This Week in the Cellar June 23 – 28

ITALIAN BUBBLIES    $15.50 FLIGHT

Toffoli “Colle Trevigiani” Prosecco Frizzante NV Veneto, Italia

Made in the classic Charmat method. This is the base for the Italian cocktail “Bellini.”

Taste: $4.00    Glass: $9.00

Castel San Giorgio “Magnificat” Pinot Nero Brut NV Lombardia, Italia

90% Pinot Nero and 10% Chardonnay from the Oltrepò Pavese area of Lombardia.

Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.50

Cascina Fonda “Bel Piasi” Asti Spumante    2008 Piemonte, Italia

Made from aromatic Moscato grapes. Beautiful with Summer picnics and desserts.

Taste: $6.00    Glass: $14.00

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IBERIAN BLANCOS    $9.50 FLIGHT

Aliança Vinho Verde 2008 Vinho Verde, Portugal

Literally means “green wine” and is ready to drink right away. A classic from the region.

Taste: $3.00    Glass: $5.00

Gallegas “Destino” Blanco 2007 Galicia, España

A perfect seafood wine from the northwest corner of España. Temperature controlled fermentation – no oak.

Taste: $3.00    Glass: $5.00

Cherubino “Marques de Caro” Blanco 2007 Valencia, España

Local Viura given the aromatic benefit of a small, but powerful, dose of Moscatel.

Taste: $3.50    Glass: $6.00

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IBERIAN ROJOS $11.00 FLIGHT

Cherubino “Marques de Caro” Tempranillo 2006 Valencia, España

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

Taste: $4.00    Glass: $7.50

Vidal del Saz Tempranillo 2006 La Mancha, España

100% Tempranillo. Left to macerate on the skins for 18 days. Then ages for 60 days in oak.

Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00

Bodegas San Martin “Isolda” 2007 Navarra, España

70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 5% Cabernet & 5% Merlot. All fermented in steel to capture the zest & fruit.

Taste: $3.50    Glass: $5.00

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PRIDE OF PLACE    $ 12.50 FLIGHT

Marcella Giuliani Cesanase 2005 Lazio, Italia

Local Roman grape grown on calcerous, clay lined soils. Kept fresh in steel tanks before bottling.

Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00

Avide “Herea” Frappato    2007 Sicilia, Italia

Unmistakably Sicilian. This grape provides the foundation for the island’s only DOCG Ceresuolo di Vittoria.

Taste: $4.50    Glass: $10.00

Botter “Caleo” Negroamaro 2007 Puglia, Italia

Very traditional vine of the Salento area (the zone on the “high heel” of Italy’s boot.)

Taste: $3.50     Glass: $6.00