FRIZZIES $13.00 FLIGHT
Uccellina “Libertino” Pagadebit de Romagna 2007 Emilia - Romagna
Pagadebit, aka: “the debt payer,” aka: Bombino Bianco, crafts a frizzante from a 2nd fermentation in steel.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.50
Andreola “Dirupo” Valdobbiadene Prosecco NV Veneto
From old vine Prosecco grapes (90%) plus wee bits of Verdiso & Perera for an aromatic and soft bubbly.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.50
Picchioni “Sangue di Giuda” 2007 Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardia
Regional grapes Croatina, Barbera & Uva Rara (Bonarda) rest over-winter & reawaken to a bubbly finish.
Taste: $4.25 Glass: $9.00
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AHHHH! ARNEIS $14.75 FLIGHT
Il Falchetto 2007 Langhe, Piemonte
This Arneis rests for 60 days on the lees before bottling, bringing depth to the texture and finish.
Taste: $4.25 Glass: $9.00
Fontanabianca 2006 Langhe, Piemonte
Whole Arneis clusters are softly pressed then fermented under cool temperatures, and aged in steel. Fresh!
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00
Riofava Roero Arneis 2007 Piemonte
Arneis, aka Barolo Bianco. Translates to “in its own thunderbolt.” Roero is the newest DOCG in Piemonte.
Taste: $5.50 Glass: $14.00
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BIG BARGAINS $9.25 FLIGHT
La Viña Vino de Mesa Tinto 2006 Catalunya, España
60% Tempranillo, 30% Garnacha, balanced with Cariñena. Uses Carbonic maceration to preserve fruit.
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
Valdecaz “VDZ” 2007 Castilla y León, España
“Tinto de Toro” (Red of the Bull) the local name for Tempranillo, made in a thoroughly modern winery.
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
Capote Velho Vinho de Mesa Tinto 2006 Estremedura, Portugal
Whole host of Portuguese grapes often used for Port, but here vinified to a dry red.
Taste: $3.25 Glass: $5.00
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VALLEY OF THE VALTELLINA $16.75 FLIGHT
Sertoli Salis “Il Saloncello” 2002 Valtellina, Lombardia
Nebbiolo aged for 6 months in barrel. This shorter aging earns an IGT, but rates DOCG in deliciousness.
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00
Balgera Grumello 1996 Valtellina, Lombardia
Chiavennasca variety of Nebbiolo aged in barrel for 3 -4 years.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $15.00
Sertoli Salis “Capo di Terra” 2003 Valtellina, Lombardia
Slightly over-ripe Nebbiolo, aged for 15 months in barrique, then rested for 6 months before release.
Taste: $6.25 Glass: $16.00
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