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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

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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 Domaine des Terres Blanches ‘Ancestral’, Loire Valley FR 2015 Chenin Blanc 12 Melaric ‘Globules Roses’, Loire Valley FR 2013 Cabernet Franc 13 WHITE Château de Vaux ‘Les Mages’, Moselle FR 2013 Müller-Thurgau 14 Complémen’Terre ‘La Croix Moriceau’, Loire Valley FR 2014 Melon de Bourgogne 11 Jean Masson Apremont ‘Vieilles Vignes’, Savoie FR 2015 Jacquère 12 Angiolino Maule ‘Masieri’, Veneto IT 2015 Garganega 13 Didimi Tsolikouri, Imireti GE 2015 Tsolikouri 14 ROSÉ/ORANGE Fabien Jouves ‘A Table!!!’, Cahors FR 2016 Malbec, Merlot 11 Marenas Viñedo y Bodega ‘Mediacapa’, Andalucía ESP 2014 Pedro Ximenez 14 RED Martin Texier ‘La Boutanche’, Loire Valley FR 2016 Cinsault 10 Bigardo ‘Vino Tinto Experimental’, Toro ESP 2015 Tinto de Toro 14 Claus Preisinger ‘Puszta Libre!’, Burgenland AUT 2015 Zweigelt, St. Laurent 12 Martinčič Cviček, Posavje SLO (served chilled) 2015 Žametovka, Frankinja, Kraljevina, etc. 11 Aleksi Tsikhelishvi Jiga ‘Alvani’, Kakheti GE 2015 Jiga 15 BOTTLES SPARKLING FRANCE/WHITE 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 Philippe Tessier ‘Phil’en Bulle’, Loire Valley NV Menu Pineau, Romarantin 48 Les Capriades ‘Piège à Filles’ Blanc, Loire Valley 2015 Chenin Blanc, Menu Pineau, Chardonnay 46 Dominique Belluard ‘Mont Blanc’, Savoie 2012 Gringet 87 Dominique Belluard ‘Les Perles du Mont Blanc’, Savoie NV Gringet 40 Martin Texier ‘Petite Nature’, Rhône 2015 Chasselas, Muscat 41 FRANCE/ROSÉ Tarlant ‘Rosé Zero’, Champagne NV Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier 120 Le Sot de l’Ange ‘Sottise’, Loire Valley 2015 Gamay, Grolleau 46 Terres Dorées ‘FRV100’, Beaujolais 2014 Gamay 38 ITALY/WHITE Ca’ dei Zago Prosecco col Fondo, Veneto 2015 Glera, Verdiso, Perera, Bianchetta 39 Casa Coste Piane ‘Brichet’, Veneto 2015 Glera 42 Angiolino Maule ‘Garg'n'Go', Veneto 2015 Garganega 38 iClivi ‘R_B_L’, Friuli NV Ribolla Gialla 44 ITALY/RED Cà de Noci ‘Sottobosco’, Emilia Romagna 2014 Grasparossa, Montericco, Malbo, etc. 45 Vigneto Saetti Lambrusco, Emilia Romagna 2015 Salamino di Santa Croce 33 OTHER REGIONS/WHITE Recaredo ‘Terrers’ Brut Nature Gran Reserva Cava, Penedes ESP 2009 Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada 65 Montebruno Columbia Gorge, Washington USA 2014 Gewürztraminer 44 OTHER REGIONS/ROSÉ Via de la Plata Brut Cava, Extremadura ESP NV Garnacha, Pinot Noir 32 BOTTLES WHITE FRANCE Léon Boesch ‘Zinnkoepfle’, Alsace 2014 Gewürztraminer 58 Fraincois Cazin Cour-Cheverny ‘Cuvée Renaissance’, Loire Valley 2014 Romarantin 39 Le Sot de l’Ange ‘Sec Symbole’, Loire Valley 2015 Chenin Blanc 41 Clos Roche Blanche Sauvignon ‘No. 2’, Loire Valley 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 40 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet ‘Clos des Briords’, Loire Valley 2015 Melon de Bourgogne 40 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet, Loire Valley 2016 Melon de Bourgogne 36 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’, Loire Valley 2015 Folle Blanche 41 Gérard Duplessis Premier Cru ‘Vaillons’, Chablis 2013 Chardonnay 75 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 44 Domaine Labet Chardonnay ‘Les Varrons’, Jura 2014 Chardonnay 64 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 Domaine aux Moines Savennieres-Roche Aux Monies, Savoie 2015 Chenin Blanc 63 Domaine aux Moines ‘Le Berceau des Fees’, Savoie 2016 Chenin Blanc 55 Dominique Belluard ‘Les Alpes’, Savoie 2015 Gringet 81 Dard & Ribo Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône 2014 Roussanne, Marsanne 82 Olivier Pithon ‘Cuvée Laïs’, Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon 2015 Maccabeu, Grenache Gris and Blanc 46 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 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 Stein Trocken ‘Ohne’, Mosel 2014 Riesling 64 Weiser-Künstler Spätlese ‘Enkircher Ellergrub”, Mosel 2015 Riesling 60 Vetter ‘Steinterrassen Sandstein’, Franken 2013 Silvaner 56 Luckert Silvaner Trocken ‘Sulzfelder’, Franken 2015 Silvaner 43 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 52 Apátsági Somló, HUN 2014 Hárslevelu 48 Tinon ‘Birtok’, Tokaj HUN 2014 Furmint 49 Ulibarri Artzaiak Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Country ESP 2009 Hondarrabi Zuri 63 Ulibarri Artzaiak Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Country ESP 2014 Hondarrabi Zuri 45 Bodega y Viñedos Akilia ‘K’, Bierzo ESP 2014 Palomino, Doña Blanca 63 Ramaz Nikoladze Tsitska, Imireti GE 2015 Tsitska 45 UNITED STATES Minimus ‘I Have VA’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015 Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Aligoté 53 Minimus ‘#18 Gouges’, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015 Pinot Gouges 70 Bow & Arrow Melon, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015 Melon de Bourgogne 35 Smock Shop Band Columbia Gorge, Washington 2014 Chardonnay, Pinot Gris 54 Forlorn Hope Picpoul, Calaveras County, California 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 ITALY Foradori ‘Fuoripista’, Trentino 2015 Pinot Grigio 86 Radikon ‘Oslavje’, Friuli (500ml) 2008 Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc 78 Ezio Trinchero ‘Sogno di Bacco’, Piedmont 2014 Malvasia 66 Testalonga Bianco, Liguria 2015 Vermentino 62 La Stoppa ‘Ageno’, Emilia Romagna 2011 Malvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano 57 Denavolo ‘Dinavolino’, Emilia Romagna 2014 Malvasia, Ortrugo, Marsanne, etc. 42 Paolo Bea ‘Arboreus', Umbria 2010 Trebbiano Spoletino 82 Monastero Suore Cistercensi ‘Ruscum’, Lazio 2015 Trebbiano, Malvasia, Verdicchio, etc. 54 Vino di Anna Etna Bianco, Sicily 2014 Grecanico, Carricante, Riesling, etc. 72 Guccione ’T', Sicily 2015 Trebbiano 82 OTHER REGIONS Jean-Yves Peron ‘La Petite Robe’, Savoie FR 2013 Jacquere 53 Marenas Viñedo y Bodega ‘Mediacapa’, Andalucía ESP 2014 Pedro Ximenez 41 Gotsa Family Wines Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane, Kartli GE 2015 Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane 65 Gogo Wine Rkatsiteli, Kakheti GE 2015 Rkatsiteli 44 Johan Vineyards ‘Drueskall’, Willamette Valley, Oregon USA 2013 Pinot Gris 60 ROSÉ Frantz Saumon ‘Vin de Frantz’, Loire Valley, FR 2016 Gamay, Grolleau 36 Bastide du Claux ‘Poudrière’, Luberon FR 2016 Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan 33 Gut Oggau ‘Winifred’, Burgenland AUT 2015 Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt 60 Los Bermejos Lanzarote ESP 2016 Listán Negro 38 Gotsa Family Wines Saperavi, Kartli GE 2015 Saperavi 62 BOTTLES OBSESSION: GEORGIA The Republic of Georgia, nestled in the Caucasus between Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey, is arguably the birthplace of wine. 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    DOMAINE JEAN AUBRON FOLLE BLANCHE At Jean Aubron, a domaine that resides outside of Nantes, near the Atlantic Coast, Jean-Pascal Aubron–a fourth generation vigneron–strives to make bone-dry Muscadet wines. And though the Muscadet-Sevre et Maine appellation allows for all Muscadet Sur Lie wines to contain 3 grams of residual sugar, and for all others to contain 5 grams, Jean-Pascal first and foremost pushes his fermentations to the end, to yield wines with zero residual sugar that are dry and crisp with high acidity, and suitable for aging. Varietal/Blend: Folle Blanche (Picpoul) Farming Practices: sustainable / lutte raisonée Altitude / Exposure: 50m / S Soil: gabbro (volcanic rock and granite) Year Vines Were Planted: 1980 Coming from a family that has worked to maintain and grow its presence in Vine Training: Guyot Loire, Jean-Pascal’s great grandfather worked as a vigneron in 1875, when Harvest Technique: hand harvested the family’s holdings were at 11ha. Since 1983, Pascal has brought the Yeast: ambient domaine's holdings up to 84 ha., including 35 ha. of the acclaimed Clos de Fermentation: glass lined cement and steel tanks l'Audigere, which sits on gabbro soil, a form of ancient volcanic rock that Sulfur: yes allows the vines to dig deep, picking up nutritional components along the Alcohol: 12.0% way. By purchasing only smaller vineyards that are directly connected to Fined: unfined his current vineyards, Pascal could keep the fruit as close to the winery as : yes possible, to maintain its freshness, by avoiding sun contact and bruising, Filtered and to keep the grapes cool so that the wine is at its clearest after its been Country: France racked from its lees.
  • Determining the Classification of Vine Varieties Has Become Difficult to Understand Because of the Large Whereas Article 31

    Determining the Classification of Vine Varieties Has Become Difficult to Understand Because of the Large Whereas Article 31

    31 . 12 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 381 / 1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3800/81 of 16 December 1981 determining the classification of vine varieties THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2005/ 70 ( 4), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 591 /80 ( 5), sets out the classification of vine varieties ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the classification of vine varieties should be substantially altered for a large number of administrative units, on the basis of experience and of studies concerning suitability for cultivation; . Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the Whereas the provisions of Regulation ( EEC) market in wine C1), as last amended by Regulation No 2005/70 have been amended several times since its ( EEC) No 3577/81 ( 2), and in particular Article 31 ( 4) thereof, adoption ; whereas the wording of the said Regulation has become difficult to understand because of the large number of amendments ; whereas account must be taken of the consolidation of Regulations ( EEC) No Whereas Article 31 of Regulation ( EEC) No 337/79 816/70 ( 6) and ( EEC) No 1388/70 ( 7) in Regulations provides for the classification of vine varieties approved ( EEC) No 337/79 and ( EEC) No 347/79 ; whereas, in for cultivation in the Community ; whereas those vine view of this situation, Regulation ( EEC) No 2005/70 varieties
  • Exclusive Piedmont + Liguria Wine & Gourmet Tour with Ronny

    Exclusive Piedmont + Liguria Wine & Gourmet Tour with Ronny

    Exclusive Piedmont + Liguria Wine & Gourmet Tour with Ronny Lau November 2018 Highlights: You will be guided over the entire trip by Ronny Lau together with Michele Shah. Ronny Lau is the chairman of Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Writers Association, and Italian wine expert, he made his own wines in Piedmont and Tuscany. Michele Shah is a "Decanter" contributor who has been living in Italy for many years. Not only we visit the most famous wineries of the regions, but also meet and taste the best wines with the winemakers or owners in person. This exclusive trip is designed for you to explore the world of wine and taste the delights of Piedmont and Liguria cuisine, inland and by the sea, such as the precious Alba white truffle and the freshest Liguria seafood. From the colourful coastal villages of Cinque Terre to the rolling hills of Barolo and Barbaresco, you will see the best of both worlds in Italy. Both are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Day 1: * 00:40 Depart at Hong Kong airport * 06:35 Arrive at Milan airport * Transfer to Liguria * Lunch: Ristorante Manuelina The origin of Cheese Focaccia, which is called "the most addictive dish in the world". * Santa Margherita city tour * Dinner: Trattoria da Pino Family-run seafood restaurant, the freshest seafood you can get in Liguria. * Accommodation: Santa Margherita Liguria Hotel Continental Day 2: * Day trip to Cinque Terre (UNESCO World heritage) * Wine tasting & Lunch: Ristorante La Marina * Dinner: Ristorante Pizzeria da Alfredo * Accommodation: Santa Margherita Liguria Hotel Continental Day 3: * Camogli city tour Camogli is called the "city of a thousand white sails".