit and mango apple, pear and sometimes peaches fill the palate and are balanced with elegant minerals. | 27.00 |
| USA | Oregon | Adelsheim Auxerrois 2007 | 38.00 | |
| USA | Washington | Novelty Hill Semillon 2006 | 32.00 | |
| USA | Willamette Valley | A to Z Chardonnay 2006 | 29.00 | |
| USA | Yakima Valley | O'Reilly Riesling 2007 | 19.00 | |
| USA | Yakima Valley | Chinook Chardonnay 2007 | 36.00 | |
| sparkling wine (bottle) | ||||
| France | Epernay | Louis Barthelemy NV Brut “Amethyste” | Louis Barthélémy is glorious Champagne from a superb family grower in the Grand Cru Village of Epernay. Made from top-quality, old-vine grapes, patiently bottle-aged for extra richness. Rich and elegant, but light, with a creamy texture, toasty notes and fine, long-lasting bubbles with a lovely citrus and apple nose… | 85.00 |
| Italy | Lombardia | Monte Rossa Franciacorta Cabochon Brut NV 2001 | 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Nero. Wonderful yellow in color with gold reflections that give it a regal appeal. Soft, full and very persistent, the resulting taste is a very complex one with hints of tobacco and spices. | 100.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | La Montecchia Fior d'Arancia | The name Fior d'Arancio comes from a gentle hint of citrus fruit, orange and lemon, the hallmark of this yellow Moscato, which is typical of the volcanic soil in the Euganean Hills.Made out of 100% orange-yellow moscato grapes, this lovely Spumante is pale yellow with nuances of green in color, the perlage fine and velvety and the taste sweet, harmonic and persistent. The wine is an excellent accompaniment to fruit tarts and biscuits after meals. | 37.00 |
| rose wine (bottle) | ||||
| Italy | Umbria | Coppo Brachetto d'Aqui Passione 2006 | Bright cherry red in color, this Brachetto has a lively, zingy tease of bubbles, with fresh aromas of raspberries and strawberries. Brachetto d'Acqui can commence a great evening as an aperitif, or even better, it is one of the most romantic pairings with chocolate at the end of the meal. | 57.00 |
| red wine (bottle) | ||||
| Italy | Abruzzi | Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2005 | Superbly structured wine, what a pleasure to drink, intense aromas of dark cherry. | 50.00 |
| Italy | Friuli | Vistorta Brandolini d'Adda Merlot 2002 | Elegance and great structure. Complex with rich fruit, cherry and black cherry, with woodsy undertones, this is unfiltered wine. | 48.00 |
| Italy | Lombardia | Plozza Nebbiolo 2003 | Violet, strawberry and cherry fruit notes, structured with light to medium tannins. | 38.00 |
| Italy | Lombardia | Cantina di Casteggio Il Longobardo 2003 | Intense red and black berry, chocolate and tobacco; concentrated and warm. It comes from Oltrepe Pavese in Lombardia and is made out of an intriguing mix of Barbera,Pino Nero,Croatina and Cabernet Sauvignon. | 44.00 |
| Italy | Lombardia | Plozza Ca Sfurzat 2002 | 100% Nebbiolo, grainy, red color with a delicate brownish reflection, scents of raisin compote, clove and pepper bread. Robust tannins with a beautiful flavorsome structure. | 60.00 |
| Italy | Marche | Velenosi Rosso Piceno Il Brecciarolo 2006 | Ercole Velenosi is an award winning winery, founded in 1984 in the Marche by two young men trying to break into the wine business. 'Il Brecciarolo' means small pebble and refers to the soil of the appellation. This red strikes a lovely balance between earth and fruit, with soft tart cherry fruit and a lingering spicy finish. | 35.00 |
| Italy | Molise | Di Majo Norante Contado Aglianico 2003 | Deep ruby color and full aromas of black fruit, raspberry and pepper. Full bodied with lots of fruit, fresh acidity and refined tannins. | 32.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Cave do Moletto Barbera di Monforte 2004 | A value wine with good structure. Stainless steel fermentation.Medium bodied and fruity with intense ruby in color with purple reflections. | 25.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Claudio Alario Dolcetto di Diano Costa Fiore 2005 | Blackberries and minerality, young dolcetto, with refined tannins and an articulated finish. | 32.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Giacomo Borgogno Barbera 2007 | 100% estate fruit from the vineyards located in Barolo, 6 months in wood. Intense ruby red color. Persistent vinous fragrance in the nose almost ethereal, Dry, bitter-ish flavor, full body. Ideal with savory dishes, such as pork and sharp cheeses. | 33.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Domenico Clerico Dolcetto Visandi 2005 | This is rustic, burly Dolcetto with perceptible tannins, mouth watering acidity and a whiff of minerality. Ink-dark, almost black, with a clear garnet edge. Marked scent of blueberries backed by blackberries and plums. | 35.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Poderi Ruggeri Barbera 2006 | Deep color, rich, ample and warm textured wine fills the palate with wonderful sensations of fruit | 42.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | La Spinetta Ca di Pian Barbera 2005 | A Barbera coming from younger vines with fermentation in oak (part new, part once used French oak) then transferred in steel, kept for 6 months and then aged for 12 in bottle! Ruby red with purple reflections, intense, with scents reminding of red cherry, blueberry and cassis. Fresh and fruity, with nice acidity and good balance. | 44.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Prunotto Nebbiolo Ochetti 2005 | Blackberry and dark chocolate on the nose.Medium bodied with soft tannins and a fruity, delicious aftertaste. Refined and subtle red wine. | 55.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Castello di Verduno Barbaresco 2001 | Raspberries and violets on the nose, full bodied and succulent. The tannins have a fine grain and the finish is persistent. Elegant, traditional Barbaresco. | 58.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Proprieta Sperino Uvaggio 2004 | Perfect balance and elegance. You will find plums, smoke and red fruit. A wine from a very refined winemaker: Paolo dei Marchi. | 60.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Marchesi Alfieri Monferrato Pino Nero di San Germano 2005 | Pinot Noir from Piemonte? A profound 100% Pinot Noir with dense fruit concentration and long aging potential. It’s unique character is derived from a blend of young and old pre-phyloxera vines of more than 170 years. Limited to 350 cases, it is aged in new French Oak barrels for 15 months followed by 12 months in the bottle. It takes one vine to produce one bottle. | 75.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Paitin Sori Paitin Barbaresco 2003 | The 2003 Barbaresco Sori Paitin is intense and powerful in its expression of dark fruit, spices, earthiness and tar. Good pure but subdued aromas of dark cherry, strawberry, licorice, flowers and minerals. | 78.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Moccagatta Barbaresco Basarin 2003 | The 2003 Barbaresco Bric Balin is a powerhouse. Medium ruby in color, it is packed with sensations of tar, smoke, sweet toasted oak, licorice and dark ripe fruit on a big, full-bodied frame. | 84.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Cortese Barbareso Rabaja 2003 | Of a color loaded with grenadine and a nose in which rumors of red, rich fruit blend with violet, licorice and cocoa. In the mouth it expresses complexity, fine tannins and a powerful structure, that gives an impressive persistence to this large wine. | 104.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Parusso Barolo Bussia 2004 | This is a superb example of Parusso's philosophy; he describes this as his feminine grand cru... Supple, broad and rich, with classically dry but thoroughly ripe red fruit, truffle and earth flavors and a silkier, more layered texture than the Mosconi. Full bodied without being heavy. | 104.00 |
| Italy | Piemonte | Cogno Barolo Ravera 2004 | Ravera is a vineyard that typically yields wines with a firm tannic spine, yet this Barolo has plenty of fruit to provide an engaging counterpoint.Cherries and plums when first poured, with aeration gaining an earthy complexity.The Ravera Barolo is aged for one year in oak (40 percent new) followed by a second year in cask. | 144.00 |
| Italy | Puglia | Le Corte Negroamaro 2005 | Made from 100% Negroamaro from the province of Puglia was mentored by Australian winemaker Chris Ringland. Negroamaro - literally, 'bitter black' - is a wine with rich and opaque red in color with a scarlet purple rim. It exhibits aromas of dark berry fruit with rich, sweet and spicy back notes. Full bodied with lots of fruit, fresh acidity and refined tannins. | 33.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Selvapiana Chianti Ruffina 2007 | The Rufina sub-region of Chianti is higher and cooler than the rest of the zone, this wine is made mostly out of Sangiovese grapes, with a little Canaiolo. The palate is broad and well structured with fresh acidity and grainy tannins. Dark fruits, cherries and hints of wild strawberry with ripe, rich fruits on the finish. | 35.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Villa Caffaggio Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 | The 2004 Chianti Classico Riserva reveals violets, licorice and sweet dark fruit in a deeply expressive, weighty interpretation of Sangiovese, showing excellent length as well as freshness. | 48.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Il Molino di Grace Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 | Wild berries, cinnamon and clove this is a mouth-filling wine, dense ruby red with a long finish. | 48.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Tenuta Collosorbo Rosso di Montalcino 2006 | Characterized by its seductive aromatics and layered fruit, the 2006 Rosso di Montalcino is a soft, caressing style of Rosso that presents the feminine side of Sangiovese in its sweet, ripe red fruit, tobacco, spices and toasted oak. The tannins are firm, yet well-integrated and the wine offers compelling overall balance. Simply, put, this an outstanding Rosso! | 48.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2005 | The 2005 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (mostly Prugnolo Gentile with some Canaiolo and Mammolino) presents a richer, riper expression of black cherries, licorice and smoke, in a linear, understated style, with notable purity and outstanding balance. | 52.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Tenuta di Ghizzano Veneroso 2003 | Medium-deep saturated ruby. Blackberry, dark chocolate and coffee along with vanilla and pepper and an elegant mineral quality. A lush texture, impressive volume and fine tannins. | 57.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Cantina di Bertori Ombroso Sangiovese di Romagna 2004 | Red deep ruby, olfactory rich and complex with notes of cherry, sea bream of forest, violet, vanilla, spices, cocoa, licorice, with the fruit in evolution. The mouth feel accompanies a structure of sapidity, with rich tannins. | 60.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Isole e Olena Syrah 2003 | Full-bodied and luscious. Notes of jammy dark fruit, earthiness and spices emerge from the glass in a unique expression that is as much about Tuscan terroir as it is about varietal Syrah character. Outstanding length on the palate, we love, love this wine. | 78.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | I Giusti e Zanza Dulcamara 2004 | Dulcamara's name hails from Donizetti's opera L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love), in which the traveling Dr. Dulcamara sells lovesick Nemorino an elixir to make Adina fall in love with him. In reality, the elixir is simply a bottle of Bordeaux. With a wine as creamy, rich, and powerful as this Bordeaux blend from Tuscany, it's easy to see how it could be confused with a magic elixir. Wine Spectator says, 'Plenty of currant, blackberry and cream on the nose, following through to a full-bodied palate. Layered and very pretty. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.' | 86.00 |
| Italy | Tuscany | Gualdo del Re L'Rennero Merlot 2003 | Located just four miles from the Etruscan Coast facing the island of Elba, Gualdo Del Re offers a fascinating glimpse of Italian living. Gualdo is an antique word for woods: Gualdo Del Re means the Woods of the king. Nico and Teresa Rossi have created a 'piccolo paradiso,' a small paradise. 100% Merlot. Plum, dark chocolate and flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Wonderful balance. | 109.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Tedeschi Valpolicella Superiore Nicalo 2006 | Dark ruby towards garnet, developed for one year sur lie. Medium-bodied, with good balance between wood, soft tannins, acidity and the cherry/ black fruit on the palate. If a wine can be described (in the positive sense) as "juicy", this is that wine. A Valpolicella that we love. | 33.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Tenuta Col Sandago Widbacher 2003 | Rare grape variety from Stiria/Austria, introduced now in a tiny area north of Venice at the foothill of the Italian Alps/Treviso. This 2003 Wildbacher shows a deep garnet color. The aromatic profile is intense and extremely complex, with wild berries, kirsch, under-spirit bitter cherries, leather, humus, spice, pepper, black olive, tobacco, licorice and balsamic notes. The flavors are quite powerful, with succulent red fruit, pleasant acidity, typical of the variety, ripe tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes. It’s a wonderful companion to any charcuterie, roasts, game, ripe cheese, tomato sauce and meat garnished pastas. | 55.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | L'Arco Valpolicella Superiore 2001 | This could well be ripasso: rich, ripe deep and compelling with excellent acid balancing the fruit, and a very persistent finish. From a young and talented wine -maker: Fedrigo Luca. | 58.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2004 | Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico represents modern winemaking at its best and embodies Franco Allegrini's long-expressed goal of combining purity with balance and the traditional power and intensity of Amarone. The wine is a wonderful fusion of concentrated dried cherry fruit and fine, spicy, toasty oak. It has great structure, complexity and elegance yet remains intense and powerful through to the end, with a hint of spiced sour cherries on the finish. | 134.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | L'Arco Amarone 2001 | Corvina, rondinella, molinara and a small quantity of croatina grapes. Carefully selected clusters are placed on plateaux where they dry in the cellar for about 100 days. Extraordinary wine, tied to Valpolicella’s traditions. Red garnet in color with very ripe fig and prune notes, with an extracted, smoky finish. | 145.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Tedeschi Amarone Monte Olmi 2003 | Monte Olmi is the name of this vineyard, located at Piedmont di Valpolicella in the heart of the Classic Valpolicella zone. Strong ruby red with a light amber sheen, clear and transparent. | 165.00 |
| USA | Columbia Valley | RiverAerie Sangiovese 2006 | 33.00 | |
| USA | Columbia Valley | L'Ecole No 41 Merlot 2005 | 42.00 | |
| USA | Columbia Valley | Dusted Valley Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 | 49.00 | |
| USA | Columbia Valley | Matthews Red Wine 2005 | 96.00 | |
| USA | Oregon | O'Reilly's Pinot Noir 2007 | 31.00 | |
| USA | Red Mountain | Fall Line Winery Red Blend Artz Mountain 2006 | 52.00 | |
| USA | Wahluke Slope | St. Laurent Syrah 2005 | 42.00 | |
| USA | Walla Walla Valley | Five Star Cellars Merlot (375 ml) 2005 | 33.00 | |
| USA | Walla Walla Valley | Manina Cellars Cali 2006 | 35.00 | |
| USA | Walla Walla Valley | Reininger Merlot 2005 | 59.00 | |
| USA | Walla Walla Valley | Basel Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Pheasant Run 2005 | 69.00 | |
| USA | Washington | Hedges CMS 2007 | 28.00 | |
| USA | Willamette Valley | Willa Kenzie Gamay Noir 2006 | 46.00 | |
| USA | Willamette Valley | Bishop Creek Cellars Pinot Noir 2006 | 48.00 | |
| USA | Willamette Valley | Lachini Pinot Noir Estate 2006 | 79.00 | |
| USA | Willamette Valley | Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve 2005 | 98.00 | |
| desert wine (glass) | ||||
| Italy | Tuscany | San Felice di Chianti Vin Santo 2002 | Amber yellow,with a bouquet that is concentrated, warm and heady, and intensely aromatic. On the palate it is moderately sweet, full and expansive, developing aromas of honey and a finish seductively laced with toasted almond. | 9.00 |
| Italy | Veneto | Maculan Dindarello Moscato 2006 | Medium-deep straw-yellow with gold highlights.Medium in body, it reveals jasmine, honey and orange rind notes with superb poise and balance. This is an absolutely irresistible Moscato that is sure to provide much pleasure | 6.00 |
| Portugal | Kopke Colheita 1999 | Mahogany red, orange rim. Typical colheita nose of stewed fruit and rose hips ending with burnt orange.Medium body and fruity. | 9.00 | |
| Portugal | Ramos Pinto LBV 2001 | Intense and elegant, it offers a very fruity nose of grapes and figs. Fresh and velvety form the start, this is very fruity and full-bodied with smooth tannins and a velvety aftertaste with a hint of chocolate. | 10.00 | |
| Portugal | Barros 20 year old Tawny Porto | It has an amber color and an intense aroma, where its age already marks resinous presence, aromas of pine leaves and cedar, but with strong notes of some very mature fruit, of compote and honey.Harmony and balance. | 14.00 | |