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Burgundy / Pinot Noir Red Wines White Wines Rhone RED WINES RED WINES ctd. VeuveBURGUNDY du Vernay, / PINOT Brut NOIR 7.50 37 VeuveRHONE du /Vernay, GRENACHE Brut -SYRAH -M7.50OURVÈDRE 37 franceBelle Glos, “Balade,” Santa Barbara, Calif. …………. 63 franceChateau Mont-Redon, Chat. du Pape, France …….. 90 Cliff Lede, “FEL,” Anderson Valley, Calif. ….……… 80 Chateau du Trignon, Gigondas ………………………….. 75 MummDom. Regnaudot, Prestige, Brut 1er (187mlCru, Maranges, split) 15France …….. 76 MummCowhorn, Prestige, Syrah, BrutApplegate (187ml Valley, split) Oregon15 ………. 52 napaDomaine valley, Serene, calif. “Evenstad Reserve,” Willamette napaQuady valley, North, calif. Syrah, Rogue Valley, Oregon ……… 60 Valley, Oregon ………………………………………………. 130 Writer’s Block, Grenache, Lake County, Calif. ….. 35 RoseHirsch, d’Or, “San Brut Andreas Rosé Fault,” Sonoma 14 Coast, Ca. 49 ..130 RoseStags’ d’Or, Leap, Brut Petite Rosé Sirah, Napa, Calif. 14 …………….…. 49 86 franceKanzler Vineyards, Russian River Valley, Calif. .…. 125 franceStolpman Vineyards, La Cuadrilla, GSM, Calif. …... 58 Kate Arnold, Willamette Valley, Oregon .…………. 51 Yann Chave, Crozes Hermitage, France ……………... 77 Macrostie, Sonoma Coast, Calif. ………………………. 74 Saintsbury “Stanly Ranch,” Carneros, Calif…………. 100 Willamette Valley Vineyards, Oregon ………………… 56 Williams Selyem, “Foss,” Russian River Valley ….. 215 WHITE WINES Williams Selyem, “Calegari,” Russian Rvr Valley .. 215 215 VeuveSAUVIGNON du Vernay, BLANC Brut / ALTERNATIVE 7.50 WHITE 37 BORDEAUX / BLENDS / ITALIAN france Caves D’Esclans, “Whispering Angel,” Rose ………. 52 Canti Estate, Barolo, Italy ………………………………….. 84 MummDauny, Prestige,“Terres Blanches,” Brut (187ml Sancerre, split) 15France ……… 70 Chateau Labadie, Cru Bourgeois, Medoc, France ... 63 napaLazaret, valley, Chatean calif. neuf du Pape Blanc, France ….….. 84 Chateau Le Clou du Pin, Bordeaux, France ………… 42 Hugel, Riesling, Alsace, France …………………………. 56 Chateau les Barraillots, Margaux, France …………… 100 RoseJean- Lucd’Or, Mader, Brut Rosé Pinot Blanc, Alsace, 14France …….. 49 48 Darioush, “Caravan,” Napa, Calif. ..…………………… 117 franceJustin Monmousseau, Vouvray, Loire Valley, Fr. …. 43 Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Wash. …….. 45 Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre, France …………………………. 80 Kuleto, “Frog Prince,” Napa Valley, Calif. …...…… 46 Philippe Girard, Sancerre Rose, France ………………. 48 Reynolds, “Persistence,” Napa Valley, Calif. ….….. 130 Quady North, Grenache Rosé, Rogue Valley, Ore. 44 Spring Mtn. Vineyard, “Elivette,” Napa …………..… 230 Storybook Mtn. Vineyards, “Four Reds,” Napa ….. 74 Trefethen, “Double T,” Napa Valley, Calif. ………… 52 BURGUNDY / CHARDONNAY CABERNET / MALBEC / ZINFANDEL /MERLOT Albert Bichot, Chablis, France …………………….…….. 63 Finca Don Carlos, “Calathus,” Malbec, Valle de Uco, Domaine Laroche, Chablis, France ……………………. 66 Mendoza, Argentina …………………………………..…… 52 Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley, Calif. ……………… 90 Flora Springs, Merlot, Napa, Calif. ………..…………. 75 Gundlach-Bundschu, Sonoma, Calif. ………………... 65 Grgich Hills, Zinfandel, Napa, Calif. ………………… 80 Louis Jadot, Pouilly-Fuissè, France ..…………………... 75 Oak Farm Vineyards, Zinfandel, Lodi, Calif. ………. 47 Napa Cellars, Napa, Calif. …………………………………. 48 Three Old Vines, Zinfandel, Contra Costa, Calif. .. 56 Barnett Vineyards, Cabernet, Spring Mtn., Calif. … 105 Cade, Cabernet, Howell Mountain, Napa, Calif. .. 170 CHAMPAGNE / SPARKLING Ca’ Momi, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. ……………………. 62 Gerard Bertrand, Cremant, Limoux, France ……… 52 Chateau Montelena, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. ……… 129 Gosset, Brut Excellence, France ………………………. 111 Corison, Cabernet, St. Helena, Calif. ………..……… 177 Jacques Bardelot, Brut, France ………………………….. 69 Groth, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. …………………….…… 124 Jacques Bardelot, Brut, France, 375ml ……………….. 41 Heitz Cellars, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. ………..……... 157 Moet, “Imperial,” Brut, Epernay, France …………… 110 Jeremy Nickel Cellars, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. …… 145 Mumm, Cordon Rouge, Reims, France …………….. 85 Sean Minor, North Coast, Calif. ………………………. 64 Tattinger, Reims, France ………………………..……..… 125 Silver Ghost, Cabernet, Napa, Calif. ………………….. 78 Veuve Clicquot, Brut, Reims, France ………………… 112 Spring Mtn. Vineyard, Cabernet, 2007, Napa …….. 188 Veuve Clicquot, Brut, Reims, France, 375ml……… 68 .
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