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 2^nd 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