vini

sparkling

Cava Brut Reserva, Avinyó, Penedès                                                                     7.00                 3

made from the traditional grapes macabeu, parellada, xarel-lo

whites

Macon Charnay, Jean Manciat  2009                                                                      7.00     500ml carafe 16

white burgundy- chardonnay …the bottom line is that jean is a dedicated

grower whose yields are typically half that of the surrounding producers

Pinot Grigio, d’Orsaria, Venezia Guilia 2010                                                        7.50                24

marco checchini makes this wine from his father’s vines in northern italy

Riesling, Günther Steinmetz, , Mosel 2009                                                             8.00    500ml carafe 18

from the steep-slope slate vineyards of Mandelgraben and Sonnenlay comes a classic reisling

Sauvignon, Clos Roche Blanche, Touraine 2010                                                                                     28

Catherine and Didier farm one of the most pristeine vineyards we ever visited

…the property, includig surrounding forest, has been in Catherine’s family for

hundreds of years and has always been farmed naturally…old vines of sauvignon

Côtes du Rhône, Eric Texier  2010                                                                         9.00              34

eric has a true gift for understanding and repecting a vineyard’s terrior

…his wines express the place not some invented idea…a mentor to many

young vignerons in france and italt…here the focus is one grenache blanche

rosé

Rosato di Fonterenza, Francesca e Margarita Padovani, Montalcino 2010      7.50               24

these twin sisters farm one of the most beautiful vineyards in montalcino

and produce world class rosso and brunello …this rose is harvested from

the same vineyards… they are crazy to produce a bruello…but lucky for us

 

reds

Bone-Jolly, Edmunds St. John, el Dorado County (california) 2009                            8.00              33

like the rest of the growers on our list, steve farms naturally and ferments

with natural yeast…a great light bodied alternative to pinot, this is gamay noir

Rioja, Mencos, Conde De Hervias 2009                                                                                     7.00               25

100% tempranillo from the Conde De Hervias family’s vineyards in rioja alta

Teroldego Rotaliano, Elisabetta Foradori, Trentino 2008                                                                       29

elisabetta leads the way in trentino with the local grape teroldego

….she is one of most respected growers in italy… a leader in natural

wine making – respect for the land, biodynamyics, use of indigenous yeasts…

Chianti Classico, Silvio Messana, Montesecondo, Toscana 2008                                 9.00                35

our hero! …here sangiovese and canaiolo made to the quality standards

of riserva and  true to its terrior

Lambrusco, Vignetto Saetti, Luciano Saetti, Parma 2009                                                  7.00              24

luciano farms the most remarkable old vineyard of lambrusco organically

then ferments the wine in bottle in the traditional manner with ambient

yeasts,,,the result is a remarkable lightly sparkling red wine

Negroamaro, Anne, Natalino del Prete, Puglia 2008                                                        8.50              30

Natalino is a third generation grape grower who crafts some of the most

honest wines in southern italy…he farms organically, ferments with natural

yeasts and there is no fining or filtering…the real thing…negroamaro

Barbaresco, Pajé,  Luca Roagna 2003                                                                                           54

the roagna have been tending vines and making wine in barolo and

barbaresco for hundreds of years…to walk  the vineyards with luca

is to gain insight to a remarkable history and respect for the land and

potential to express it in wine…nebbiolo

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Sanguineto 2007                                              10.50              39

from dora forsoni’s family estate in tuscany comes this classic….

old vines of prugnolo gentile (the local sangiovese), mammolo and

 canaiolo are fermented in old botti of slavonian oak

**A 20 % Gratuity Will Be Added to Parties of 6 or More**