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WINES BY THE GLASS ARE A QUARTER BOTTLE POUR. HALF GLASSES OF WINE AVAILABLE. pinot noir CANYON ROAD California 9 / 35 ANGELINE California 11 / 42 ELOUAN Oregon 14 / 54 MEIOMI California Coast 15 / 58 LYRIC BY ETUDE Santa Barbara 58 WALTER HANSEL SOUTH SLOPE Russian River Valley 98 EN ROUTE BY FAR NIENTE Russian River Valley 135 malbec & grenache BODEGAS BORSAO Grenache/Tempranillo, Spain 12 / 46 DONA PAULA Malbec, Argentina 11 / 42 FINCA EL ORIGEN Malbec Reserva, Argentina 14 / 54 PAUL HOBBS RIGLOS Gran Malbec, Argentina 69 merlot REDWOOD CREEK California 9 / 35 THE VELVET DEVIL Washington 12 / 46 PEJU Napa Valley 54 cabernet sauvignon & bordeaux blends REDWOOD CREEK California 9 / 35 LOCK & KEY MERITAGE North Coast 12 / 46 LOUIS MARTINI Sonoma 13 / 50 THE RULE Napa Valley 16 / 62 VOLUNTEER Napa Valley 18 / 69 SILVER PALM North Coast 59 JUSTIN Paso Robles 76 SEQUUM FOUR SOIL MELANGE Napa Valley 98 NEAL FAMILY VINEYARDS Napa Valley 110 TREFETHEN ESTATE OAK KNOLL Napa Valley 145 CAYMUS 40TH ANNIVERSARY Napa Valley 175 QUINTESSA Napa Valley 275 other reds APOTHIC RED California 10 / 39 PETRA MARETO Super Tuscan, Italy 12 / 46 EDMEADES Zinfandel, Mendocino County 13 / 50 BOOM BOOM Syrah, Washington 13 / 50 JEAN-LUC COLOMBO Cotes Du Rhone, France 42 TENUTA DI ARCENO Chianti Classico Reserva, Italy 59 CONUNDRUM Proprietary Blend, California 62 SEGHESIO Zinfandel, Sonoma 65 GUIDALBERTO BY TENUTA SAN GUIDO Super Tuscan, Italy 89 sauvignon blanc CANYON ROAD California 9 / 35 NOBILO New Zealand 12 / 46 MATANZAS CREEK Sonoma County 14 / 54 DOMAINE REVERDY Sancerre, France 62 pinot grigio BENVOLIO Italy 9 / 35 ACROBAT BY KING ESTATE Oregon 12 / 46 LA CREMA Monterey 59 chardonnay DARKHORSE California 9 / 35 WILLIAM HILL Central Coast 12 / 46 KENDALL JACKSON AVANT California 13 / 50 ROMBAUER Carneros 18 / 69 MER SOLEIL SILVER UNOAKED Santa Lucia Highlands 58 RAMEY Russian River Valley 89 CAKEBREAD CELLARS RESERVE Napa Valley 120 other whites CANYON ROAD White Zinfandel, California 9 / 35 NORTH BY NORTHWEST Riesling, Washington 11 / 42 CHARLES & CHARLES Rosé, Washington 11 / 42 CAMBRIA Viognier, Santa Maria Valley 12 / 46 CANYON ROAD Moscato, California 29 DR. KONSTANTIN Gewurztraminer, Finger Lakes 59 champagne & sparkling wine SOFIA BY COPPOLA Blanc de Blanc, California 11 (split) LA MARCA Prosecco, Italy 12 (split) LOUIS ROEDERER Brut Premier, France 59 (1/2 bottle) SCHRAMSBERG MIRABELLE Brut, California 69 VEUVE CLICQUOT Brut, France 98 “Please not: Before placing your order, please inform our staff if a person in your party has a food allergy.” PA 5 / 15.

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