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[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