wines
[White Wine]
Chardonnay
305 Calina, Chile 08 27
712 St. Francis, Sonoma 07 27
333 Hess Select, Monterey 08 31
717 J. Lohr ‘Arroyo Vista Vineyard’ Arroyo Seco 06 32
706 Hess Collection ‘Su’skol Vineyard’, Napa 07 35
313 Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay, Estate Bottled, Russian River Ranches 07 45
719 Ramey ‘Russian River Valley’ 06 46
322 Mt. Eden ‘Estate Bottled’ Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 03 50
709 Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Sonoma 07 unfiltered 59
Gavi
Lively, bright, and crisp
202 Marchesi di Barolo ‘Cru Lune’, Piedmont 08 29
318 Michele Chiarlo, Piedmont 08 29
Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
204 Alois Lageder ‘Riff’ Pinot Grigio,
Alto Adige – Veneto – Friuli 08 27
309 Maso Canali Pinot Grigio, Trentino 08 27
205 Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige 07 28
310 Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Oregon 07 30
710 La Boatina Pinot Grigio, Collio, Friuli 06 Organic 32
320 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Valdadige 08 35
Riesling
311 Trinity Oaks Riesling, California 07 24
705 Chateau Ste Michelle – Dr. Loosen “Eroica”
Riesling, Washington State 07 34
Sauvignon Blanc
Related Blends
209 Steenberg, South Africa 08 25
708 Matua Valley, Marlborough, NZ 08
Original, first Sauvignon Blanc exported from NZ 27
303 Tohu, Marlborough, NZ 08 NZ certified organic 27
713 Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc, Sonoma 08 29
715 Frog’s Leap, Rutherford, Napa Valley 08
Organically grown grapes 32 321 Kim Crawford, Marlborough, NZ 08 35
721 Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley 07 36
304 Casa Marin ‘Ciprese Vineyard’, Chile 04 43
Soave
203 Anselmi San Vincenzo, Veneto 03 27
324 Pieropan Soave Classico, Veneto 08 30
Verdicchio
Great with food; full, intense, complex
201 Umani Ronchi ‘Casal di Serra’ Classico Superiore, Castello dei Jesi 05 28
316 Bucci, Classico Superiore, Castello dei Jesi 07 35
[Sparkling Wine & Champagne]
Try this: For a chilled sparkling wine, we recommend a delicious dry, sparkling red wine from Italy:
Bin 299 Castello di Luzzano, Bonarda $31
107 Domaine Chandon Brut NV 187 ml bottle 10
102 Villa Sandi ‘Il Fresco’ Prosecco, Italy NV 31
105 Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne, Yellow Label NV 56
106 Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 00 248
[Red Wine]
Aglianico
628 Vignali Aglianico del Vulture, Venosa 02 30
Amarone / Valpolicella
373 Zenato ‘Ripassa’ Valpolicella Superiore, Veneto 07 38
614 Terre di Bò Amarone Classico, Veneto 04 40
375 Zonin Amarone, Veneto 05 47
Barbera
601 Chiarlo ‘Le Orme’ Barbera d’Asti Superiore 06 28
254 Boroli ‘Quattro Fratelli’ Barbera d’Alba 06 29
603 Renato Corino Barbera d’Alba 06 30
632 Batasiolo ‘Sovrana’ Barbera d’Alba 07 old vines, single vineyard 32
Barolo / Barbaresco
609 Pertinace Barbaresco 04 44
361 Sori Paitin Barbaresco 01 49
617 Vietti Barolo 05 51
604 Albino Rocca ‘Vigneto Brich Ronchi’ Barbaresco 03 60
Bonarda An ancient Italian grape; in the 1800s
Italian immigrants also planted it in Argentina
374 Altos Las Hormigas ‘Colonia Las Liebres’,
Argentina 07 unoaked / unfiltered 25
299 Castello di Luzzano Frizzante, Oltrepò Pavese DOC,
Lombardia 06 dry, slightly sparkling, chilled 31
Brunello / Rosso di Montalcino
257 Angelini ‘Val di Suga’ Rosso 04 34
626 Rendola Brunello 03/04 42
625 Ciacci ‘Piccolomini d’Aragona’ Brunello 02 47
610 Castello Banfi Brunello 04 71
263 La Poderina Brunello 04 72
Cabernet Sauvignon
also see Proprietary Blends
353 Ravenswood ‘Vintners Blend’ California 07 28
475 Montes Colchagua Valley Chile 07 28
476 Oberon, Napa Valley 06 31
473 Chateau Ste Michelle ‘Indian Wells’ Columbia Vly 07 31
264 Truchard, Carneros 05 41
371 Simi, Alexander Valley 06 51
381 Silver Oak, Napa 04 99
Chianti /Sangiovese
also see Brunello, Super Tuscans
253 Renzo Masi Chianti 07/08 26
615 DaVinci Chianti Riserva 05 33
619 Fulignano Chianti Classico Riserva 04 33
602 Santa Margherita Chianti Classico 06 35
623 Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva 05 35
630 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva 06 40
629 Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 04 44
624 Frescobaldi ‘Nipozzano’ Chianti Rúfina Riserva 06 46
605 Dievole ‘Novecento’ Chianti Classico Riserva 05 49
Merlot
369 Hahn Estates, Monterey 07
Sustainably grown and harvested 27
452 Sebastiani, Sonoma County, 05 28
471 Coppola ‘Diamond Series’ California 07 29
478 Ehlers Estates, Napa 06 44
477 Stag’s Leap, Napa 05 50
Malbec
466 Altos Las Hormigas, Mendoza, Argentina 08 28
485 Catena Alta ‘Estate Grown’, Mendoza, Argentina 06 47
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
607 Valle Reale ‘Vigne Nuove’ 07 28
620 La Valentina 06 29
622 Zaccagnini ‘dal Tralcetto’ Riserva 06 30
Nero d’Avola
Full-bodied, smooth Sicilian native
611 Ajello ‘Majus Rosso’ 07 26
636 Villa Pozzi 07 26
Pinot Nero / Pinot Noir
608 Deloach Vineyards ‘Heritage Reserve’, Santa Rosa 08 29
481 Buena Vista, Carneros 06 34
474 St. Michael-Eppan ‘Riserva’ Alto Adige 07 35
482 Rex Hill, Willamette Valley Oregon 07 35
352 Fess Parker, Santa Barbara 06 36
351 Saintsbury ‘Garnet’, Carneros 07 38
458 Acacia, Carneros 07 39
358 David Bruce, Sonoma Coast 06 45
Proprietary Blends
365 Ferrari-Carano ‘Siena’, Alexander Valley 06/07 38
456 Joseph Phelps ‘Le Mistral’, Monterey County 06 51
455 Opus One, Napa 05 148
Super Tuscans / Great Italian Blends
255 Falesco ‘Vitiano’, Umbria 07
a famous blend of Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet 25
606 Banfi ‘Centine’, Tuscany 07 Sangiovese, Cabernet,
Merlot – a “Super Tuscan” in every way but price 28
641 La Vite ‘Lucente’ 06 36
618 Antinori ‘Tignanello’ 05 Sangiovese, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc 86
Syrah / Shiraz
488 Angove’s Shiraz, McLaren Vale Australia 05 30
621 Planeta Syrah, Sicily 05 46
362 Ojai Bien Nacido Vineyard Syrah, Santa Barbara 06 47
Zinfandel / Primitivo
377 Buehler Zinfandel, Napa 08 30
355 Four Vines ‘Maverick’ Zinfandel, Amador County CA 06 33
464 Seghesio ‘Home Ranch’ Zinfandel 07 33
467 Renwood ‘Old Vine’ Zinfandel, Amador County CA 05 34
364 Feudi di San Gregorio Primitivo di Manduria 06 35
