Champagne / Sparkling

WineChampagne and sparkling wines are perfect companions to a wide variety of dishes and should be enjoyed before, during and after your meal. They refresh the palate and brighten your day or evening.

Wolf Blass "Yellow Label" Australia
$35

Ribolla Gialla, Borgo Nevo "Rebuje" Slovenia
$42

Prosecco, Azienda San Giuseppe (Conegliano Valdobbiadene) Italy
$46

Bailly-Lapierre, "Rose" (Cremant de Bourgogne) France N.V.
$48

Louis Roederer "Brut Premier" (Reims) France N.V.
$78

Charles Heidsieck "Brut Reserve" (Reims) France
$85

Veuve Clicqout "Yellow Label" (Reims) France N.V.
$95

Moet & Chandon "Rose Imperial" (Epernay) France N.V.
$110

Moet & Chandon "Imperial" (Epernay) France N.V.
$175 1.5 Lt.

Piper - Heidsieck "Millesime" (Reims) France 2004
$145

Nicolas Feuillatte "Palmes d'Or" (Chouilly) France 1998
$225

Moet & Chandon "Dom Perignon" (Epernay) France 2002
$325

Louis Roederer "Cristal" (Reims) France 2002
$450

Fume Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc

Regardless of growing region, these wines are fantastic food wines, exhibiting great clarity of flavor. With Sancerre, think lemon grass & minerals; in New Zealand, think pink grapefruit; in California think flavors of fig & melon.

Fume Blanc, Ferrari Carano (Sonoma County) 2010
$32

Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford (Marlborough) New Zealand 2010
$36

Sauvignon Blanc, Tiare (Collio) Italy 2009
$40

Chateau de Sancerre (Sancerre) France 2009
$56

Sauvignon Blanc, Vie di Romans (Friuli Isonzo) Italy 2009
$75

Sauvignon Blanc, "Eisele Vineyard" Araujo (Napa Valley) 2010
$85

Other Attractive Whites

Here are some wines to help you drink "outside the box." Although they are completely different wines in their own right, they all have bright fruit aromas and flavors, crisp acidity and go particularly well with seafood.

Gewurztraminer, Trimbach (Alsace) France 2007
$38

Pinot Grigio, Borgo Conventi (Collio) Italy 2009
$40

Rose, Domaine de Nizas (Coteau du Languedoc) France 2010
$40

Viognier, Bridlewood "Reserve" (Central Coast) 2008
$40

Friulano - Ribolla - Malvasia, Castello di Buttrio "Mon Blanc" (Friuli) Italy 2009
$42

Roero Arneis, Giovanni Almondo "Bricco delle Ciliege" (Piemonte) Italy 2010
$43

Viognier, Bridlewood "Reserve" (Central Coast) 2008
$44

Pinot Grigio, Jerman (Venezia Giulia) Italy 2009
$45

Gewurztraminer, Hofstatter "Kolbenhof" (Alto Adige) Italy 2006
$46

Conundrum, Caymus (Rutherford) 2009
$50

Vidal, Del Gatto Estate (Canada) 2010
$75

Rose, Domaine Ott (Cotes de Provence) France 2010
$85

Altenberg Bergheim "Grand Cru", Marcel Deiss (Alsace) France 2002
$143

Mambourg "Grand Cru", Marcel Deiss (Alsace) France 2004
$150

Chardonnay

Still the "king of whites," Chardonnay shows its face in many styles that tend to please a variety of palates. California Chardonnay tends to be richer, fruitier and oakier, while its French counterparts display more citrus, mineral, apple and lighter oak flavors.

Clos du Bois (Russian River Valley) 2009
$35

Rosenthal (Central Coast) 2008
$40

Ferrari Carano (Sonoma County) 2009
$48

Beringer, "Private Reserve" (Napa Valley) 2008
$56

Ferrari Carano (Sonoma) 2009
$56

Dutton Goldfield (Russian River Valley) 2008
$60

Neyers (Napa Valley) 2010
$60

Ferrari Carano, "Reserve" (Carneros) 2007
$64

Talbott (Monterey County) 2007
$65

Cakebread (Napa Valley) 2009
$78

Maison Louis Latour (Puligny Montrachet) France 2007
$95

Newton, "Unfiltered" (Napa Valley) 2007
$95

Merryvale, "Silhouette" (Napa Valley) 2004
$95

Earl Roger Belland "Premier Cru" (Meursault-Santenots) France 2005
$125

Kistler, "Kistler Vineyard" (Sonoma Valley) 2005
$155

Pinot Noir

Here we have wines that are all about silky texture, cherry/berry and slightly earthy aromas and flavors of berries and spice, all within a lighter, less tannic structure. Very versatile with meats, fish and game.

Summerland "Wolff Vineyard" (Edna Valley) 2008
$52

Ponzi Vineyards (Willamette Valley) 2008
$55

Dutton Goldfield (Russian River Valley) 2008
$65

Laetitia "La Coupelle" (Arroyo Grande Valley) 2007
$88

Joseph Drouhin (Pommard) 2008
$78

Earl Roger Belland "Premier Cru" (Santenay-Beauregard) 2005
$95

Merlot

A very popular wine in recent years due to its sense of fleshiness, softness and less tannic structure (versus Cabernet). Still, these wines are rich and bold with flavors of plum, cocoa, mint and pepper.

Saddlerock (California) 2009
$32

Veramonte "Reserva" (Casablanca Valley) Chile 2008
$36

Rosenthal, (Malibu) 2007
$45

Ferrari Carano, (Sonoma County) 2008
$40

Northstar (Columbia Valley) 2006
$75

Neyers (Napa Valley) 2009
$70

Petrus (Pomerol) France 2001
$1750

Zinfandel & Syrah

Zinfandel leans towards a bigger style full of exotic spices and an incredible melange of flavors both savory and sweet. Syrah/Shiraz (two names, same grape) are more fruit driven in California, and spicier when done in Australia.

Zinfandel, Peachy Canion (Paso Robles Valley) 2008
$45

Zinfandel, Neyers (Lodi) 2010
$48

Zinfandel, Nickel & Nickel "Ponzo Vineyard" (Russian River Valley) 2006
$65

Syrah, Del Bondio (Oakville, Napa Valley) 2006
$40

Syrah, Fess Parker (Santa Barbara County) 2008
$42

Syrah, Neyers (Sonoma Coast) 2009
$54

Syrah, Araujo Estate Altagracia (Calistoga) 2007
$60

Petite Syrah, Stags' Leap Winery (Napa Valley) 2007
$65

Syrah, Araujo Estate "Eisele Vineyard" (Napa Valley) 2007
$135

"Worldly" Reds

Have fun exploring the world with these reds from Italy (rustic and savory), California (wild and exotic Petite Syrah), as well as earthy and more complex flavored wines from France.

Oltrepo Pavese, Castello di Luzzano (Lombardia) Italy 2010
$42

Chianti, Villa Antinori  (Toscana) Italy 2007
$45

Dolcetto di Dogliani, Pecchenino "Siri' D'jermu" (Piemonte) Italy 2008
$55

Barolo, Pio Cesare (Piemonte) 2006
$95

Barolo, Pietro Rinaldi (Piemonte) Italy 2006
$110

Tignanello, Antinori (Toscana) 2006
$145

Guado al Tasso, Antinori (Toscana) Italy 2006
$160

Barolo, Gaja "Sperrs" (Piemonte) Italy 2003
$225

Barbaresco, Gaja "Costa Russi" (Piemonte) Italy 2004
$550

Bordeaux & Bordeaux Style Blends

These wines are blends primarily of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with touches of Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec. The blending of grapes results in more complex, well-rounded and intense flavors in these highly-regarded wines of nobility.

Chateau Haut-Beausejour, (St. Estephe) France 2006
$42

Spring Valley Vineyard "Uriah" (Walla Walla) Washington 2008
$75

Col Solare (Columbia Valley) 2006
$90

San Leonardo, Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga (Alto Adige) Italy 2004
$100

Almaviva, (Puente Alto) Chile 2007
$170

Chateau Leoville Las Cases, (Saint-Julien-Medoc) France 2004
$250

Opus One, Mondavi & Rothschild, (Napa Valley) 2006
$275

Cabernet Sauvignon

Still the "king of reds," these Cabernets are all about structure and power. Deep flavors of black cherry, currants, vanilla, herbs and chocolate are all woven in a polished tannic structure with highly extracted flavors.

Chateau St Jean (California) 2009
$36

Rosenthal (Malibu) 2004
$52

Paoletti "Bella Novello" (Napa Valley) 2007
$56

Mount Veeder Winery (Napa Valley) 2007
$60

Signorello "Unfiltered" (Napa Valley) 2004
$78

Semler Malibu Estate (Malibu) 2003
$80

Wattle Creek (Alexander Valley) 2004
$85

Joseph Phelps, (Napa Valley) 2007
$89

Groth "Oakville" (Napa Valley) 2006
$90

Stag's Leap "Artemis" (Napa Valley) 2007
$92

Lancaster "Reserve" (Alexander Valley) 2005
$100

Caymus (Napa Valley) 2008
$125

Rodney Strong "Rockaway" (Alexander Valley) 2005
$140

Signorello, "Padrone" (Napa Valley) 2006
$155

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard "Realm" (Napa Valley) 2005
$225

Araujo Estate, "Eisele Vineyard" (Napa Valley) 2007
$275

Joseph Phelps, "Insignia" (Napa Valley) 2005
$325

Kapcsandy Family Winery, "State Lane Vineyard" (Napa Valley) 2005
$500

Harlan Estate (Napa Valley) 2006
$1200

Cabernet Franc, Andrew Lane (Oakville) 2005
$55