HOW DO WE FEEL ABOUT NATURAL WINE? We drink, breathe, and sleep thinking about the history of the humble grape and its importance in the world. Kinda a lot of pressure for a fermented beverage, but we know Wine can handle it. We’ve gone all in on natural wine because we believe in celebrating farmers and other stewards of the land who work tirelessly to create biodiverse landscapes. Think of wine as a transmitter of a certain place and time in history: if made with nothing but grapes, a bottle has the ability to tell us what the soil in the vineyard is composed of, what the weather was like in a given vintage, and what the surrounding flora and fauna are doing. Cover it up with any number of 60-plus legal chemical additives, and what are you left with? Something engineered that no longer transmits its story. There is no official definition of what natural wine is. But we have our definition, and here’s our promise: every wine on this list is grown organically or biodynamically, free of any chemicals in the vineyard. Every wine on this list is made without any additives except sulfur, which is naturally occurring in grapes. Every wine on this list is fermented with its own living, wild yeast. And every wine on this list is made in small, or very small, amounts. It’s difficult to find fault with any of that. We love these wines and the people behind them, and we hope you do too.
Corkage: $20 per 750ml not on our list, limit 2 bottles per party. Thank you. BY THE GLASS
SPARKLING iClivi ‘R_B_L’, Friuli IT NV Ribolla Gialla 14 Terres Dorées ‘FRV100’, Beaujolais FR 2014 Gamay 11
WHITE Camin Larredya ‘La Part Davan’ Jurançon Sec, Sud-Ouest FR 2014 Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, etc. 14 Angiolino Maule ‘Masieri’, Veneto IT 2015 Garganega 12 Ulibarri Artzaiak Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Country ESP 2014 Hondarrabi Zuri 13 Hild Elbling Trocken ‘Sponton’, Mosel GER 2015 Elbling 11 Luckert Silvaner Trocken ‘Sulzfelder’, Franken GER 2015 Silvaner 15
SKIN CONTACT/ORANGE/ROSÉ Partida Creus ‘VN Blanco.’, Penedès ESP 2015 Macabeu, Grenache Blanc, etc. 15 Kabaj Rebula, Goriška Brda SLO 2013 Rebula 15 Calabretta Rosato, Sicily IT 2015 Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Capuccio 12
RED Simon Busser ‘Sauvage’, Cahors FR 2014 Malbec, Merlot 13 Colombera & Garella Coste della Sesia, Alto Piedmont IT 2013 Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina 12 Envinate ‘Albahra’, Castilla-La Mancha ESP 2015 Garnacha Tintorera 11 Claus Preisinger ‘Puszta Libre!’, Burgenland AUT 2015 Zweigelt, St. Laurent 12
MAY IS OREGON WINE MONTH: Dame toasts a few of our local natural growers and winemakers Bow & Arrow Melon, Willamette Valley 2015 Melon 11 Holden Wine Company Vermentino, Applegate Valley 2015 Vermentino 12 Division Winemaking Company ‘Renardière’, Willamette Valley 2015 Gamay 16
Smock Shop Band Pinot Noir, Columbia Gorge 2014 Pinot Noir 16 BOTTLES
SPARKLING FRANCE/WHITE Dominique Belluard ‘Mont Blanc’, Savoie 2012 Gringet 87 Dominique Belluard ‘Les Perles du Mont Blanc’, Savoie NV Gringet 40 Philippe Tessier ‘Phil’en Bulle’, Loire Valley NV Menu Pineau, Romarantin 48 Martin Texier ‘Petite Nature’, Rhone 2015 Chasselas, Muscat 39 Marie-Courtin Extra Brut ‘Efflorescence’, Champagne 2012 Pinot Noir 118 Thomas Perseval Extra Brut ‘Tradition’, Champagne 2012 Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay 99 Jacques Lassaigne Brut ‘Vignes de Montgueux’, Champagne NV Chardonnay 85 Champagne Bourgeois-Diaz Extra Brut ‘3C’, Champagne NV Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier 78
FRANCE/ROSÉ Les Capriades “Piége á Filles’, Loire Valley 2015 Gamay, Côt, Cabernet Franc, etc. 49 Tarlant ‘Rosé Zero’, Champagne NV Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier 120
ITALY/WHITE Ca’ dei Zago Prosecco col Fondo, Veneto 2015 Glera, Verdiso, Perera, Bianchetta 39 Casa Coste Piane ‘Brichet’, Veneto 2015 Glera 42
ITALY/RED La Collina Lambrusco dell’Emilia ‘Il Quaresimo’, Emilia Romagna NV Salamino, Maestri, Grasparossa, etc. 34 Cà de Noci ‘Sottobosco’, Emilia Romagna 2014 Grasparossa, Montericco, Malbo, etc. 45 Vigneto Saetti Lambrusco, Emilia Romagna 2015 Salamino di Santa Croce 33 La Stoppa ‘Trebbiolo Frizzante’, Emilia Romagna 2014 Barbera, Bonarda 40
OTHER REGIONS/WHITE Peter Lauer Sekt Réserve, Saar GER 1992 Riesling 115 Recaredo ‘Terrers’ Brut Nature Gran Reserva Cava, Penedes ESP 2009 Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada 65 Štoka Vitovska, Kras SLO 2015 Vitovska 40 Swick Wines Pet’ Nat, Columbia Valley, Washington USA 2016 Verdelho 38
OTHER REGIONS/ROSÉ Via de la Plata Brut Cava, Extremadura ESP NV Garnacha, Pinot Noir 32 BOTTLES
WHITE FRANCE Fraincois Cazin Cour-Cheverny ‘Cuvée Renaissance’, Loire Valley 2014 Romarantin 39 Le Sot de l’Ange ‘Sec Symbole’, Loire Valley 2015 Chenin Blanc 41 Frantz Saumon ‘Minéral+’, Loire Valley 2015 Chenin Blanc 51 Gérard Boulay Sancerre ‘Monts Damnés’, Loire Valley 2015 Sauvignon Blanc 78 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon ‘No. 2’, Loire Valley 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 40 Complémen’Terre Muscadet ‘Le Petite Mortier Gobin’, Loire Valley 2014 Melon de Bourgogne 43 Marc Pesnot Muscadet ‘Nuitage’, Loire Valley 2014 Melon de Bourgogne 46 Marc Pesnot ‘La Folle Blanche Equinoxe’ 2015 Folle Blanche 41 Audrey et Christian Binner ‘Vignoble de Katzenthal’, Alsace 2012 Riesling 44 Léon Boesch ‘Zinnkoepfle’, Alsace 2014 Gewürztraminer 58 Château de Vaux ‘Les Mages’, Moselle 2013 Müller-Thurgau 42 Dominique Belluard ‘Le Feu’, Savoie 2014 Gringet 85 Dominique Belluard ‘Les Alpes’, Savoie 2015 Gringet 81
A NEW DOMAINE LABET: 4th generation grower and winemaker, Julien Labet, had, for many years made wine separately from his family’s estate. Domaine Labet remained in his father’s stead, while Julien started his own label focusing on ouillé styles of white wines, something that was a departure from the history of the Jura. The two estates have now merged: Domaine Labet is run by Julien and they have seamlessly blended the tradition of sous-voile whites (nutty, oxidized, from un-topped barrels) with new-ishly popular ouillé whites (fresh, minerally, from topped-up barrels). His wines labeled ‘Fleur’ are of this new ilk. Not to be missed: Julien’s Vin Jaune, a heady, rich, intensely oxidized white aged 6 years in barrel sous-voile before release.
Domaine Labet Chardonnay ‘Fleur’, Jura 2014 Chardonnay 42 Domaine Labet Chardonnay ‘Les Varrons’, Jura 2014 Chardonnay 62 Domaine Labet Savagnin ‘Fleur-En Chalasse’, Jura 2014 Savagnin 62 Domaine Labet Vin Jaune, Jura 2008 Savagnin 120 Domaine des Marnes Blanche ‘Empreinte Tradition’, Jura 2011 Savagnin, Chardonnay 50 Domaine des Cavarodes ‘Les Lumachelles’, Jura 2014 Chardonnay 60 Gérard Duplessis Premier Cru ‘Vaillons’, Chablis 2013 Chardonnay 75 Gérard Duplessis Premier Cru ‘Vaugiraut’, Chablis 2013 Chardonnay 67 Alice et Olivier DeMoor Saint-Bris ‘Sans Bruit’, Burgundy 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 60 Vincent Paris ‘Granit Blanc’, Rhone 2015 Viognier, Roussanne 43 Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone 2014 Roussanne, Marsanne 82 BOTTLES
WHITE ITALY Franco Noussan ‘Blanc du Tzanté’, Valle d’Aoste 2013 Pinot Grigio 58 Fattoria San Lorenzo ‘Il San Lorenzo’, Marche 2002 Verdicchio 125 Vadiaperti Fiano, Campania 2014 Fiano di Avellino 32 Salvo Foti ‘Vigna di Milo’, Sicily 2014 Carricante 72
GERMANY J.B. Becker Spätlese Trocken ‘Walkenberg’, Rheingau 1994 Riesling 71 J.B. Becker Spätlese Trocken ‘Walkenberg’, Rheingau 2002 Riesling 67 J.B. Becker Spätlese Trocken ‘Walkenberg’ Alte Reben, Rheingau 2013 Riesling 48 Peter Lauer Spätlese ‘Lambertskirch', Saar 2014 Riesling 67 Weiser-Künstler Kabinett ‘Enkircher Ellergrub”, Mosel 2015 Riesling 47 Weiser-Künstler Spätlese ‘Enkircher Ellergrub”, Mosel 2015 Riesling 60 Weingut Beurer Trocken ‘Weiss’, Swabia 2015 Müller-Thurgau, Kerner, Weissburgunder 34 Vetter ‘Steinterrassen Sandstein’, Franken 2013 Sylvaner 56
OTHER REGIONS Nikolaihof ‘Hefeabzug’, Wachau AUT 2013 Grüner Veltliner 54 Johnneshof Reinisch ‘Spiegel’, Thermenregion AUT 2012 Zierfandler 61 Schellmann ‘In Gumpoldskirchen’, Thermenregion AUT 2012 Zierfandler, Rotgipfler 49 Apátsági, Somló HUN 2014 Hárslevelu 48 Tinon ‘Birtok’ Tokaj HUN 2014 Furmint 47 Ulibarri Artzaiak Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Country ESP 2009 Hondarrabi Zuri 63 Bengoetxe Getariako Txakolina, Basque Country ESP 2014 Hondarrabi Zuri 33 Bodega y Viñedos Akilia ‘K’, Bierzo ESP 2014 Palomino, Doña Blanca 63 Nanclares Albariño ‘Soverribas’, Galicia ESP 2014 Albariño 60 St. Reginald Parish ‘The Marigny’, Willamette Valley, Ore. USA 2016 Pinot Gris 31 Smock Shop Band Columbia Gorge, Washington USA 2014 Chardonnay, Pinot Gris 53 Forlorn Hope Picpoul, Calaveras County, California USA 2014 Picpoul 57 BOTTLES
ORANGE WINE? The bottles below might be the closest representation of how wine was made over 5,000 years ago in the Republic of Georgia…what some may consider the ‘first’ wine ever produced. White grapes are left to ferment on their skins in barrels, steel vessels, or clay amphorae, lending all shades of color from golden yellow to burnt amber, as well as tannin, texture, and loads of complexity. Aromatics and flavors run the spectrum of toasted nuts, beeswax, mottled fruits, and farmhouse cider. They are a little wink at history and tremendous food wines.
ORANGE/SKIN CONTACT FRANCE Jean-Yves Peron ‘La Petite Robe’, Savoie 2013 Jacquere 52 La Ferme des Sept Lunes ‘Mal Luné’, Rhone 2011 Marsanne, Roussane 45
ITALY Vodopivec Friuli 2011 Vitovska 99 Radikon ‘Oslavje’, Friuli (500ml) 2008 Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc 78 Ezio Trinchero ‘Sogno di Bacco’, Piedmont 2014 Malvasia 65 Testalonga Bianco, Liguria 2015 Vermentino 62 La Stoppa ‘Ageno’, Emilia Romagna 2011 Malvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano 57 Paolo Bea ‘Arboreus', Umbria 2010 Trebbiano Spoletino 82 Vino di Anna Etna Bianco, Sicily 2014 Grecanico, Carricante, Riesling, etc. 72 Guccione ’T', Sicily 2015 Trebbiano 82
OTHER REGIONS Marenas Viñedo y Bodega ‘Mediacapa’, Andalucía ESP 2014 Pedro Ximenez 39 Richard Stávek ‘Oranžák’, Moravia CZE 2014 Veltlinske, Ryzlink, Neuburské, etc. 54 Johan Vineyards ‘Drueskall’, Willamette Valley, Oregon US 2013 Pinot Gris 60 Minimus ‘#18 Gouges’, Willamette Valley, Oregon US 2015 Pinot Gouges 70
ROSÉ Castell’in Villa ‘La Gazzara’, Tuscany IT 2015 Sangiovese 31 Tinhof, Burgenland AUT 2014 Blaufränkisch 30 Gut Oggau ‘Winifred’, Burgenland AUT 2015 Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt 60 MicroBio Wines ‘Correcaminos’, Castilla y León ESP 2016 Tempranillo 32 Los Bermejos, Lanzarote ESP 2016 Listán Negro 33 BOTTLES
OBSESSION: GEORGIA The Republic of Georgia, nestled in the Caucasus between Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey, is arguably the birthplace of wine. At 8,000 years old, its history is extremely deep, entwined not only in the food culture, but in art, philosophy, and religion. Even the written language is believed to have been created as a representation of the twisting, fruit- bearing grape vine. To say that wine is a way of life in Georgia is a massive understatement.
Georgia is home to over 500 native varieties, grapes most of us have never heard of and can barely pronounce. Nearly as important as the beverage itself is the vessel it’s made in: the hand- made qvevri (pronounced kwev-ree), made of clay and buried underground, pre-dating the Roman amphora. Nearly all Georgian wine is made in qvevri, and most of it with skin contact, producing exotic orange-amber whites and deeply brooding reds. The word ‘natural’ in the context of Georgian wine is almost unnecessary because the traditional methods of grape growing and winemaking, alive and well today, involve absolutely no additives. For many, these represent the OG natural wines.
It is almost impossible to characterize what these wines taste like, as they’re singular in their aromatics and textures. Every bottle is unique, exploding with soulfulness and curiosity, proving that what’s old is new again. May your obsession with Georgia begin now. We’ll be on the ride with you.
GEORGIA WHITE Didimi Tsolikouri, Imireti 2015 Tsolikouri 42 Ramaz Nikoladze Tsitska, Imireti 2015 Tsitska 45
ORANGE-AMBER Mandili Mtsvane, Kartli 2014 Mtsvane 41 Gotsa Family Wines Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane, Kartli 2015 Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane 65 Gogo Wine Rkatsiteli, Kakheti 2015 Rkatsiteli 44 Nika’s Wine Rkatsiteli ‘Dato Noah’, Kakheti 2014 Rkatsiteli 49 Iago’s Wine Chinuri, Mtskheta 2015 Chinuri 48
ROSÉ Gotsa Family Wines Saperavi, Kartli 2015 Saperavi 62
RED Aleksi Tsikhelishvi Jiga ‘Alvani’, Kakheti 2015 Jiga 44 Nikolaz Antadze Saperavi, Kakheti 2015 Saperavi 50 Shavnabada Monestary Saperavi, Kakheti 2009 Saperavi 68 BOTTLES
RED FRANCE Bernard Baudry Chinon ‘La Croix Boissée’, Loire Valley 2013 Cabernet Franc 70 Le Sot de l’Ange ‘Rouge G.’, Loire Valley 2015 Gamay, Grolleau 41 M et S Bouchet ‘Fleur Bleue’, Loire Valley 2015 Grolleau 37 Hervé Villemade ‘Bovin’, Loire Valley (1Liter) 2015 Gamay 42
MOUNTAIN WINE: You can now toss out the old adage ‘fish with white wine’. One of the exciting things about naturally-made red wines is that the tend to show off acidity, minerality, and high- toned red fruits; all things that pair very well with fish. The Jura and Savoie are the mountainous Alpen regions of France that boarder Switzerland. Here you’ll find indigenous grapes such as Mondeuse, Poulsard, and Trousseau, replete with notes of mountain herbs, wild flowers, wet stones, and bright, punchy cranberries and red currants. Have a peek just below. (We encourage you to throw caution to the wind and drink red with fish this evening.)
Château de Vaux ‘Les Hautes-Bassières’, Moselle 2014 Pinot Noir 42 Domaine Labet ‘Métis’, Jura 2014 Poulsard, Pinot Noir, Trousseau 48 Domaine Pêcheur Trousseau, Jura 2014 Trousseau 55 Domaine Dupasquier Gamay, Savoie 2014 Gamay 42 Jean-Yves Péron ‘Champ Levant’, Savoie 2013 Mondeuse 65 Henri et Gilles Buisson Saint-Romain ‘Absolu’, Burgundy 2013 Pinot Noir 85 Christine et Gilles Paris Fleurie ‘Champagne’, Beaujolais 2014 Gamay 46 Julie Balagny Moulin-a-Vent ‘Mamouth’, Beaujolais 2015 Gamay 70 Le Déplaude de Tartaras ‘La Chanse’, Auvergne 2014 Syrah 39 Vincent Paris St. Joseph ‘Les Côtes’, Rhone 2015 Syrah 52 Domaine la Réméjeanne Côtes du Rhône ‘Les Arbousiers’, Rhone 2013 Grenache, Syrah 40 Dard & Ribo Hermitage, Rhone 2014 Syrah 160 Mas des Chimères ‘Nuit Grave’, Languedoc 2014 Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre 45 Clos Fantine ‘La Lanterne Rouge’, Languedoc 2015 Cinsault, Aramon 35 Le Colombier de la Métairie Montagne Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux 2007 Merlot, Cabernets Sauvignon & Franc 48 Domaine du Possible ‘Tout Bu or Not Tout Bu’, Rousillon 2014 Grenache, Mourvedre 42 Domaine Brana ‘Harri Gorri’, Basque Country 2013 Tannat, Cabernet Franc 47 Domaine Giacometti ‘Cru des Agriate’, Corsica 2013 Nielluciu, Grenache 35 BOTTLES
RED ITALY Foradori Teroldego, Trentino 2013 Teroldego 48 Petterino Gattinara, Alto Piedmont 2005 Nebbiolo 62 Antoniotti Bramaterra, Alto Piedmont 2012 Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina 69 Antoniotti Bramaterra, Alto Piedmont 2013 Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina 69 Conti ‘Origini’, Alto Piedmont 2014 Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina, etc. 46 Roagna Langhe Rosso, Piedmont 2010 Nebbiolo 70 Roagna Dolcetto, Piedmont 2014 Dolcetto 42 Domenico Negro Langhe Nebbiolo ‘Angelin’, Piedmont 2014 Nebbiolo 37 Cantina del Glicine Barbaresco ‘Vignesparse’, Piedmont 2013 Nebbiolo 65 Cappellano Barbera d’Alba ‘Gabutti', Piedmont 2011 Barbera 79 E. Trinchero Barbera d’Asti Superiore ‘Vigna del Noce’, Piedmont 2008 Barbera 80 Scarpa Barbera d’Asti ‘La Bogliona’, Piedmont 1996 Barbera 94 Iuli ‘Barraba’, Piedmont 2000 Barbera 150 Scarpa ‘Rouchet’, Piedmont 1998 Ruché 79 La Miraja Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato, Piedmont 2015 Ruché 45 San Fereolo Dogliani ‘Valdiba’, Piedmont 2014 Dolcetto 45 San Fereolo Langhe Rosso ‘Austri', Piedmont 2001 Barbera 75 La Stoppa ‘Macchiona’, Emilia Romagna 2007 Barbera, Bonarda 56 Montesecondo Chianti Classico, Tuscany 2014 Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino 51 Montesecondo ‘Il Rospo’, Tuscany 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 49 Paolo Bea ‘Rosso de Véo’, Umbria 2010 Sagrantino di Montefalco 89 Raffaele Palma ‘Montecorvo’, Campania 2011 Aglianico, Piedirosso, Tintore 58 Musto Carmelitano ‘Serra del Prete’, Basilicata 2012 Aglianico del Vulture 39 Antica Enotria Nero di Troia, Puglia 2012 Nero di Troia 41 Vino di Anna Etna Rosso, Sicily 2014 Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio 85 Salvo Foti ‘Vinupetra’, Sicily 2014 Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio 110 Occhipinti ‘Il Frappato’, Sicily 2014 Frappato 74 Cardedu ‘Praja’ Sardegna 2015 Monica 36 BOTTLES
RED SPAIN Dominio del Urogallo ‘Pésico’, Asturias 2013 Mencía, Verdejo T., Albarín, Carrasquín 45 Dominio del Urogallo ‘Cadario’, Asturias 2012 Mencía, Verdejo Tinto 59 Dominio del Urogallo ‘Retortoiro’, Asturias 2013 Verdejo Tinto, unknown native grapes 69
DOMINIO del UROGALLO/NICOLÁS MARCO: Take a dreamer from Toro, Spain. Add one of Spain’s oldest wine-making regions, known not for wine, but for cider. Toss in super-steep slate- quartz soils nestled in a cool climate. Mix with craggy old vines upwards of 130-years-old. Say that dreamer wanted to keep his old vines as healthy as possible so he farmed biodynamically and vinified each of his 14 parcels separately. If you did all that, you’d end up here, with Nicolás Marco’s tremendous wines. Incredibly pure expressions of northwestern Spain, pulsing with juicy, spicy red fruits, fine tannins and loads of minerality. These are truly special wines.
Envinate ‘Lousas Viñas de Aldea’, Galicia 2014 Mencía 45 Envinate ‘Benje’, Tenerife 2015 Listan Prieto, Tintilla 40 Sistema Vinari ‘Cható Pqta’, Mallorca 2015 Callet, Manto Negro, Monastrell 55 Joan d’Anguera ‘Finca l’Argatà’, Montsant 2012 Garnacha, Syrah 53 Daniel Ramos ‘El Altar’, Castilla y León 2014 Garnacha 73 Mandrágora ‘Tragaldabas’, Castilla y León 2015 Rufete 49 Envinate ’Parcela Valdemedel’, Extremadura 2014 Tinta Amarela 58 Curii, Alicante 2012 Garnacha 74
CENTRAL EUROPE Enderle & Moll ‘Liaison’, Swabia GER 2013 Pinot Noir 60 Peter Wetzer Kékfrankos, Soporon HUN 2015 Kékfrankos 62 Rodica Refošk, Istra SLO 2015 Refosco 46 Miloš Plavac, Pelješac Peninsula CRO 2012 Plavac Mali 45 Bura Plavac, Pelješac Peninsula CRO 2016 Plavac Mali 34
UNITED STATES Kelley Fox ‘Maresh’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2013 Pinot Noir 88 Analemma ‘Oak Ridge’, Columbia Gorge, Oregon 2013 Pinot Noir 60 Johan Vineyards ‘Estate’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2013 Pinot Noir 50 Swick Wines ‘Ken’s Pom’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2014 Pinot Noir 60 Bow & Arrow ‘Rhinestones’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015 Gamay, Pinot Noir 40 Smock Shop Band ‘Scorched Earth’, Columbia Valley, Washington 2015 Grenache, Syrah 76 Broc Cellars Valdiguié, Central Coast, California 2015 Valdiguié 46 Forlorn Hope ‘Suspiro del Moro’, Sonoma Valley, California 2015 Alvarelhão 45