About Our List
Winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
What a pleasure it has been to create this wine list! We have hand-picked every entry, and happily guarantee that you will be pleased with your choice. In many cases, we know the winemakers or owners personally. Their integrity and craftsmanship are evident in each bottle.
What are phenols ? According to Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst in "Wine Lover's Companion" phenolic compounds are "naturally occurring compounds present in grape skins and seeds and extracted from oak barrels." They include "tannins and pigments and are responsible for astringency, bitterness, color, some flavors and odors (like vanillin), and antioxidant activity (which helps wine age)."
Our list, taking a phenolic "ladder" as our guide, places white wines before red wines. Wines which are lighter in style are at the top of their categories, and those which are progressively bigger in style follow. So, even if you do not recognize a particular wine on our list, you should feel confident in predicting the kind of expression of its varietal that it is delivering, just by where it is located in its category. In other words, "bigger" wines will be farther down on the list in each category.
Wines that are sustainable are noted with an S Wines that are organic are noted with an O Wines that are biodynamic are noted with a B Wines that are vegan are noted with a V
WCYC WINES BY THE GLASS Beer on Tap
Drake’s IPA (pint glass) 6.00 Sparkling 6.00 9.00 Scrimshaw Pilsner (pint glass) Avinyò Brut Cava Reserva, Penedès, Spain NV 6.00 Oaktown Brown Ale(pint glass) Nico Wheat Beer (pint glass) 6.00 Graham Beck Brut, South Africa NV 9.00 Anchor Steam Ale (pint glass) 6.00 6.00 Pranqster Belgian Style Golden Ale Sauvignon Blanc (14oz belgian ale glass) Coral Sauvignon Blanc, Feliz Vineyard 8.00 Beer in Bottles Mendocino 2014 Imported Lake Chalice Sauvignon Blanc 9.00 Sol (Mexico) 5.00 Marlborough, New Zealand 2014 Heineken (Holland) 5.00 Amstel Light (Holland) 5.00 6.00 Chardonnay Guinness (Ireland - in can) Xingu Black Beer (Brazil) 6.00 Coral Chardonnay, Bliss Vineyard, Mendocino 2012 8.00 5.00 Kaliber Non Alcoholic (Ireland) Domaine Bader-Mimeur Chardonnay 10.00 Schönramer Saphir Bock (Germany, 330ml) 8.00 6.00 Chassagne-Montrachet, France 2011 Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold Lager (Germany, 330ml) Domestic La Follette Chardonnay, North Coast 2012 10.00 Lagunitas Czech Style Pilsner (Petaluma, CA) 5.00 Voodoo Blackened Lager (New Orleans, LA) 5.00 Pride Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay, Napa 2012 15.00 Abita Mardi Gras Bock (New Orleans, LA) 5.00 Organic Amber Ale Eel River Brewing (Fortuna, CA) 5.00 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA (SF, CA - in can ) 5.00 Drink Me Whites Pabst Blue Ribbon (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 4.00 Kuentz Bas Riesling, Alsace, France 2012 9.00 Coor's Light (Colorado) 4.00 5.00 Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner, Austria 2013 9.00 Crispin Hard Pear Cider (Colfax, CA) Large Format Beer Lechthaler Pinot Grigio, Trentino, Italy 2013 9.00 Paulaner Munchen Hefe-Weizen (Germany, 500ml) 9.00 Steinlager (New Zealand, 24 oz) 9.00 Vasco Urbano D. McNally Viognier 10.00 Singha (Thailand, 21.3 oz) 9.00 Las Trampas Pale Ale, Schubros (San Ramon, CA, 22 oz) 11.00 Rosé Diablo Dark, Schubros (San Ramon, CA, 22 oz) 11.00 9.00 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé 8.00 Red Stripe (Jamaica, 24 oz) Sam Smith Organic Lager (England, 550ml) 9.00 Coteaux d’Aix en Provence, France 2013 Cali Coast Kolsch, Calicraft (Walnut Creek, CA 22 oz ) 12.00 Piraat Ale (Belgium, 750 ml) 21.00 Pinot Noir 21.00 8.00 Buzzerkeley Sparkling Ale (Walnut Creek, CA 750 ml) Coral Pinot Noir, North Coast 2012 Lagunitas Sucks Brown Shugga Substitute Ale 14.00
22.00 (Petaluma, CA 32 oz) Kistler Pinot Noir, Russian River 2013 Jolly Rodger Imperial Coffee Stout, Drakes Brewing 15.00 (San Leandro, CA 22oz) Zinfandel Dark Seas Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout 27.00 Ottimino Zinfinity Zinfandel, Sonoma 2012 10.00 (San Diego, CA 22oz 11.25% alc ) SODAS JUICE WATER Merlot Coral Merlot, Mendocino 2009 9.00 All High-Fructose Corn-Syrup Free
Mexi-Coke 3.50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends Bubble Up 3.50 Mario Perelli Minetti Cabernet Sauvignon 10.00 Boylan’s Ginger Ale 3.50 Sonoma 2010 River City Draft Root Beer 3.50 River City Blueberry Lemonade 3.50 Robert Foley Vineyards The Griffin, California 2012 14.00 Diet Coke 3.00 Cock & Bull Ginger Beer 3.50 Fever Tree Tonic 3.50 WCYC Lemon-Limeade 3.50 Orange Juice, fresh squeezed 4.00 Grapefruit Juice, fresh squeezed 4.00 Cranberry Juice, organic 3.00 Pineapple Juice 3.00 Shangri-la Iced Tea 3.00 Arnold Palmer 3.50 San Pellegrino (carbonated) 750 ml 6.00 Sparkling Seltzer Water 2.50 Volcanic Mineral Sparkling Refresher Water 330 ml 3.00 Volcanic Mineral Still Refresher Water 750 ml 5.00
SPARKLING WINE AND CHAMPAGNE glass bottle
Avinyò Brut Cava Reserva, Penedès, Spain NV 9.00 36.00
Graham Beck Brut, South Africa NV S 9.00 36.00
Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs, North Coast 2009 S Half Bottle (375ml) 42.00
Collet Extra Brut, Aÿ, France NV 80.00
Alfred Gratien Brut, Épernay, France NV 110.00
Pierre Moncuit Blanc de Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France NV Half Bottle (375ml) 42.00
Roederer l’Ermitage Brut, Anderson Valley 2006 90.00
Guy Charlemagne Brut Réserve, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 90.00 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France NV
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, France NV 195.00
SAUVIGNON BLANC, MUSCADET, SEMILLON & CHENIN BLANC glass bottle
Château Ducasse, Bordeaux, France 2013 30.00
Laporte le Rochoy, Sancerre, France 2013 O 38.00
Domaine de la Quilla Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire, France 2013 34.00
Château d’Epiré Cuvée Spèciale Savennières, Loire, France 2012 50.00
Régis Minet Vielles Vignes Pouilly Fumé, Loire, France 2012 42.00
Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma 72%/Napa 28% 2013 64.00
Coral Sauvignon Blanc, Feliz Vineyard, Mendocino 2014 8.00 32.00
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River 2012 S Half Bottle (375 ml) 30.00
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River 2013 S 60.00
Selene Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros 2011 60.00
Peter Michael L’Après Midi Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma 2011 105.00
Lake Chalice Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2014 9.00 36.00
CHARDONNAY glass bottle
Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis, Burgundy, France 2012 42.00
Chehalem INOX Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2011 S 32.00
Dominique Cornin Clos Reyssié, Pouilly Fuissé, France 2011 S, B, O 58.00
Coral Chardonnay, Bliss Vineyard, Mendocino 2012 S 8.00 32.00
Shafer Red Shoulders Ranch Chardonnay, Napa 2011 O 92.00
Forman Chardonnay, Napa 2011 88.00
Truchard Chardonnay, Carneros 2013 48.00
75.00 Dehlinger Chardonnay, Russian River 2011 V
78.00 Brick House Cascadia Chardonnay, Ribbon Ridge, Oregon 2011 S, B, O
Frank Family Chardonnay, Napa 2012 65.00
36.00 Pietra Santa Chardonnay, Cienega Valley 2013 S
Paul Hobbs Chardonnay, Richard Dinner Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain 2012 160.00
Domaine Bader-Mimeur Chardonnay, Chassagne-Montrachet, France 2011 10.00 40.00
La Follette Chardonnay, North Coast 2012 10.00 40.00
Pride Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay, Napa 2012 15.00 60.00
Talley Chardonnay, Arroyo Grande 2013 Half Bottle (375 ml) 25.00
Aubert Chardonnay, UV-SL Vineyard, Sonoma Coast 2012 170.00
Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2012 120.00
Three Sticks Chardonnay, Durrell Vineyard, Sonoma 2011 105.00
DRINK ME WHITES glass bottle
Xarmant Txakoli de Alava, Spain 2012 32.00
Kuentz Bas Riesling, Alsace, France 2012 9.00 36.00
Kinero Alice Grenache Blanc, Paso Robles 2012 42.00
Lechthaler Pinot Grigio, Trentino, Italy 2013 9.00 36.00
Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner, Kamptal, Austria 2013 9.00 36.00
Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Etna Bianco, Italy 2013 48.00
Mormoraia Vernacchia di San Gimignano, Italy 2012 36.00
24.00 Naia Verdejo, Ruedo, Spain 2013
Hatzidakis Assyrtiko, Santorini, Greece 2012 O 38.00
Tablas Creek Esprit Blanc de Tablas, Paso Robles 2011 O, S 80.00
(64% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc, 10% Picpoul Blanc)
Tablas Creek Esprit Blanc de Tablas, Paso Robles 2012 O, S Half Bottle (375 ml) 45.00 (75% Roussanne, 20% Grenache Blanc, 5% Picpoul Blanc)
Orin Swift Mannequin, California 2012 (48% Chardonnay, 14% Sauvignon Blanc 56.00 12% Grenache Blanc, 12% Viognier, 8% Marsanne, 4% Roussanne, 2% Muscat)
Recuerdo Torrontés, Mendoza, Argentina 2011 30.00
Lagier Meredith Pott Chester’s Anvil Gewurtztraminer, Mendocino 2010 42.00
ROSÉ
Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé, Coteaux d’Aix en Provence, France 2013 8.00 32.00
Domaine Tempier Rosé, Bandol, France 2013 80.00
Miraval Rosé, Côtes de Provence, France 2013 45.00
PINOT NOIR AND BEAUJOLAIS glass bottle
Domaine Chignard "Les Moriers" Fleurie, Beaujolais, France 2011 50.00
Coral Pinot Noir, North Coast 2012 S 8.00 32.00
Siduri Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2012 42.00
Melville Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills 2012 Half Bottle (375 ml) 25.00
Et Fille Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2011 48.00
Merry Edwards Meredith Estate Pinot Noir, Russian River 2011 S 115.00
Sineann Pinot Noir, Oregon 2011 60.00
La Follette Pinot Noir, Van der Kamp Vineyard, Sonoma 2011 S 82.00
Dehlinger Pinot Noir, Goldridge Vineyard, Russian River 2012 95.00
Radio-Côteau Alberigi Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 2010 S, V, O, B 115.00
Beaux Frères Pinot Noir, The Upper Terrace, Ribbon Ridge, Oregon 2006 V 180.00
Kanzler Vineyards Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2011 105.00
Failla Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2012 56.00
Calera Pinot Noir, Central Coast 2012 52.00
Kistler Pinot Noir, Russian River 2013 22.00 88.00
Samsara Pinot Noir, Cargassachi Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills 2011 V 110.00
Morlet Pinot Noir, Côteaux Nobles, Sonoma Coast 2009 155.00
EnRoute Les Pommiers Pinot Noir, Russian River 2011 125.00
RHONES, ITALIAN, SPANISH AND ZINFANDEL glass bottle
Domaine Les Pallières Les Racines , Gigondas, Rhone, France 2008 65.00
Alain Graillot, Crozes Hermitage, Rhone, France 2007 58.00
Poggiopiano Chianti Classico, Italy 2010 45.00
Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel, Paso Robles 2010 O, S 100.00
Jean-Luc Colombo Terres Brulées Syrah, Cornas, Rhone, France 2007 90.00
Domaine de Piaugier, Gigondas, France 2012 45.00 (65% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre)
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe “La Crau”, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France 2011 S 150.00
Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France 2011 O 175.00
Ostatu Crianza, Rioja, Spain 2011 40.00
Domaine Paul Autard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France 2011 85.00
Cent’Anni Vineyard, Buoni Anni Sangiovese, Santa Ynez 2009 72.00
Lagier Meredith Syrah, Mount Veeder, Napa 2008 85.00
The Prisoner, Napa 2011 (51% Zinfandel, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon 70.00 15% Syrah, 12% Petite Sirah, 2% Charbono, 1% Grenache)
Ottimino Zinfinity Zinfandel, Sonoma 2012 10.00 40.00
Niel Santafimia Garnacha, Almansa, Spain 2012 24.00
Porter-Bass Estate Zinfandel, Dot’s Garden, Russian River 2011 O, B 85.00
MERLOT, CABERNET FRANC glass bottle CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MALBEC & BORDEAUX BLENDS
Coral Merlot, Mendocino 2009 S, V 8.00 32.00
Catherine & Pierre Breton Clos Sénéchal, Bourgueil, Loire, France 2009 64.00
Mario Perelli Minetti Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma 2010 10.00 40.00
Château Belles-Graves, Lalande de Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 2006 68.00
Château de Pez, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 2009 110.00
Forman Chateau la Grande Roche Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2012 75.00
Blackbird Vineyards Merlot Illustration , Oak Knoll 2006 150.00
Bremer Family Claret, Howell Mountain 2006 44.00
Lang & Reed Cabernet Franc, North Coast 2012 Half Bottle (375ml) 25.00
Cain Five, Spring Mountain 2007 (68% Cabernet Sauvignon 180.00 16% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc)
Apaltagua Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Apalta Valley, Chile 2012 25.00
Half Bottle (375ml)
Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2005 180.00
Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Promis, Tuscany, Italy 2011 92.00 (55% Merlot, 35% Syrah, 10% Sangiovese)
Forman Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2010 165.00
Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2007 230.00
Padis Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2010 158.00
Robert Foley Vineyards The Griffin, California 2012 14.00 56.00
Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, 62% Sonoma/38% Napa, 2011 130.00
Staglin Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford 2010 300.00
Orin Swift Papillon, Napa 2012 125.00 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc)
FROM THE CELLAR bottle
Beaux Frères Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2003 150.00
Merry Edwards Pinot Noir, Klopp Ranch, Russian River 2003 145.00
Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 1999 200.00
Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2000 200.00
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Italy 1999 250.00
Ridge Montebello Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains 1999 (72% Cabernet Sauvignon 200.00 25% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot)
Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2000 200.00
Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2001 200.00
Viader, Napa 2000 (63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Cabernet Franc) 160.00
Lail Vineyards J. Daniel Cuvée, Napa 2000 (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot) 150.00
Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia, Napa 2000 250.00 (77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec)
Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 1999 205.00
Staglin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford 2003 225.00
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