CASTLES & TOWERS $14.00 FLIGHT
Toricino Greco di Tufo 2007 Campania, Italia
Aside from fanatical, hands on wine GROWING (not making), Toricino is so very proud of the fact that their old & gnarled vineyards in Tufo & Lapio are located on top of volcanic sulfur deposits.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00
Castel San Giorgio “Il Drago” Pinot Grigio 2007 Oltrepò Pavese, Italia
An ancient tower & wine cellar (dating back to 1500s) have been witness to a resurgence of quality wines in Oltrepò Pavese.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.00
Castel Sallegg Sauvignon 2006 Alto Adige, Italia
In 1851 Castel Sallegg & its vineyard was bought by Archduke Rainer of Austria, Viceroy of Lombardy-Veneto. It was then inherited by Count von Kuenburg. You might expect a guy with a name like Count Georg von Kuenburg who lives in a castle worthy of a fairy tale to be a stuffed shirt but neither he nor his wines are stuffy.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
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FLOWERS & SPICE $13.50 FLIGHT
Donati “Situla Bianco” 2007 Trentino, Italia
A blending of aromatic varieties Nosiola, Sauvignon, Riesling and Traminer.
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $9.50
Bortolusso Malvasia 2007 Friuli, Italia
Aromatic Malvasia coming from a vineyard that uses no pesticides and only organic manure & compost!
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $9.50
Martilde “Piume” Malvasia Organic 2006 Oltrepò Pavese, Italia
Husband & wife team crafting wines with a deep respect for their land and their pets!
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00
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GRAPES YOU HAVEN’T HEARD OF?? $17.50 FLIGHT
Ippolito “Ciró Ciró” Rosso 2006 Calabria, Italia
Calabria’s historic Galioppo at 100%. Ippolito is one of the oldest Cantina’s in the zona.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.00
Laimburg Süditrol Lagrein 2005 Alto Adige, Italia
Despite its northern location, this cantina has palm trees & agave plants in front of its facilities which is due to warm winds blowing off the lakes to their south. This is one of the warmest areas in Alto Adige….think riper fruit!
Taste: $5.50 Glass: $13.00
Château Feuillet Fumin 2005 Valle d’Aosta, Italia
In Valle d’Aosta the local dialect and the grape mix are a grand melange of Italian, Swiss and French influences.
Taste: $8.00 Glass: $20.00
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DESTINATION CALIFORNIA $ 13.50 FLIGHT
Pagor Merlot 2003 Temecula, California
Ed has been crafting wines for a couple of decades (labor of love!!) sourcing great fruit and hand crafting the wine!
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.50
Fife Redhead Vineyard Zinfandel 2002 Mendocino, California
At 1200 feet elevation, Redhead Vineyard overlooks Lake Mendocino to the south & a gentle slope to the Redwood Valley to the north.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Norman Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2003 Paso Robles, California
78% Cabernet Sauvignon balanced out with 11% Merlot & 10% Petit Verdot. A California beauty!
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.50
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