Wine (list) Manifesto

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    Wine Manifesto ‘Block Pricing’

    Most Restaurants charge a standard 250 – 300% markup on wines regardless of the price.  It’s a strategy that over-inflates wine prices rapidly as the cost goes up.  We feel this dicourages people from enjoying better wines while eating out.  At $6 a glass ($21 a bottle) on our everyday ‘fit to drink’ Chardonnay, we’re satisfied with our margins, but for just $2 a glass more ($30 a bottle), you can get Talbott, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Chardonnay.  The deals get better.  Instead of charging a set percentage markup, we charge a set dollar amount in the middle range, and retail pricing at the top end.  The result is tolerable prices at the low end, great values in the middle range, and bargains at the top end.  Where else can you drink Brunello Montalcino for less than $100 a bottle in a restaurant?   We’re not interested in curating a wine museum. We make money on volume and turnover,  and on getting more people in to enjoy our unique Brewpub. 

    bubbly:

    Jaume Serra ‘Cristalino’ , Brut Rose, CAVA, Spain                              $23

    Bottle fermented, ‘bone-dry’ Spanish Rosé sparkler!

    Luccio, Moscato d’Asti, Asti, Italy ‘10                                                               25

    Sweet, luscious sparkling Moscato!

    Zardetto, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy                                                                       27

    88 pts. Wine Advocate, 95% Prosecco, 5% Chardonnay (dry style)

    Gloria Ferrer, Blanc de Noirs, Carneros, California                               29

     91 pts. Wine Advocate

    Domaine Carneros (Taittinger), Brut, Carneros, Calif. ’06              37

    92 pts. Wine spectator 

    Roederer Estate, Brut Rosé, Anderson Valley, California                 39

    92 pts. Wine Enthusiast, Pinot Noir Rose Brut…. Scrumptious!!!

    Moet & Chandon, ‘Imperial’, Epernay, France                                           44

    A classic “Extra Dry” (means sweet, don’t ask why)

    Perrier Jouet, ‘Grand Brut’ Epernay, France                                              45

    A classic Brut (means dry)

    Dom Perignon, 2002, Epernay, France                                                        169

    93 pts. Wine Advocate

    Louis Roederer, Cristal 2002, Reims, France                                          275

    96+ pts. Wine Advocate

    Riondo, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy     “split” (187ml.)                                 $7

    90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Mumm Napa, Brut, California     “split” (187 ml.)                                       9

    white wines                                                               glass/btl

    Fox Brook, Chardonnay, California ’09                                                   $6/21

    Beringer, White Zinfandel, California ‘09                                                 5/19

    Ca’Luca, Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy ‘08                                                    6/22

    Oyster Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand ’09                                  6/23

    Marlborough Region.  Intense, citrusy,grassy NZ Sauv. Blanc

    Meyer-Fonne’, Edelzwicker, Alsace, France ‘’09                                 6/23

    Spicy, dry, Alsatian blend

    Dr. Loosen, Riesling, Mosel, Germany ’09                                               6/23

    Sanctuary Vyds., Muscadine, Dare Co. North Carolina ’08          6/23

    ’Sweet Serenity’ Locally grown, native vines, Gold medal NC State Fair

    Talbott, Chardonnay, Monterey, Calif. ’08                                             8/30

    Fat and Buttery!!! Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, 91 pts. Wine Advocate

     

                                     Bottles Only:

    Tiefenbrunner, Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, Italy ’09                         26

    Meyer-Fonne’, Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France ’08                                         29

    ’Vieilles Vignes’(Old Vines), Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant Select

    Licia, Albariňo, Rias Baixas, Spain, ’09                                                           29

    91 pts. Wine Advocate, refreshing Spanish white

    Catena, Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina ’08                                         29

    90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Grgich Hills, Fumé Blanc,  Napa Valley, Ca. ’08                                        32

    Certified organic & biodynamically grown estate grapes, 90 pts Cal. Grapevine

    Alois Legeder, Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy ’08                                    34

    Benefizium Porer Vineyard…89 pts. Wine Advocate

    Trefethen, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California ’07/8                       36

    Oak Knoll District, ‘old school California classic’ (no malolactic)

    E. Guigal, Condrieu, (Viognier), Rhone, France ’08                             57

    DuMol, Chardonnay, Green Valley, Sonoma, Calif. ’04                      69

    ’Isobel’, 94 pts. Wine Advocate, Heintz Vineyard

    red wines                                                           glass/btl 

    Louis M. Martini, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma, Ca. ’08              6/23

    A Califonia Classic

    J. Lohr, Merlot, Paso Robles, California ’08                                            6/23

    ‘Los Osos’

    Villa Montefiori,Cabernet-Sangiovese, Baja,Mexico ’08               7/27

    Excellent wine from Mexico? Really!!! 75% Cabernet, 25% Sangiovese

    Catena, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ’08                                                  7/28

    91 pts. Wine Advocate

    Seghesio, Zinfandel, Sonoma, ’09                                                                   8/29

    90 pts. Wine Spectator

    Paraiso, Pinot Noir, Monterey, Calif. ’08                                                    8/30

    Santa Lucia Highlands, silky!!!

    Heartland, Shiraz, South Australia, ’08                                                      8/30

     

                                      Bottles Only:

    La Quercia, Montepulciano, Italy ’08                                                                  26

    Estate-bottled

    Isole e Olena, Chianti Classico, Italy ‘08                                                            27

    Escarpment, Pinot Noir, Martinborough, New Zealand ’09                         28

     ‘Over the Edge’,( NZ northern island), 88 pts. IWC

    Chateau Haut-Monplaisir, Malbec, Cahors, France ’07                                  28

    (In Cahors Malbec is called Cot.) Gold medal AgricoleParis ‘09

    Ben Marco, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina ’08                                                     29

    Susanna Balbo winemaker

    Fess Parker, Syrah, Santa Barbera Co., California ’07                                     29

    smokey!!! 88pts. Wine Advocate

    Semler, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malibu, Calif. ’05                                           30

    ‘Saddle Rock’, mountain-top. Vyd. good mineral/maritime character

    Allegrini, ‘Pallazzo Della Torre’, Verona, Italy, ’07                                    31

    Ripasso Method (30% air-dried grapes), 90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Burgess, Merlot, Napa Valley, California ’06                                                     32

    minty!!! 88 pts. Wine Spectator

    Talbott, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, Calif. ’08                                   33

    Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, 90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Kenneth Volk, Mourvedre, Lime Kiln Valley, Calif. ’07                               35

    Enz Vineyard, Gold medal, San Francisco Chronicle

    Arrowood, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma, CA ’05                                      37

    Rustic Sonoma Cab! 88 pts. Wine Advocate

    Kenneth Volk, Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, Calif. ’07                             42

    Spicy, steely, intense, very true Pinot Noir character!

    White Cottage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Ca. ’06                      43…

    ’Risa’ blend of Howell Mtn. & Valley Floor, biodynamic farming

    Ojai Vineyard, Syrah, Santa Barbara Co., Calif. ’05                                          45

    Bien Nacido Vineyard., 93 pts. Wine Advocate

    Elyse, Petite Sirah, Rutherford, Napa Valley, Calif. ’07                               45…

    90 pts. Wine Advocate “…a monster in the making…”

    E. Guigal, Chataneauf du Pape, Rhone Valley, France ’05                       49

    90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Calera, Pinot Noir, Mt. Harlan, San Benito, Ca. ’05                                        53

    Reed Vineyard, 90 pts. Wine Advocate

    Seavey Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ’06                       63

    ’Caravina’, 91 pts. Wine Advocate

    St. Clement, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Ca. ’05                          66

    ’Oroppas’, 91 pts Wine Advocate, 93 pts Wine Spectator

    Ken Wright, Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton district, Oregon ’08                 69

    Savoya Vyd. 92 pts. Wine Advocate, Stellar Vintage!

    Il Poggione, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy ’03                                          83

    91 pts. Wine Advocate

    sweets:                                                                               glass/btl

    Quady ‘Essensia’, Orange Muscat, Calif. ’08                                                     $5

     (Served chilled)

    Smith Woodhouse, Late Bottled Vintage Porto , Portugal ‘95                7

     Gold medal, 2006 International Wine & Spirit Competition

    Rudera, Late Harvest Chenin Blanc, South Africa ‘06 7/26

    (Served chilled)…Excellent honeyed, botrytis character…

    Chambers, Rutherglen Muscat, Australia (375 ml.)                                          8/36

    (Served room temperature)…93 pts. Wine Advocate

    Warre’s, ‘Otima’ 10yr. Tawny Port, Portugal (500ml)                                    9/42

     

    $15 Corkage (your bottles);    Retail prices or better on the high end wines (our bottles);    “Cork & Go” available