CHARMING CHARDONNAY $10.50 FLIGHT
Glendonbrook Chardonnay 2006 Cawarra, Australia
A vineyard run on sustainable agriculture principles, using modern winemaking techniques all without oak!
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
San Luis Canyon Chardonnay NV Central Coast California
A barrel fermented chardonnay that takes advantage of a bit of oak aging.
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
Familia Schroeder “Saurus” Patagonia Select Chardonnay 2006 Patagonia, Argentina
40% of this Chardonnay ferments and ages in new French & American oak.
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00
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A VISIT TO THE VENETO $16.00 FLIGHT
Althe’a Prosecco Frizzante Valdobbiadene NV Veneto, Italia
From the classical zona of Prosecco production. The wines are delicious with teeny, tiny bubbles. The Frizzante is about 2/3 the pressure of the Spumante.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.50
Villa Erbice Soave Superiore 2006 Veneto, Italia
Garganega with Trebbiano for freshness, spends a year on the lees (yeast cells & grape solids left from fermentation)
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Poggi “Il Moretto” Valpolicella Ripasso 2003 Veneto, Italia
Harvested in late October from old vines in the family’s Il Moretto vineyard, (one of the top sites in the DOC.) After the initial fermentation the wine is passed over the skins of the family’s Amarone.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.00
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THE TOE OF THE BOOT $13.50 FLIGHT
Ippolito “Cirò Cirò” Rosso 2006 Calabria, Italia
Cirò may be the oldest type of wine still in production, with roots back to pre-Roman days when this part of Italy was Magna Graecia (Greater Greece ).
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $8.00
Lento Romeo Lamezia 2005 Calabria, Italia
This cantina is a true family affair using Greco Nero, Magliocco & Nerello Mascalese for this regional beauty.
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $8.50
Vintripodi Pellaro 2002 Calabria, Italia
Calabrese, Nurello, Alicante & Nocera,. Partial drying of the grapes & longer aging = lighter color but larger, evolved flavor.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.50
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SANGIOVESE IN THE MIX $ 13.50 FLIGHT
Nostri Feudi Sicilia Rosso 2008 Sicilia, Italia
Yummy warm fruit from Sicilia 40% Nero’d Avola, 40% Frappato brought up a notch with 20% Sangiovese
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.50
Di Sesta “Poggi d’Arna” Toscana Rosso 2006 Toscana, Italia
A “Super Tuscan” that is not too “super” in the price department, 60% Sangiovese with 20% each of Cabernet & Merlot.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Ciù Ciù “San Carro” Marche Rosso 2007 Marche, Italia
The brothers wanted to bottle the source of all of the gifts of Mother Nature in their zona: the huge, warming, life giving Mediterranean Sun! A blend of Barbera, Merlot and Sangiovese.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00
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