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Bottles& Vermouth& Sherry& Mead& Port Bottles& Vermouth& Sherry& Mead& Port Champagne/Sparkling/Pet Nat/Frizzante Skin Contact André & Mireille Tissot ‘cremant du jura’ NV Chardonnay, Pinot Noir + Jura, FR 52 Greenvale Vineyards ‘ramato’ Pinot Gris 2017 Portsmouth, RI 30 Bisson ‘frizzante’ Glera NV Ligura, IT 30 Enderle & Moll ‘ Auxerrois’ Auxerrois Blanc 2018 Baden, DE 50 Huré Frère ‘invatation’ Pinot Noir+ NV Champagne, France 88 Presqu’ile ‘blanc de blancs’ Chardonnay 2014 Santa Barbara County, CA 70 Rosé Arnaud Lambert ‘cremant rosé’ Cabernet Franc NV Brézé, Loire Valley, FR 30 Broc Cellars ‘love’ Valdigué, Zinfandel+ 2020 Mendocino, CA 30 Terrevive ‘st vincent’ Lambruso Sobarra 2019 Emiglia Romana, IT 65 Montenidoli ‘rosato’ Canaiuolo 2020 Toscana, IT 42 Luis Pato ‘informal’ Baga 2011 Bairrada, PT 38 Dom. Fontsainte ‘gris de gris’ Carignan, Grenache+ 2020 Corbières, FR 32 Wine Oyster River Winegrowers ‘morphos’ Merlot pét nat 2020 Warren, ME 38 Ameztoi ‘rubentis’ Hondarribi Zuri+ 2020 Getariako, SP 34 Iapetus ‘tributary’ Piquette+ Pet Nat 2020 Shelburne, VT 38 Montemelino ‘rosato’ Ciliegiolo 2020 Umbria, IT 30 Fondo Bozzole ‘incantabiss’ Lambrusco Ruberti NV Mantovano, Lombardy, IT 32 Vini Sassara ‘chiaretto ciaro’ Corvina, Rondinella+ 2020 Bardolinio, IT 50 Château de Minière ‘bulles de minière’ Cabernet Franc NV Loire Valley, FR 42 Iapetus ‘alluvium’ Marquette, Petite Pearl 2020 Shelburne, VT 52 White Kobal Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Štajerska, SL 26 Red Rogue Vine ‘pipeño blanco’ Semillon, Chasselas + (1 liter) 2020 Itata, CL 36 Vini Sassara ‘bardolino’ Corvina, Rondinella+ 2020 Bardolinio, IT 50 Bodegas Zarate Albariño 2019 Rías Baixas, ES 45 Paul Henri Thillardon ‘chassignol’ Gamay 2016 Chenas, Beaujolais, FR 63 Forlorn Hope Chenin Blanc 2018 Calaveras, CA 60 Teutonic ‘bellpine’ Pinot Noir 2018 Willamette Valley, OR 52 Montenidoli ‘fiore’ Vernaccia 2018 Toscana, IT 50 Bitouzet - Prieur ‘passetoutgrians’ Pinot Noir, Gamay 2018 Burgundy, FR 63 Weinbau Paetra ‘yamhill-carlton’ Riesling 2018 Willamette Valley, OR 46 Day Zinfandel Sonoma County, CA 50 Monemvasia ‘asproudi’ Asproudes 2019 Peloponnese, GR 30 Guímaro ‘vino tinto’ Mencía 2019 Ribeira Sacra, ES 30 Venica & Venica Friulano 2019 Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT 38 André & Mireille Tissot ‘dd sans soufre’ 2019 Trousseau, Ploussard+ Jura, FR 56 Kuenhof ‘kaiton’ Riesling 2019 Alto Adige, IT 45 Lunar Apogé Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre+ 2018 Caotes du Rhone, FR 32 Dom. De Villaine Aligoté 2017 Bouzeron, Burgundy, FR 80 Jérôme Jouret ‘coulée douce’ Syrah 2019 Ardeche, FR 40 Failla ‘sonoma coast’ Chardonnay 2018 Sonoma Coast, CA 62 Alberto Oggero ‘sandro d’pindeta Nebbiolo 2017 Piedmont, IT 34 Eva Fricke ‘verde’ Riesling 2019 Rheingau, DE 40 La Garagista ‘nouveau’ Frontenac Noir 2016 Barnard, VT 80 Spirits - 2oz Pour Empirical Spirits ‘fallen pony’ Quince Copenhagen, DK 21 Empirical Spirits ‘charlene mcgee’ Smoked Juniper Copenhagen, DK 21 White Vermouth Dolin Blanc FR 6 Dolin Vert FR 6 La Quintinye Blanc FR 6 Mata Vermouth Blanco ES 8 Red Vermouth Dolin Rouge FR 6 Yzaguirre Rojo ES 10 Atxa Tinto ES 8 Mead GI Dansk ‘mjod’ Ginger Mead Billund, DK 10 Sherry SherryBottle 1 Vintage Producer Grape(s) Region 00 Bodegas Valdespino ‘inocente’ Fino Andalucía, ES 10 LustauBottle Fino 2 Vintage ‘puerto fino’ Producer Jerez, Grape(s)ES 9 Region 00 LustaoBottle Amontillado 3 Vintage ‘losProducer arcos’ Jerez,Grape(s) ES 9Region 00 LustauBottle ‘pedro 4 Vintage ximénez’ Producer Jerez, ES Grape(s) 9 Region 00 DessertBottle Wine 5 Vintage Producer Grape(s) Region 00 Westport Rivers ‘grace’ Chardonnay Massachusetts 10 Corte Rugolin ‘recioto’ Corvina, Rondinella+ 2011 Veneto, IT 10 Port PortBottle 6 Vintage Producer Grape(s) Region 00 Quinta do Infantado White Pinhão, PT 8 QuintaBottle do 7 Infantado Vintage ProducerTawny Pinhão, Grape(s) PT Region8 00 QuintaBottle do 8 Infantado Vintage ProducerRuby Pinhão, Grape(s) PT 8Region 00 KopkeBottle ‘10 9 year’ Vintage Tawny Producer Douro, PTGrape(s) 10 Region 00 AmariBottle 10 Vintage Producer Grape(s) Region 00 Quintessentia ‘amaro nonino’ Amaro Fruili, IT 14 Averna Sicily, IT 8 BraulioVermouth Amaro Bormio, IT 13 DisilleriaBottle 6 Varnelli Vintage ‘sibilia’ Producer Amaro Grape(s) Marche, Region IT 11 00 FratelliBottle Branca 7 Vintage Distillerie Producer ‘fernet Grape(s) branca’ Amaro Region Milan, 00 IT 7 St. Agrestis Amaro Brooklyn, NY 10 DisilleriaBottle 8 Varnelli Vintage ‘dell’erboirsta’ Producer Grape(s)Amaro Marche, Region Italy 00 15 NicolaBottle Vignale 9 Vintage ‘amaro Producer naturale diGrape(s) santa maria Region al monte’ 00 Amaro Liguria, IT 12 Bottle 10 Vintage Producer Grape(s) Region 00.
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