wines
[White Wine]
Chardonnay
305 Calina, Chile 08 27
712 St. Francis, Sonoma 07 28
333 Hess Select, Monterey 08/09 31
717 J. Lohr ‘Arroyo Vista Vineyard’ Arroyo Seco 06 32
706 Hess Collection ‘Su’skol Vineyard’, Napa 07 40
313 Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay, Estate Bottled, Russian River Ranches 08 45
719 Ramey ‘Russian River Valley’ 08 47
709 Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Sonoma 07 unfiltered 59
Gavi
Lively, bright, and crisp
202 Marchesi di Barolo ‘Cru Lune’, Piedmont 09 29 318 Michele Chiarlo, Piedmont 08 31
Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
204 Alois Legader ‘Riff’ Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige – Veneto – Friuli 09 28
309 Maso Canali Pinot Grigio, Trentino 09 29
205 Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige 09 30
307 Barone Fini, Pinot Grigio, Valdadige 09 30
310 Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Oregon 08 32
320 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Valdadige 09 35
Riesling
311 SeaGlass Riesling, Monterey County, California 09 24
705 Chateau Ste Michelle – Dr. Loosen “Eroica” Riesling, Washington State 08 35
Sauvignon Blanc
Related Blends
209 Steenberg, South Africa 09 27
708 Matua Valley, Marlborough, NZ 10 Original, first Sauvignon Blanc exported from NZ 28
303 Tohu, Marlborough, NZ 09 NZ certified organic 30
713 Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc, Sonoma 09 30
715 Frog’s Leap, Rutherford, Napa Valley 09 Organically grown grapes 32 321 Kim Crawford, Marlborough, NZ 09 35
721 Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley 08 36
323 Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, NZ 10 37
304 Casa Marin ‘Ciprese Vineyard’, Chile 04 43
Soave
203 Anselmi San Vincenzo, Veneto 03 27
324 Pieropan Soave Classico, Veneto 09 30
Verdicchio
Great with food; full, intense, complex
201 Umani Ronchi ‘Casal di Serra’ Classico Superiore, Castello dei Jesi 08 28
316 Bucci, Classico Superiore, Castello dei Jesi 09 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 57
106 Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 00 248
[Red Wine]
Amarone / Valpolicella
265 Sartori Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Verona 06 29 373 Zenato ‘Ripassa’ Valpolicella Superiore, Veneto 07 38
375 Zonin Amarone, Veneto 05 47
Barbera
601 Chiarlo ‘Le Orme’ Barbera d’Asti Superiore 08 28
632 Batasiolo ‘Sovrana’ Barbera d’Alba 08 old vines, single vineyard 32 603 Renato Corino Barbera d’Alba 06 34
Barolo / Barbaresco
609 Pertinace Barbaresco 06 44
635 Stefano Farina Barolo 05 46
361 Sori Paitin Barbaresco 06 49
Bonarda An ancient Italian grape; in the 1800s Italian immigrants also planted it in Argentina
374 Altos Las Hormigas ‘Colonia Las Liebres’, Argentina 09 unoaked / unfiltered 25
367 La Posta, Estela Armando Vineyard, Mendoza 08 27
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
625 Ciacci ‘Piccolomini d’Aragona’ Brunello 02 54
610 Castello Banfi Brunello 04 69
Cabernet Sauvignon
also see Proprietary Blends
353 Deloach ‘Heritage Reserve,’ California 09 28
475 Montes Colchagua Valley Chile 08 29
476 Oberon, Napa Valley 08 31
264 Truchard, Carneros 08 41
371 Simi, Alexander Valley 07 45
451 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet, Napa Valley 06 57
381 Silver Oak, Napa 05 89
Chianti /Sangiovese
also see Brunello, Super Tuscans
253 Renzo Masi Chianti 08 26
615 DaVinci Chianti Riserva 05/06 33
619 Fulignano Chianti Classico Riserva 06 34
623 Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva 05 36
630 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva 06 40
629 Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 05 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 27 472 Estancia, California 08 28
452 Sebastiani, Sonoma County 06 29
479 Whitehall Lane, Napa 06 39
Malbec
466 Altos Las Hormigas, Mendoza, Argentina 09 28
477 Jean Bousquet, Mendoza, Argentina 09 Organic 30
485 Catena Alta ‘Estate Grown’, Mendoza, Argentina 06 47
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
607 Valle Reale ‘Vigne Nuove’ 08 28
620 La Valentina 07 29
622 Zaccagnini ‘dal Tralcetto’ Riserva 07 30
Nero d’Avola
Full-bodied, smooth Sicilian native
611 Ajello ‘Majus Rosso’ 07 29
636 Villa Pozzi 08 29
Pinot Noir
608 Dom Brunet, Languedoc France 08 28
481 Buena Vista, Carneros 06 34
482 Rex Hill, Willamette Valley Oregon 08 38
352 Fess Parker, Santa Barbara 08 39
351 Saintsbury ‘Garnet’, Carneros 08 40
458 Acacia, Carneros 08 41
358 David Bruce, Sonoma Coast 07 45
Proprietary Blends
365 Ferrari-Carano ‘Siena’, Alexander Valley 8 38
456 Joseph Phelps ‘Le Mistral’, Monterey County 06 51
457 Joseph Phelps ‘Insignia’, Napa Valley 06 127
455 Opus One, Napa 06 148
Super Tuscans / Great Italian Blends
255 Falesco ‘Vitiano’, Umbria 08 a famous blend of Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet 25
606 Banfi ‘Centine’, Tuscany 08 Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot – a “Super Tuscan” in every way but price 28
641 La Vite ‘Lucente’ 07 37
639 Terrabianca ‘Campaccio’ 07 Sangiovese 70%, Cabernet 30% 39
618 Antinori ‘Tignanello’ 06 Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc 89
Syrah / Shiraz
363 Layer Cake Shiraz, McLaren Vale Australia 09 28
621 Planeta Syrah, Sicily 05 48
Zinfandel / Primitivo
377 Buehler Zinfandel, Napa 08 30
355 Four Vines ‘Maverick’ Zinfandel, Amador County CA 06 33
464 Seghesio ‘Home Ranch’ Zinfandel 09 35
467 Renwood ‘Old Vine’ Zinfandel, Amador County CA 06 34
364 Feudi di San Gregorio Primitivo di Manduria 07 36
