The Bottles Open This Week
Complimentary Tasting
2006 Marsanne, Preston Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley $25
An exotic alternative to Chardonnay, this grape will ground you
with its flavors of peach, apricot, honey, and hazelnut
2005 Roussanne, Santa Barbara, Appellation Series $18
Another Rhône variety that impresses the palate with
papaya, guava, coconut, cinnamon, and orange zest
2005 Merlot, Russian River Valley, Appellation Series $18
Throw some spaghetti sauce on the stove and meatballs in the skillet
to counter the acidity, braced by notes of cherry, plum, and applewood
2005 Zinfandel, Aparicio Vineyard, Amador $25
If you were excited when they added salt and pepper as a flavor for potato chips, this wine is right up your alley, flanked by black cherry and blackberry
2005 Petite Sirah, Kick Ranch Vineyard, Sonoma $35
Kent and Sid cooked lunch for the staff the other day,
revisited here in this wine: salmon smoked on a cedar plank,
this time with black tea and currants
*Reserve Flight - $5.00 *
2005 Zinfandel, Annette’s Reserve, Redwood Valley $35
The spice rack personified: cinnamon, cloves, and pepper
mingle with blueberries and raspberries
2005 Zinfandel, Hendry Reserve, Napa Valley $45
If you’re lucky enough to have tried the raspberry and chocolate scones from Arizmendi, you’ll think they’ve fallen into your glass, with caramel and smoke
2005 Syrah, Fran’s Vineyard, Rockpile $45
Enjoy the chimenea in the back yard with logs burning in the early evening,
as you sit eating blueberries and blackberries picked just that afternoon
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