55 Degree Wine

This week in the cellar

06-30 to 07–5

ITALIA’S CLASSIC BIANCOS $13.50 FLIGHT

Gotto d’Oro Frascati 2007 Lazio, Italia

Friendly blend of Malvasia, Trebbiano and Greco – zippy and bright and VERY food friendly.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00

Villa Erbice Soave Superiore 2006 Veneto, Italia

Garganega with Trebbiano for freshness, spends a year on the lees (yeast cells & grape solids left from fermentation.)

Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00

Saulino Gavi 2007 Piemonte, Italia

100% Cortese, hand harvested mid-September & fermented in steel to keep acidity.

Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00

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WARMER DAYS AND ROSÉS $12.00 FLIGHT

Von Strasser “Eye of the Diamond” Cabernet Rosé 2007 Napa Valley, Ca.

Mountain Cabernet taken off the skins early – resulting in a summertime quafer. (Not to mention their big big reds.)

Taste: $4.50 Glass: $9.00

P.B. Hein Vineyrds Syrah Rosé 2007 Suisun Valley, Ca

100% Syrah aged in American & Hungarian oak. Suisun is nestled between coastal mountain ranges, midway between San Francisco and Sacramento.

Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.50

Tuntunjian Pacifico Sur Cabernet Rosé 2007 Curico Valley, Chile

Cabernet Sauvignon quickly separated from its skins and kept at cool temps produces a zesty Rosé.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.50

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AKA: THE COMPARISON $14.50 FLIGHT

Caleo Primitivo Salento 2007 Puglia, Italia

Primitivio is Zinfandel, but coming from “the heel of the boot” gives it a vastly different character.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $5.50

Megawatt Zinfandel 2003 California

95% Zinfandel with a wee splash of Syrah from 3 regions, Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, & Mendocino County.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $5.50

Mourras de Arraiolos Grenache Tinto Reserva 2006 Alentejo, Portugal

This Grenache is left to cold soak after fermentation for flavor, texture and the structure of supple tannins.

Taste: $4.00 Glass: $9.00

Gabbas “Dule” Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva 2004 Sardegna, Italia

100% Cannoau (Grenache) – this time from older vines with a longer maturation in wood.

Taste: $7.00 Glass: $18.00

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BY WAY OF FRANCE $ 20.50 FLIGHT

Quattro Valli “Ca’Delvento” Pinot Nero 2007 Emilia-Romagna, Italia

Pre-Fermentation soak on the skins for 10 days captures the brightness of Pinot’s fruit.

Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00

Fatascià “Rosso del Presidente” 2005 Sicilia, Italia

Nero d’Avola pumps up the structure and aromatics plus a committed dose of spicy Cabernet Franc.

Taste: $6.00 Glass: $15.00

Colle Picchioni “Perlaia” 2006 Lazio, Italia

Equal parts Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese from a renowned chef & winemaker.

Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.50

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I’m sure on July 5th, 1776 they were still partying from the night before!  Come celebrate America’s freedom from Great Britian with these amazing Domestic and British selections from our store.

St. Peter’s Old Style Porter

English Porter St. Peter’s Brewery, Suffolk, UK ……5.1% ABV

Fuller’s ESB

Extra Special/Strong Bitter Fuller Smith & Turner, London, UK……5.9% ABV

PranQster

Belgain Strong Pale Ale North Coast Brewing Co., Ft.Bragg, CA ……7.6% ABV

Allagash Tripel

Tripel Ale Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME……9.0% ABV

He’Brew Lenny’s R.I.P.A.

American Double/Imperial IPA Schmaltz Brewing Co., SF, CA……10.0% ABV

Aspall Dry English Draft Cider

English Draft Cider Aspall, Suffolk, UK……6.8% ABV

SUNDAY JULY 5

5 pm-11 pm

In the Cellar

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German Bier Fest! Prost!
Featuring Jeff Musial of Wine Warehouse
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“Beer turns thirst into a beautiful thing.” –Old German Proverb

Reissdorf Kolsch
Kolsch Ale Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf, Cologne, Germany……4.8% ABV
This brewery has been brewing Kolsch of top premium quality since 1894.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $5.00

Weihenstephaner Original
Munich Helles Lager Brauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany ……5.1% ABV
This is the oldest brewery in the world, established in 1040.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $4.00

Weihenstephaner Vitus
Weizenbock Brauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany……7.7% ABV
This is the oldest brewery in the world, established in 1040.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $4.00

Kostritzer Schwarzbier Black
Schwarzbier Kostritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei, Thuringen, Germany……4.8% ABV
As one of Germany’s oldest operating breweries, they have been brewing since the 14th century.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $3.00

Spaten Optimator
Doppelbock Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau, Munich, Germany ……7.2% ABV
Spaten has been around for over 600 years in the heart of Munich.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $3.00

Schneider Aventinus
Dopplebock Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider, Kelheim, Germany ……12.0% ABV
This brewery, started in1872, has been passed thru many generations of sons all named Georg.
Taste: $2.00 Glass: $5.00

$12.00

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An evening of Blues-Centric acoustic music with BLUE 2, Wednesday July 22, Starts @ 7 :30 PM, see you then !

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Wines from the North and South….an introduction to oppositions.

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An introduction to our wines from Spain….Tempranillo reigns supreme!

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Summer Solstice Saison!
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Beat the heat of summer with these thirst quenching selections.

Saison Dupont
Farmhouse Ale                Brasserie Dupont, Belgium……6.5% ABV

Hennepin
Farmhouse Ale           Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY ……7.7% ABV

Saison D’Erpe-Mere
Farmhouse Ale           KleinBrouwerij De Glazen Toren, Belgium ……7.5% ABV

Blanche De Chambly
White Ale                   Unibroue, Quebec, Canada……5.0% ABV

Mission Brewery Hefeweizen
German Style Wheat          San Diego County, CA……5.3% ABV

Bieken Ale
Honey Pale Ale          Huisbrouwerij Boelens, Belgium……8.5% ABV

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This weeks tasting at 55º Wine. Check out some new and different wines. Schooling! SANGIOVESE!!! Explore the many faces of Sangiovese Italy’s most traveled grape.

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Last Week in the Cellar

6/23 to 6/28

Last Week in the Cellar

6/9 to 6/14

WWW (worldly white wines) $12.50 FLIGHT

Barthe Chateau Darzac Reserve 2007 Bordeaux, France

Classic blend from the core of Bordeaux – 40% Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon with a boost of Muscadelle.

Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00

Johann Donabaum Grüner Veltliner Smargard 2003 Wachau, Austria

Johann Donabaum does everything possible to accentuate the terroir in this mineral driven wine.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00

Darting Riesling Kabinett 2003 Pfalz, Germany

Heavy, chalky-loam soils influence both the aromas and flavors.

Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.00

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ITALIAN TOUNGUE TWISTERS $16.50 FLIGHT

Jacùss Tazzelenghe 2003 Colli Orientali del Friuli, Italia

Authentically Friulian. This bold and acidic wine loves the rich fare of Northern Italy.

Taste: $6.00 Glass: $15.00

Endrizzi Gropello di Revò 2003 Trentino, Italia

Glacial erosion influences the rich mineral diversity of Trentino’s soil, and this native grape. Groppello = “knot.”

Taste: $5.50 Glass: $13.00

Uccellina “Bursôn” Ravenna Rosso 2006 Emilia- Romagna, Italia

Longanesi is a unique grape variety recently “discovered” in a 200 year old monastery in Ravenna.

Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00

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NORTHERN STARS $19.00 FLIGHT

Sertoli Salis “Il Saloncello” 2005 Valtellina, Lombardia, Italia

Nebbiolo aged for 6 months in barrel. This shorter aging earns an IGT, but rates DOCG in deliciousness.

Taste: $6.50 Glass: $18.00

Chateau Feuillet Torrette Superieur 2005 Valle d’Aosta, Italia

“Superieur” indicates a careful selection of the best bunches, air drying, a slow soak & a final fermentation in small casks.

Taste: $7.00 Glass: $19.50

Castello di Gabiano Rubino di Cantavenna 2005 Piemonte, Italia

This wine is 75% low yield, old vine Barbera lightened and aromaticized with the addition of 15% Freisa and 10% Grignolino and matured for two years in large, neutral oak then in bottle for three months.

Taste: $5.50 Glass: $14.50

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REPRESENTING CALI $ 14.00 FLIGHT

San Luis Canyon Chardonnay 2006/2007 Central Coast California

A barrel fermented chardonnay that takes advantage of a bit of oak aging.

Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00

Fife Syrah 2002 Mendocino, California

Lovingly hand tended vines from well-drained soils in Mendocino County, the northwest coast of CA.

Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00

Jalama “El Capitan” Red Blend 2005 Santa Ynez, California

Santa Barbara loves the Rhone blends – here they blend 47% Syrah, 30% Mouvedre, and 23% Cabernet. This beautiful mix spends time in new French Oak.

Taste: $6.50 Glass: $16.50

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