This week in the cellar 11/24 – 11/30

INTERNATIONAL WINES FOR THANKSGIVING

WISHBONE WHITES                                                                                     $17.50 FLIGHT

Gallegas “Alectum” Albariño 2007     Rias Baixas, España

Albariño – sorta like Italian fave Tocai Friuliano – a naturally “rich” grape and all without oak.

Riofava Roero Arneis 2007              Piemonte, Italia

Arneis, aka “Barolo Bianco.”  Translates to “little rascal.”  Roero is the newest DOCG in Piemonte.

Ronco del Gelso “Latimis” 2007                     Friuli, Italia

This is a magical mystical melange of Tocai, Pinot Bianco and Riesling Renano whose proportions change depending on the vintage. The wine sees no wood but does go through full malolactic fermentation which gives it a rich texture

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TURKEY LEG REDS                                                                                       $10.50 FLIGHT

Cherubino “Marques de Caro” Tinto Tempranillo 2006            Valencia, España

Tempranillo kept cool during fermentation…then aged without the influence of any oak.

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.

Ciù Ciù “Bacchus” Rosso Piceno Organic 2008             le Marche, Italia

A robust 50/50 blend of Montepulciano & Sangiovese fermented on the skins for 10 days, six months in stainless.

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TURKEY AND ALL THE FIXINGS REDS                                                          $21.50 FLIGHT

Colle Acre “Thyonianus” Eloro Rosso Nero d’Avola 2004                    Silicia, Italia

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.

Degani “Cicilio” Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso 2005                       Veneto, Italia

Unpressed grape skins from Amarone are added to Valpolicella for extra body, character and richness.

Poggi “Famaloso” Rosso Veronese 2003                  Veneto, Italia

In the Amarone style with grapes from the oldest plot, Il Famaloso in the Bardolino zona (classified in 1700 as one of the best sites for vines in the region). Given two months of air drying then fermented on the skins for one month.

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DELICIOUS WITH DESSERT                                                                            $12.00 FLIGHT

Cidre Bouche de Normandie Brut 2007         Normandy, France

Sparkling apple cider. Vintage ciders are only produced in exceptional years.  Unflitered, unpasturized, with native yeast.

Puianello “Le Gemme” Malvasia Dolce Frizzante NV Emilia-Romagna, Italia

Just a tad sweeter & more aromatic than Prosecco but not quite as hedonistic as Moscato d’Asti.

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.