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Cocktail 2 Beer 3 Wine by the Glass 4 New Mexico Wine 5 Sparkling Wine 6 White and Rosé Wine 7 - 8 Red Wine 9 - 10 Cocktail COCKTAIL 2 BEER 3 WINE BY THE GLASS 4 NEW MEXICO WINE 5 SPARKLING WINE 6 WHITE AND ROSÉ WINE 7 - 8 RED WINE 9 - 10 COCKTAIL Lavender Champagne Cocktail Domaine St Vincent, lavender bitters, lavender simple syrup, citrus oil Campo Margarita Fresh squeezed citrus, lavender simple syrup, Los Cabos Agave wine Master & Manzanilla Manzanilla sherry, lemon, honey, chamomile tea, sage bitters Rose Greely Dolin blanc, Crémant d’Alsace Rosé, citrus medica bitters, lemon twist Lower Manhattan Pineau des Charentes Rouge, Carpano Antica Formula, Palo Santo Bitters Smokey Man Carpano Antica, Lapsong Souchong tea, oloroso sherry, Black Bitters French Connection Pineau des Charentes blanc, Lillet Blanc, Hair of the Dog Bitters BEER ON DRAFT Bow & Arrow “Denim Tux” Lager $7 Bow & Arrow “Nomadico” IPA $7 Gulden Draak Belgian Strong Ale (10oz) $9 Evil Twin Brewing “Lil’ B’s” Imperial Porter (10oz) $9 IN BOTTLE OR CAN Pabst Blue Ribbon $3 Marble Red $7 La Cumbre “A Slice of Hefen” Hefeweisen $7 Santa Fe Brewing Company “State Pen” Porter $7 La Cumbre “Malpais” Stout $7 Tripel Karmeliet Strong Golden Ale $9 Kasteel Tripel $9 Kriek des Jacobins Sour Cherry Ale $10 WINE BY THE GLASS 3oz, 6oz, and by the bottle available SPARKLING 6oz bottle MV Gruet Blanc de Noirs, $13 $50 Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico MV Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Rosé $14 $54 Alsace, France WHITE 2011 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon $14 $54 2015 Milagro Riesling, Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico $13 $50 2014 Martinsancho Verdejo, Rueda, Spain $13 $50 2016 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $14 $54 2015 La Chabilisienne, Chablis, France $15 $58 ROSÉ 2017 Nervi $14 $54 Piedmont, Italy RED 2014 Stoller Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $16 $62 2013 Château Musar “Jeune”, Bekka Valley, Lebanon $14 $54 2011 Baron de Ley Reserva, Rioja Baja, Spain $15 $58 2013 Luna Rossa “Nini”, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico 2015 Three Saints Cabernet Sauvignon, $15 $58 Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California 2014 BenMarco Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina $14 $54 2007 Pelerin “Les Violettes” Syrah, Santa Lucia Highlands, California $15 $58 CORAVIN SELECTIONS WHITE 6oz 1997 Nikolaihof Riesling “Vinothek”, Wachau, Austria $66 2008 Josko Gravner Ribolla Gialla, Fruili-Venezia Giulia $38 RED 1996 Château Calon-Segur, Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux Troisieme Cru $68 2014 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley, California $88 NEW MEXICO WINE Our home of New Mexico has a long tradition of wine making. In 1629, over 130 years before the first established California vineyards, monks were planting grapevines in the Rio Grande alley.V In the late 1800’s, New Mexico was flourishing with grapevines, and was on its way to being a successful wine region. However, in the last 1800’s devastating floods ravaged the area and in 1920 the industry was shut down with Prohibition. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that the industry began to revive itself. Today we are home to three thriving American Viticultural Areas of Mesilla Valley AVA, Mimbres Valley AVA, and Middle Rio Grande AVA. SPARKLING MV Gruet Blanc de Noirs, Middle Rio Grande Valley (101) $50 2012 Gruet Grand Rosé, Middle Rio Grande Valley (102) $75 WHITE 2017 Vivác Grüner Veltliner, Embudo Valley (109) $55 2015 Milagro Riesling, Middle Rio Grande Valley (110) $50 2010 Milagro Chardonnay, Middle Rio Grande Valley (111) $50 2015 Casa Rondeña “Shining River”, Middle Rio Grande Valley (112) $44 2017 Luna Rossa Chenin Blanc, Mimbres Valley $42 RED 2015 Casa Rondeña Meritage, Middle Rio Grande Valley (120) $46 2013 Luna Rossa “Nini”, Mimbres Valley $58 2010 Milagro “Old Church” Merlot, Middle Rio Grande Valley $60 2010 Milagro Cabernet Sauvignon, Middle Rio Grande Valley (122) $50 2011 Milagro Syrah, Middle Rio Grande Valley (123) $50 2009 Luna Rossa Reserve Nebbiolo, Mimbres Valley (124) $95 SPARKLING GROWER CHAMPAGNE MV Aubry Brut Rosé Premier Cru, Montagne de Reims (202) $90 MV Aubry Brut Premier Cru (Jeroboam), Montagne de Reims (203) $375 1999 Pascal Doquet Brut Premier Cru, Côte des Blancs (204) $160 MV Pierre Peters “Cuvée de Réserve” Brut Grand Cru, Côte des Blancs $160 MV Pierre Gimmonet Brut Premier Cru (Magnum), Côte des Blancs (205) $160 2012 Pierre Gimmonet Special Club Brut Grand Cru, Cote des Blancs (206) $250 MV Jean Lallement et Fils Brut Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims (207) $160 MV Chartogne-Taillet Brut Rosé, Montagne de Reims (208) $90 NEGOCIANT CHAMPAGNE MV Taittinger “La Française” Brut, Reims (222) $95 2006 Dom Perignon Brut, Reims (223) $330 OTHER EUROPEAN SPARKLING 2012 Vignobles de Dos Lunas, Alsace, France (231) $60 2011 Minges Riesling Sekt Extra-Brut, Pfalz, Germany (232) $60 MV Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (233) $40 UNITED STATES SPARKLING MV Mumm Cuvee M, Napa Valley, California (251) $65 WHITE WINE UNITED STATES 2016 Trefethen Dry Riesling, Napa Valley, California (300) $60 2015 Cambria Viognier, Santa Maria Valley, California (301) $60 2011 Zaca Mesa Z Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley, California (302) $60 2014 Matthiason White Wine, Napa Valley, California (303) $90 2013 Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California (304) $65 2014 Gran Moraine Chardonnay, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon (305) $75 2015 Rombauer Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California (306) $90 OTHER NEW WORLD WHITE 2016 Mayu Pedro Ximenez, Elqui Valley, Chile (330) $40 2016 Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc, Cape Town, South Africa (331) $60 2014 Santo Tomas Blanca Mexico, Valle del Guad., Baja California, Mexico (332) $60 2015 Casa Magoni “Manaz”, Valle del Guad., Baja California, Mexico (333) $45 2015 Lechuza Chardonnay, Valle del Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico (334) $60 FRANCE 2015 Claude Branger, Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine, Loire Valley (361) $60 2015 Alto de Cantenac Brown, Bordeaux, France $85 2015 Domaine d’Le Horizon, Roussillon (362) $65 2016 Château Val d’Arenc, Bandol (363) $60 2011 Domaine Bechtold Pinot Gris, Engelberg Grand Cru, Alsace (364) $90 2015 Domaine Costal, Chablis, Burgundy (365) $65 2013 Val de Mer, Le Clos Grand Cru, Chablis, Burgundy (366) $130 2003 Joseph Dorbon, Arbois, Jura (367) $105 2008 Domaine Pecheur, Château-Chalon, Jura (368) $90 2013 Château de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone (369) $290 2014 Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage, Northern Rhone (370) $500 WHITE WINE ITALY 2013 Ronchi di Pietro Sauvignon Blanc, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (401) $60 2016 Vietti Arneis, Piedmont (402) $60 2013 Statti Mantonico, Calabria (403) $60 2008 Josko Gravner Bianco Breg, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (404) $155 2008 Josko Gravner Ribolla Gialla, Fruili-Venezia Giulia (405) $155 SPAIN 2014 Berroia Txakolí, Bizkaiko Txakolina (421) $42 2015 C.V.N.E., Monopole Clásico, Rioja Alta (422) $60 2013 Can Feixes Blanc Seleccio, Penedes (423) $40 2014 Telmo Rodriguez “Gaba do Xil” Godello, Galicia (424) $50 GERMANY 2014 Prince Von Hessen Riesling Trocken, Rheingau $60 2012 Kruger Rumpf Riesling Spätlese, Nahe (441) $65 2013 Donnhoff Riesling Spätlese, Nahe (442) $85 OTHER OLD WORLD WHITE 2015 Docil, Vinho Verde, Portugal (461) $40 2015 Ott Gemischter Satz, Wagram, Austria (462) $50 2013 Ott “Qvevre” Gruner Veltliner, Wagram, Austria (463) $145 2015 Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling, Kamptal, Austria (464) $60 1997 Nikolaihof Riesling “Vinothek”, Wachau, Austria (465) $275 2006 Chateau Musar, Bekka Valley, Lebanon (466) $115 ROSÉ 2016 Maison Noir, “Love Drunk”, Willamette Valley, Oregon (482) $40 2016 Robert Sinskey Vin Gris of Pinot Noir, Napa Valley, California $65 2016 AIX (Magnum), Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, France $75 RED WINE UNITED STATES 2016 Brick House Gamay Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon (501) $65 2015 The Eyrie Vineyards Trousseau, Willamette Valley, Oregon $70 2014 Belle Pente Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon $65 2014 Cristom Pinot Noir “Mt. Jefferson Cuvée”, Willamette Valley, Oregon (502)$70 2013 Dom. de la Cote “Memorious” Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills, California (503) $130 2014 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, California (504) $140 2013 Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, California (505) $90 2010 Steele Zinfandel (375ml), California (506) $30 2015 Turley “Pesenti” Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California (508) $100 2016 Ridge “East Bench” Zinfandel, Sonoma County, California $80 2015 Ridge “Three Valleys”, Sonoma County, California (509) $65 2014 Sean Minor Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California (511) $55 2013 Robert Sinskey, P.O.V., Los Carneros, Napa Valley, California (512) $90 2012 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, California (513) $120 2013 Matthiason Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California (514) $150 2014 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley, California (516) $365 2008 Vérité “Le Désir”, Sonoma County, California (517) $475 OTHER NEW WORLD RED 2014 Cavas Valmar, Valle del Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico (532) $65 2013 Lechuza “Amantes”, Valle del Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico (533) $75 2014 La Posta “Paulucci” Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina (534) $45 2014 Luca Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina (536) $75 FRANCE 2009 R. Pouillon et Fils, Mareuil Rouge, Coteaux Champenois, Champagne (551) $100 2016 Château Thivin “Reverdon”, Brouilly, Beaujolais (552) $60 2014 Domaine Tollot-Beaut, Chorey-Lès-Beaune, Burgundy (553) $60 2015 Domaine de Bellene, Savigny-Les-Beaune, Burgundy (554) $90 RED WINE FRANCE (CONTINUED) 2014 Domaine le Sang des Cailloux, Vacqueyras, Southern Rhone (555) $75 2014 Jean-Louis Chave, Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhone (557) $160 2012 Zazou, Minerviois, Languedoc-Roussillon (558) $45 2013 Ségla (375ml), Margaux, Bordeaux (559) $75 2014 Château Aney,
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