IBERIAN BUBBLES $14.00 FLIGHT
MVSA de Vallformosa Brut Cava
NV Penedés, España
This dry cava was made using the Traditional Method using the Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada grapes.
Companhia das Quintas “Borlido” Espumante Reserva Rosé
2008 Bairrada, Portugal
A rosé made from Portugal’s most beloved red grapes: Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional.
Companhia das Quintas “Borlido” Espumante Meio-Seco
2008 Bairrada, Portugal
A medium-dry Portuguese sparkling wine made from Cerceal, Malvasia Rei and Rabo de Ovelha grapes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PROSECCO vs CHAMPAGNE $24.50 FLIGHT
Althe’a Prosecco di Valdobbiandene Vino Spumante
NV Veneto, Italia
This extra dry sparkling wine has been produced by the Drusian family for 3 generations.
Moutardier “Carte d’Or” Pinot Meunier Brut
NV Le Brieul, France
This small, family run, quality driven house has been a strictly independent producer since 1921.
Lallier Brut Sélection Blanc, Premier Cru
NV Aÿ, Champagne, France
The wines are drawn from fruit mostly in the Grand Cru of Aÿ and the Côte des Blancs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PIZZA & PASTA REDS v. 2 $13.00 FLIGHT
Lomazzi & Sarli “Giràle” Negroamaro ORGANIC
2008 Puglia, Italia
All organic agriculture and hand harvesting of 30-year-old vines. 100% Negroamaro.
Ippolito “Ciro’” Rosso Classico
2006 Calabria, Italia
100% Gaglioppo. Ciro’ is home to one of the oldest winemaking traditions in the world.
Lomazzi & Sarli “Latias” Primitivo ORGANIC
2006 Puglia, Italia
100% Primitivo (Zinfandel) fermented in stainless steel, mellowed in oak for 12 months.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOLD & FOOD-FRIENDLY REDS $23.50 FLIGHT
Attilio Ghisolfi Langhe Rosso “Pinay” Pinot Nero
2007 Piemonte, Italia
100% Pinot Nero from the Langhe.
Picchioni “Rosso d’Asia”
2005 Lombarida, Italia
A huge, rich and velvety blend of Croatina (90%) and Ughetta di Solinga (10%) from old vines.
Ciù Ciù “Oppîdum” Rosso Organic
2002 le Marche, Italia
All organice this 100% Montepulciano is now finding an international audience.
New Year, New Beer!
Ring in the New Year with some of the great ales from our store!
St. Bernardus Wit
Witbier Brouwerij St. Bernardus, Watou, Belgium ……5.5% ABV
This traditional Witbier (Wheat beer) has been developed by Master Brewer Pierre Celis, the Godfather of Hoegaarden. Bottle conditioning gives this beer its specific taste.
Brugse Zot
Belgian Pale Ale Brewery De Halve Maan, Belgium 6.0% ABV
The only beer that is actually brewed and lagered in Brugge (Bruges), the fierce medieval town in Flanders, the Venice of the North, one of the three most beautiful cities in Western Europe.
Petrus Gouden Tripel
Tripel Brewery Bavik, Belgium ……7.5% ABV
Petrus is derived from the Latin name for Saint Peter. This tripel uses three times the amount of malts to brew its higher alcohol content.
McChouffe
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brasserie D’Achouffe, Belgium……8.0% ABV
A dark earthy hued strong and spicy ale. Belgian style interpretation of a Scottish Ale.
Lindeman’s Lambic Kriek
Lambic Lindeman’s Brewery, Belgium 4.0% ABV
In origin, this sweet-acid drink was obtained by adding fresh black cherries to a barrel Lambic of 6 months young.
$15 for the flight
BRING ON THE BUBBLES $14.00 FLIGHT
Toffoli “Colle Trevigiani” Prosecco Frizzante
NV Veneto, Italia
Made in the classic Charmat method. This is the base for the Italian cocktail “Bellini.”
Terredavino Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco Dolce Spumanate
2008 Piemonte, Italia
A second fermentation creates the bubbles in this sweet, red wine made from Malvasia grapes.
Terredavino “Gattera” Brachetto d’Acqui Spumante
2008 Piemonte, Italia
A DOCG since 1996, Acqui is home to some of Italy’s best and most beloved Brachetto. This fabulous red sparkling wine is fresh and lively bubbles.
————————-
SERIOUS BUBBLES $19.00 FLIGHT
Toffoli Prosecco di Conegliano
NV Veneto, Italia
The grapes are harvested before they are completely ripe in order to guarantee the fragrance the right balance of acidity. The bubbles were created using the Charmat method to make this extra dry wine.
Moutardier “Carte d’Or” Pinot Meunier Brut
NV Le Brieul, France
This small, quality driven house has been a family run and strictly independent producer since 1921.
Canals Canals Cava Rosat Reserva Brut Nature
NV Pendes, España
Monastrell, Garnatxa (both intensely flavored red varieties) given the same vinification treatment as the wine above but with the added interest of a virtual explosion of red fruit and spice flavors.
————————-
PORTUGAL BY THE LITER $10.50 FLIGHT
António F. Bonifácio e Filhos Vinho de Mesa Branco “Lomba da Fazenda”
2008 Torre Vedras, Portugal
A lovely house white wine made from traditional white grapes of Fernão Pires and Boal.
António F. Bonifácio e Filhos Vinho de Mesa Tinto “Val da Cigana”
2008 Torre Vedras, Portugal
Translated as “Val’s Gypsy” this wine is named for the nearly 100,00 gypsies who live in Portugal.
António F. Bonifácio e Filhos Vinho de Mesa Tinto “Brioso”
2008 Torre Vedras, Portugal
Since 1963 António Francisco Bonifácio and his descendants have worked towards one goal: making delicious organically cultivated wines that the average working person can afford to drink with everyday family meals.
————————-
SPECIAL OCASSION REDS $20.50 FLIGHT
Palamà “Mavro” Salento Rosso
2006 Puglia, Italia
From one of our favorite producers in Puglia, this is the “Mavro” is Greek for “black”: this blend of Malvasia Nera and Negroamaro is quite dark.
Tiberini Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva
2001 Toscana, Italia
Hand harvested Montepulciano blend of Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese) Canaiolo & Mammolo. The Riserva is only made in truly superior vintages and is aged four years before release
Ciù Ciù “Esperanto” Offida Rosso Organic
2001 le Marche, Italia
Named for the international language, “Esperanto” is a blend of 70% Montepulciano and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
BRAND NEW BIANCOS $14.50 FLIGHT
Cantine Lento “Romeo” Bianco
2008 Calabria, Italia
A fresh and fruity blend of Greco with Malvaisa and Trebbiano grown on the Romeo estate of the Lento family’s vineyards.
Tenute Niccolai Vernaccia di San Gimignano
2008 Toscana, Italia
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is Tuscany’s most famous and original white wine, and the only white able to hold its own against the great reds traditionally produced in this region.
Martilde “Piume” Malvasia Organic
2006 Oltrepò Pavese, Italia
From a combination of 50-year-old vines and young clones of Malvasia, this bianco is aromatic and delightful.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REDS WITH A FIZZ $14.50 FLIGHT
Terredavino Freisa d’Asti Frizzante
2008 Piemonte, Italia
Freisa is a very traditional, very local variety grown in the vineyards of and drunk by the makers of great Barolo. This bottle is fruity, but not too sweet and about half the fizz of Champagne.
Podere Saulino Piemonte Brachetto Dolce
2006 Piemonte, Italia
From the Gavi DOCG, hails this sweet, RED, bubbly with full on pressure like Champagne, but made from the brilliant red grape, Brachetto.
Caprari Lambrusco della’Emilia
NV Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Cantina Caprari was established in 1927 and the current generation are making the best wines ever with a strong eye towards traditional methods, styles and culture.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PRIMITIVO vs ZINFANDEL $19.00 FLIGHT
Dry Creek Vineyard Heritage Zinfandel
2007 Sonoma County, Calif.
This Zinfandel wine combines fruit from the warm Dry Creek Valley and cool Russian River Valley appellations.
S. Nicola “Fatalone” Gioia del Colle Primitivo
2005 Puglia, Italia
This is a big wine, rich and concentrated with that fantastic warm southern feel that typifies Primitvo.
Rancho Arroyo Grande Zinfandel
2007 Central Coast, Calif.
This dry-farmed Zinfandel was whole cluster de-stemed, fermented 10 days on the skins and pressed to barrel while still fermenting to retain as much Zinfandel fruit character as possible. It will be easy to consume over the next 5 years.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
QUELLO CHE SYRAH, SYRAH $14.00 FLIGHT
Mouras de Arraiolos “Moira’s” Tinto Frutado
2006 Alentejano, Portugal
Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, and Syrah mingle together in this fruity, estate-grown ruby red wine.
Marquis Philips “Sarah’s Blend”
2007 South Eastern, Australia
A blend of Barossa Valley’s best red varietals: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aged in French and American oak for a year.
Jalama “El Capitan”
2006 Santa Barbara County, Calif.
Featuring 47% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre and 23% Cabernet Sauvignon from three of Santa Barbara County’s premiere vineyards, this blend truly showcases the star qualities of this appellation. Aged 30 months in 50% new French oak, and six months in the bottle.
DECEMBEERFEST Beer’s & Bratwurst’s
“Beer-By-The-Glass”
Sunday Dec. 20th
5pm – 11pm
Enjoy a glass of our holiday beers from the shop. Make sure to grab an authentic German Bratwurst too!!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Why does it have to only be Oktoberfest? How about Decemberfest?!
Affligem Noël (Belgium 9.0% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Sweet caramel malt and dark fruit
St. Feuillien Cuvée De Noël (Belgium 9.0% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Raisins, cinnamon apples & cloves
Delirium Noël (Belgium 10.0% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Caramelized honey & light spicy malt
St. Bernardus Christmas Ale (Belgium 10.0% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Nutmeg, winter spice & dried figs
N’ice Chouffe (Belgium 10.0% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Coriander, brown sugar & plums
Mikkeller Santa’s Little Helper ’09 (Belgium 10.9% ABV)
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Smoky malts & spicy chocolate
Samichlaus Helles (Austria 14.0% ABV)
Doppelbock
Hints of cognac & heavy caramel malt
The Bruery Rugbrød (California 8.0% ABV)
Rye Beer
Spicy, peppery with hints of toasted caramel
YuleSmith Holiday Ale (California 8.5% ABV)
Imperial IPA
Lots of hops & a nice malty backbone
BRAND NEW BIANCOS $13.50 FLIGHT
Cardeto “Matile” Orvieto
2008 Veneto, Italia
A classic bianco from Orvieto, a fruity and fragrant blend of Trebbiano, Malvasia, Verdello and Drupeggio.
Paolo e Noemia d’Amico “Seiano” Bianco
2008 Lazio, Italia
A fabulous and food-friendly blend of Trebbiano and Sauvignon Bianco from the hilly vineyard located just north of Rome.
Tenuta di Sticciano “Controluce” Pinot Grigio
2008 Toscana, Italia
A soft-pressing of Pinot Grigio fermented in both stainless steel and French oak and bottled-aged for 6 months, this bianco is sure to be a huge hit!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BIANCO, ROSATO, ROSSO, OH MY! $16.00 FLIGHT
Palamà “Metiusco” Salento Bianco
2008 Puglia, Italia
Meet this full-bodied white made with Malvasia Bianca and Verdeca from the beautiful and warm climate of Salento.
Palamà “Metiusco” Salento Rosato
2008 Puglia, Italia
This rosato wine is made from 100% Negroamaro from the most important Negroamaro vineyards in Salento.
Palamà “Metiusco” Salento Rosso
2008 Puglia, Italia
A hearty rosso ready to be your new favorite: blend of Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Montepulciano and Primitivo.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MANY FACES OF NEGROAMARO $12.00 FLIGHT
Botter “Rione dei Dogi” Squinzano Riserva
2005 Puglia, Italia
One of Puglia’s most renowned reds, it’s a blend of three local grapes: Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera and Sangiovese. Aged for 2 years in oak barrels.
Palamà “Albarossa” Salento Salice Rosso
2007 Puglia, Italia
A dark and harmonious blend of two of Puglia’s premiere red varietals: 80% Negroamaro and 20% Malvasia Nera.
Tor Del Colle Brindisi Rosso Riserva
2005 Puglia, Italia
Wines classified as Brindisi Rosso Riserva must have a minimum alcohol content of 12.5% ABV and have been aged for at least 24 months. Made from the Negroamaro grape.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SANGIOVESE MIXIN’ VOLUME 2 $14.00 FLIGHT
Cantina Miglianico Terre di Chieti Sangiovese
2007 Abruzzo, Italia
Established in 1961, Cantina Miglianico has been bringing great valued wines to the marketplace, meet their newest Sangiovese.
Tenuta di Sticciano “Casa la Fornace” Chianti
2008 Toscana, Italia
A classic red from Chianti: 85% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo aged in oak for 4 to 8 months.
Ciu Ciu “Gotico” Rosso Piceno Superiore ORGANIC
2006 le Marche, Italia
Another instant favorite from one of our favorite Italian winemaking team of brothers; 70% Montepulciano and 30% Sangiovese aged in oak for 12 months, another 6 months in the bottle.
Spice up this holiday season with some of our Belgian Christmas Ales!!!!!
Sunday Dec. 13th
Beer will be flowing @ 5pm
$14 for a Flight of 5 Beers
Fantôme de Noël
Saison Brasserie Fantome, Belgium……10.0% ABV
Affligem Noël
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brouwerij Affligem, Belgium……9.0% ABV
St. Feuillien Cuvée De Noël
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brasserie St. Feuillien, Belgium……9.0% ABV
Delirium Noël
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brouwerij Huyghe, Belgium ……10.0% ABV
St. Bernardus Christmas Ale
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brasserie St. Bernardus, Belgium ……10.0% ABV
BRAND NEW BIANCOS $12.00 FLIGHT
Botter Soave
2008 Veneto, Italia
Soave is a dry white wine made from Garganega, which over the centuries has found an ideal habitat in Veneto, outside of Verona.
Botter Veneto Pinot Bianco
2008 Veneto, Italia
Pinot blanc is a white wine grape. It is a point genetic mutation of Pinot noir. Pinot noir is genetically unstable and will occasionally experience a point mutation in which a vine bears all black fruit except for one cane, which produced white fruit.
Terredavino “Monticelli” Moscato d’Asti
2008 Piemonte, Italia
A pleasantly sweet and delightful Moscato d’Asti sure to make you smile.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TERREDAVINO: BIANCOS & ROSÉ $12.00 FLIGHT
Terredavino Crotese Frizzante
2008 Piemonte, Italia
Cortese grape is believed to have originated right on Piedmont hills of Alto Monferrato, which spread later in the Basso Monferrato and Asti Langa. Cortese finished with a fizz.
Terredavino Gavi
2008 Piemonte, Italia
The Cortese grape is a variety that prefers calcareous silty soils that are not too loose and a microclimate that is not too hot to maintain good acidity.
Terredavino “Paradis” Grignolino d’Asti
2008 Piemonte, Italia
The name Grignolino derives from the word grignole which means “many pips” in the local Piedmontese dialect of the Asti region. The abundance of pips, or seeds, contribute to the strong, bitter tannins associated with the wine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SUPER NEW SOUTHERN REDS $12.00 FLIGHT
Lento “Romeo” Rosso
2007 Calabria, Italia
A blend of Calabria’s finest varietals: Greco Nero, Gaglioppo and Nerello.
Picco del Sole Cannonau di Sardegna
2007 Sardegna, Italia
Cannonau, also know as Grenache. This is the essence of the ripest fruit from the oldest vines, having been aged in large, old wood for a few months before refinement in bottle.
Doppio Passo Primitivo
2007 Puglia, Italia
100% Primitivo from one of our favorite regions, Puglia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TERREDAVINO: ROSSOS $12.00 FLIGHT
Terredavino Dolcetto d’Alba
2007 Piemonte, Italia
Made from Dolcetto grapes grown on the hills surrounding the town of Alba, this wine had a 10-day maceration to extract color and flavor.
Terredavino Barbera d’Asti
2007 Piemonte, Italia
Barbera grapes for this wine come from the vineyards planted in the heart of classical Langa. 10-day maceration and steel-fermented to preserve the natural flavors of the grapes.
Terredavino Nebbiolo d’Alba
2006 Piemonte, Italia
Nebbiolo is the most important red grape variety in Piemonte and is a sensitive, and highly demanding varietal in terms of environment, soil and climate.
 |
||
