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SPARKLING france 1000 brut rosé, bouvet-ladubay "excellence", saumur, , nv $38 1001 brut, joseph cattin, crémant d'alsace, nv $40 1002 brut, duval-leroy, , nv $100 1003 brut, moët & chandon "impérial", champagne, nv $109 1004 brut, veuve clicquot ponsardin, champagne, nv $125 1005 extra brut, billecart-salmon, champagne, 2008 $155 1007 brut, dom pérignon, champagne, 2008 $310 italy & spain 1030 , ca' furlan "cuvée béatrice", prosecco, italy, nv $34 1031 brut, isaac fernandez "biutiful nature", cava, spain, nv $34 north america 1050 brut, gruet , new mexico, nv $47 1051 brut rosé, argyle, dundee hills, oregon, 2014 $73 1052 brut, roederer estate, napa valley, california, nv $77 1053 blanc de noirs, schramsberg, napa valley, california, 2014 $83 1055 blanc de noirs, sea smoke "sea spray", sta. rita hills, california, 2014 $140

PINOT GRIS & GRIGIO france & italy 1100 zenato, delle venezie, italy, 2018 $33 1101 dopff & irion "cuvée rené dopff", alsace, france, 2012 $46 north america 1151 willakenzie estate, yamhill-carlton, oregon, 2017 $38 1152 dusted valley "boomtown", columbia valley, washington, 2017 $44 1153 elk cove, willamette valley, oregon, 2018 $46 1154 benton-lane, willamette valley, oregon, 2016 $46 1155 au bon climat "bien nacido ", santa maria valley, california, 2016 $52 1156 king estate "domaine", willamette valley, oregon, 2017 $68

rejoices the heart of man and joy is the mother of all virtues. – johann wolfgang von goethe PINOT BLANC austria & france 1210 dopff & irion "cuvée rené dopff", alsace, france, 2017 $38 1211 trimbach, alsace, france, 2016 $45 1212 höpler, burgenland, austria, 2016 $51 oregon 1200 brooks, willamette valley, 2018 $49 1201 elk cove, willamette valley, 2016 $58

RIESLING germany 1300 selbach "incline", mosel saar ruwer, 2018 $38 1301 carl ehrhard "rüdesheim", kabinett , rheingau, 2018 $42 oregon 1310 elk cove, willamette valley, 2017 $52 1311 spindrift cellars, willamette valley, 2015 $52

SAUVIGNON BLANC california 1400 st. francis, sonoma county, 2017 $44 1401 wonderment "las trancas", knoll district, 2015 $54 1402 orin swift "blank stare", russian river valley, 2017 $63 1403 phifer pavitt "date night", napa valley, 2016 $68 1404 quintessa "illumination", napa/sonoma, 2017 $69 1405 rudd "crossroads", napa valley, 2017 $75 1406 desante "old vines", napa valley, 2013 $87 1407 merry edwards, russian river valley, 2017 $91 chile 1420 hacienda araucano "humo blanco", colchagua valley, 2018 $38 france 1430 dourthe "la grande cuvée", graves, , 2017 $48 1431 château graville-lacoste, graves, bordeaux, 2017 $52 1432 domaine david sautereau, sancerre, loire valley, 2018 $52 new zealand 1440 vavasour, awatere valley, marlborough, 2018 $38 1441 marlborough estate, marlborough, 2018 $40 1442 astrolabe , marlborough, 2018 $46

wine is sunlight, held together by water. – galileo galilei france 1500 joseph drouhin, mâcon-villages, burgundy, 2018 $38 1502 jean-paul & benoit droin, chablis, burgundy, 2017 $70 1507 domaine louis michel "les forêts", chablis 1er , burgundy, 2017 $90 1503 albert bichot/domaine long-depaquit "blanchot", chablis grand cru, burgundy, 2016 $125 1505 louis latour "grande montagne", chassagne-montrachet 1er cru, burgundy, 2016 $152 south africa 1520 hamilton russell vinyards, hemel-en-aarde valley, 2016 $77 california 1530 ryder estate, central coast, 2017 $30 1531 cambria "katherine's vineyard", santa maria valley, 2017 $42 1532 matchbook "the arsonist", dunnigan hills, 2017 $47 1534 proven wine "brioche", california, 2017 $48 1533 chalk hill, sonoma coast, 2017 $52 1536 lioco, sonoma county, 2017 $52 1537 wrath "ex anima", monterey, 2017 $52 1538 au bon climat, santa barbara county, 2017 $54 1539 mount eden , edna valley, 2015 $54 1540 hartford court "four hearts vineyard", russian river valley, 2016 $57 1541 mer soleil "silver unoaked", monterey, 2017 $57 1535 crossbarn (paul hobbs), sonoma coast, 2017 $63 1542 prisoner "the snitch", california, 2017 $63 1543 j vineyards & winery, russian river valley, 2017 $65 1544 orin swift "mannequin", napa valley, 2017 $68 1545 loring wine company "rosella's vineyard", santa lucia highlands, 2017 $80 1546 rombauer vineyards, carneros, 2018 $84 1547 brick & mortar "cougar rock vineyard", atlas peak, 2016 $91 1548 auteur "hyde vineyard", carneros, 2014 $95 1549 chappellet "el novillero vineyard", carneros, 2017 $97 1550 shafer "red shoulder ranch", carneros, 2016 $112 1551 kistler "les noisetiers", sonoma coast, 2014 $114 1552 chateau montelena, napa valley, 2015 $118 1553 merry edwards "olivet lane", sonoma coast, 2016 $120 1554 fantesca, russian river valley, 2015 $129 1555 peter michael "ma belle-fille", knights valley, 2014 $164 oregon & washington 1570 drouhin oregon roserock, eola-amity hills, oregon, 2016 $63 1571 charles smith "sixto frenchman hills", yakima valley, washington, 2015 $68

wine, one sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight beyond the bliss of dreams. be wise and taste. – john milton INTERESTING WHITES 1601 albariño, paco y lola "no. 12", rías baixas, spain, 2017 $38 1600 albariño, martín códax "burgáns", rías baixas, spain, 2017 $40 1604 , painted wolf wines "the den", coastal region, south africa, 2018 $42 1605 chenin blanc, marc brédif "classic", vouvray, loire valley, france, 2017 $55 1606 chenin blanc/viognier, terra d'oro winery, clarksburg, california, 2018 $40 1607 garganega, pieropan, soave classico, italy, 2016 $58 1608 gewürztraminer, hugel, alsace, france, 2013 $80 1609 grüner veltliner, weingut glatzer, carnuntum, austria, 2017 $34 1610 grüner veltliner, weingut hirsch "kammern", kamptal, austria, 2017 $48 1611 malvasia fina blend, symington "altano", douro, portugal, 2017 $34 1612 picpoul blanc, vignerons de florensac, picpoul de pinet, languedoc roussillon, france, 2017 $30 1613 silvaner blend, dopff & irion "crustaces", alsace, france, 2018 $34 1614 vermentino, castello banfi "le pettegola", toscana igt, italy, 2017 $36 1615 vermentino/chardonnay, terra santa, ȋle de beauté, corsica, france, 2017 $36 1616 viognier, miner family "simpson vineyard", madera, california, 2017 $63

ROSÉ france & spain 2000 rosé of rhône blend, brotte "les églantiers", tavel, rhône, france, 2018 $44 2002 rosé of , bodegas latúe, la mancha, spain, 2018 $30 2003 rosé of /, têtu, côtes du roussillon, france, 2018 $42 north & south america 2010 rosé of carménère, apaltagua, maule valley, chile, 2018 $30 2012 rosé of , l'oliveto, russian river valley, california, 2018 $36 2011 rosé of cinsault blend, andrew murray "espérance", santa ynez valley, california, 2018 $57 2013 rosé of pinot noir, elk cove, willamette valley, oregon, 2018 $46 2014 rosé of pinot noir, arcadian "theresa-noelle vineyard", santa rita hills, california, 2018 $68 wine has been a part of civilized life for some seven thousand years. it is the only beverage that feeds the body, soul and spirit of man and at the same time stimulates the mind. – robert mondavi PINOT NOIR new zealand 3001 craggy range, martinborough, 2016 $48 california 3122 lyric by etude, santa barbara county, 2016 $38 3101 macmurray ranch, central coast, 2016 $40 3103 lincourt "lindsay's", santa rita hills, 2015 $46 3104 fog theory wines, santa rita hills, 2016 $46 3105 hess collection "shirtail ranches", central coast, 2016 $51 3106 banshee, sonoma county, 2017 $59 3107 au bon climat, santa barbara county, 2017 $60 3125 august briggs, carneros, 2015 $68 3123 belle glos "dairyman", russian river valley, 2018 $68 3108 loring wine company, santa barbara county, 2017 $68 3109 loring wine company, santa rita hills, 2017 $74 3110 loring wine company, santa lucia highlands, 2017 $74 3111 del dotto piazza, fort ross-seaview, sonoma county, 2013 $81 3124 enroute by far niente, russian river valley, 2017 $83 3112 orin swift "slander", napa valley, 2017 $84 3122 belle glos "eulenloch", napa valley, 2016 $86 3113 iron horse vineyards, russian river valley, 2013 $86 3114 peay vineyards "savoy vineyard", anderson valley, 2015 $90 3115 brick & mortar "cougar rock vineyard", napa valley, 2016 $91 3102 peake ranch, santa rita hills, 2016 $93 3116 chappellet "dutton ranch", russian river valley, 2017 $97 3117 egelhoff, russian river valley, 2014 $104 3118 merry edwards, russian river valley, 2017 $108 3119 mount eden vineyards, santa cruz mountains, 2014 $117 3120 merry edwards "coopersmith vineyard", russian river valley, 2016 $131 3121 fantesca "king richard's reserve", russian river valley, 2015 $184 oregon 3200 four graces, willamette valley, 2017 $54 3201 ken wright cellars, willamette valley, 2017 $54 3202 andrew rich "prelude", willamette valley, 2016 $59 3203 elk cove, willamette valley, 2016 $65 3204 cooper mountain "meadowlark vineyard", yamhill county, 2015 $70 3209 shea, willamette valley, 2015 $73 3207 domain drouhin, dundee hills, 2016 $90 of all things known to mortals, wine is the most powerful and effectual for exciting and inflaming the passions of mankind, being common fuel to them all. – francis bacon california 4000 maddalena vineyards, paso robles, 2015 $38 4006 robert foley, napa valley, 2014 $66 4001 frog's leap, rutherford, 2015 $80 4002 switchback ridge "peterson family vineyard", napa valley, 2014 $82 4003 nickel & nickel "suscol ranch", napa valley, 2015 $87 4004 chappellet, napa valley, 2016 $95 4005 ehlers estate, st. helena, 2013 $105 4007 pride mountain vineyards, napa/sonoma, 2016 $122 4008 twomey, napa valley, 2013 $122 washington 4020 dusted valley vintners "boomtown", columbia valley, 2017 $46 4021 pepper bridge, walla walla valley, 2014 $109

ZINFANDEL & BLENDS california 4100 kuleto "native son", napa valley, 2016 $57 4101 the federalist wines, dry creek valley, 2016 $64 4105 neyers "vista luna", borden ranch, 2017 $73 4102 robert biale "black chicken", oak knoll district, 2017 $76 4103 orin swift "8 years in the dessert", california, 2018 $89 4104 prisoner wine company "the prisoner", napa valley, 2018 $94

MALBEC & BLENDS argentina 4200 patricio gougenheim "reserva escondido valley", mendoza, 2016 $34 4201 bodega catena zapata, vista flores, 2016 $40 4202 viña cobos "felino", lujan de cuyo, 2017 $54 4203 trapiche "medalla", valle de uco, 2015 $54 4204 bodega enrique foster "finca los altepes", mendoza, 2015 $58 4205 bodega enrique foster "finca los barrancos", mendoza, 2015 $58 4206 tapiz "black tears", valle de uco, 2012 $79 california 4210 hess collection "lion tamer", napa valley, 2016 $85

a bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world. – louis pasteur BORDEAUX & BLENDS argentina 5000 bordeaux blend, catena zapata "nicolás catena zapata", mendoza, 2014 $144 california 5005 halter ranch "synthesis", paso robles, 2017 $53 5021 murietta's well "the spur", livermore valley, 2016 $54 5022 leviathan, california, 2017 $68 5006 chappellet "mountain cuvée", napa valley, 2017 $68 5007 smith wooten "mélange", napa valley, 2014 $87 5008 robert foley "the griffin", california, 2016 $83 5025 booker vineyard "my favorite neighbor harvey & harriet", paso robles, 2017 $86 5024 beaulieu vineyards "tapestry", napa valley, 2014 $87 5009 justin "isosceles", paso robles, 2016 $87 5010 rodney strong "symmetry", alexander valley, 2015 $92 5026 alpha omega "ii", napa valley, 2016 $92 5011 pahlmeyer "jayson", napa valley, 2016 $98 5012 blackbird "arise", oak knoll district, 2014 $101 5013 reynolds family "persistence", napa valley, 2015 $113 5014 orin swift "papillon", napa valley, 2016 $120 5027 trespass vineyard "intrigue", napa valley, 2015 $142 5015 coup de foudre "cuvée 37.2", napa valley, 2013, 2014, 2015 $146 5016 matthiasson, napa valley, 2014 $146 5017 prisoner wine company "derange", napa valley, 2015 $151 5018 amuse bouche "vin perdu", napa valley, 2016 $159 5019 robert foley "claret", napa valley, 2013 $193 5023 quintessa, rutherford, 2016 $280 5020 opus one, napa valley, 2010 $424 washington 5031 intrinsic wine co., columbia valley, 2017 $55 5030 novelty hill "cascadia", columbia valley, 2014 $74 5032 j. bookwalter "conflict", columbia valley, 2016 $93 5033 long shadows "pirouette", columbia valley, 2016 $127 5034 andrew will "sorella", horse heaven hills, 2013 $129 5035 figgins "estate ", walla walla valley, 2014 $158

wine represents to me sharing and good times and a celebration of life. it is always around happy occasions with family and friends and centered around joy. what better item to be involved in then something that represents all these wonderful things. – dan aykroyd CABERNET SAUVIGNON australia 5100 clarendon hills "hickinbotham", clarendon, 2009 $87 south africa 5105 bartinney, stellenbosch, 2013 $63 south america 5110 hacienda araucano "reserva", colchagua valley, chile, 2017 $35 5111 bodegas nieto senetiner, mendoza, argentina, 2017 $36 5113 casa lapostolle "grand selection", rapel valley, chile, 2018 $38 5114 tapiz "alta collection", mendoza, argentina, 2015 $48 5115 domus aurea "clos quebrada de macul", maipo valley, chile, 2013 $116 california 5120 sebastiani, sonoma county, 2016 $42 5121 telios, lodi, 2014 $48 5122 louis m. martini, sonoma county, 2017 $51 5124 daniel cohn "bellacosa", north coast, 2016 $54 5125 roth estate, alexander valley, 2016 $54 5126 hesperian anatomy no. 1, napa valley, 2013 $58 5127 trig point "diamond dust vineyard", alexander valley, 2016 $59 5128 justin, paso robles, 2017 $60 5129 robert mondavi, napa valley, 2016 $67 5130 foley johnson, rutherford, 2017 $68 5131 hunt and , napa valley, 2017 $74 5132 hess collection"allomi", napa valley, 2017 $75 5133 prisoner wine company "cuttings", california, 2016 $75 5134 lexington wine company "gist ranch", santa cruz mountains, 2011 $76 5135 silver ghost, napa valley, 2016 $82 5136 rodney strong "reserve", sonoma county, 2014 $84 5137 croze, oakville, 2016 $87 5138 orin swift "palermo", napa valley, 2016 $87 5139 kenefick ranch "chris's cuvée", calistoga, 2015 $94 5140 freemark abbey, napa valley, 2015 $95 5141 tether, napa valley, 2015 $101 5142 reynolds family winery, napa valley, 2015 $113 5143 john anthony, napa valley, 2014 $113 5144 joseph phelps, napa valley, 2015 $118 5145 heitz cellar, napa valley, 2014 $120 5146 rodney strong "alexander's crown vineyard", alexander valley, 2015 $120 5147 rudd "crossroads", oakville, 2016 $122 5148 silver oak, alexander valley, 2015 $124 5149 chappellet, napa valley, 2017 $126 5150 burly, coombsville, 2016 $127

wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic, and the serious smile. – homer, odyssey CABERNET SAUVIGNON california (continued) 5151 paul hobbs, napa valley, 2015 $129 5152 mount eden vineyards, santa cruz mountains, 2013 $130 5153 caymus, napa valley, 2017 $133 5155 switchback ridge, napa valley, 2014 $140 5156 robert foley, napa valley, 2014 $150 5157 beringer vineyards "private reserve", napa valley, 2013 $155 5165 nickel & nickel "quicksilver vineyard", rutherford, 2017 $157 5158 shafer "one point five", stags leap district, 2016 $161 5166 far niente, napa valley, 2017 $174 5159 beaulieu vineyard "georges de latour private reserve", napa valley, 2013 $176 5160 orin swift "mercury head", napa valley, 2016 $176 5161 coup de foudre "lightning bolt", napa valley, 2016 $240 5162 fantesca "estate", spring mountain district, 2014 $370 5164 chappellet "pritchard hill", napa valley, 2016 $400 5163 au sommet by heidi barrett, atlas peak, 2014 $420 washington 5180 charles smith "substance", washington, 2017 $48 5181 banard griffin, columbia valley, 2016 $48 5183 borne of fire "the burn", columbia valley, 2017 $55 5182 requiem, columbia valley, 2016 $59 5184 browne family vineyards, columbia valley, 2016 $75 5185 andrew will, columbia valley, 2016 $77 5186 chateau ste. michelle, red mountain, 2016 $87 5187 leonetti cellars, walla walla valley, 2015 $162 5188 doubleback, walla walla valley, 2015 $176

when it comes to wine, i tell people to throw away the charts and invest in a corkscrew. the best way to learn about wine is the drinking. – alexis lichine SYRAH & SHIRAZ australia 6000 torbreck "woodcutter's", barossa valley, 2017 $54 6001 mollydooker "blue eyed boy", south australia, 2017 $73 6002 penfolds "grange", south australia, 2010 $1,000 chile 6005 emiliana "coyam", colchagua valley, 2013 $77 california 6010 j. lohr "south ridge", paso robles, 2016 $36 6012 andrew murray "tous les jours", santa ynez valley, 2017 $48 6013 kuleto "india ink", napa valley, 2016 $48 6014 roth estate "heritage", sonoma county, 2015 $51 6015 marietta cellars "christo", sonoma county, 2015 $58 6016 wrath "san saba vineyard", monterey, 2015 $80 6017 dumol, russian river valley, 2016 $120 6018 shafer "relentless", napa valley, 2015 $155 6019 pharaohmoans, paso robles, 2016 $181 washington 6030 lady hill "radicle vine", columbia valley, 2014 $51 6031 dusted valley vintners "stained tooth", columbia valley, 2014 $87 6032 betz family "domaine de pierres", walla walla valley, 2015 $120

INTERESTING REDS 6100 , lady hill, columbia valley, washington, 2015 $77 6101 cabernet franc, rappahannock cellars, rappahannock county, virginia, 2017 $68 6102 cabernet franc, trespass vineyard, napa valley, california, 2016 $172 6103 carménère, hacienda araucano "alka", colchagua valley, chile, 2014 $109 6104 carménère, apaltagua "grial", colchagua valley, chile, 2015 $115 6105 charbono, robert foley, napa valley, california, 2015 $83 6106 grenache, elizabeth spencer, mendocino county, california, 2017 $54 6107 grenache blend, orin swift "abstract", california, 2017 $75 6108 petite sirah, stanton, st. helena, california, 2014 $98 6109 petite sirah, robert biale "royal punishers", napa valley, california, 2016 $73 6110 petite sirah, switchback ridge "peterson family vineyard", napa valley, 2015 $117 6111 pinotage blend, kanonkop "cape blend kadette", stellenbosch, south africa, 2017 $40 6113 rhône blend, neyers "sage canyon", california, 2015 $71

the depth of experience fine wine can bring to a dinner, particularly a bottle that has been through the past 100 years, makes you take stock of your own life. – neil degrasse tyson FRENCH REDS bordeaux 7000 château lacroix, bordeaux supérieur, 2016 $37 7001 château fonfroide, bordeaux, 2016 $38 7002 château patache d'aux, médoc, 2012 $58 7003 château greysac, médoc, 2014 $63 7004 château paveil de luze, margaux, 2015 $87 7005 château rouget, pomerol, 2015 $124 7006 château gazin, pomerol, 1966 $250 7007 château lascombes, margaux, 1970 $260 7008 château beychevelle, st. julien, 1975 $300 7009 les forts de latour, pauillac, 2008 $350 7011 château haut-brion, -léognan, 2015 $800 7012 château mouton rothschild, pauillac, 1995 $1,060 7013 château trotanoy, pomerol, 1966 $1,200 7014 château lafite rothschild, pauillac, 1966 $1,500 7015 château mouton rothschild, pauillac, 1982 $1,600 7016 château petrus, pomerol, 1970 $2,500 burgundy 7100 joseph drouhin "laforet", bourgogne, 2017 $48 7101 joseph drouhin, chorey-les-beaune, 2016 $76 7102 maison roche de bellene, gevrey-chambertin, 2015 $114 7103 domaine joseph voillot "champans", volnay 1er cru, 2014 $125 languedoc roussillon 7200 m. chapoutier "les vignes de bila-haut", côtes du roussillon villages, 2017 $42 7201 têtu, vin de pays des côtes catalanes, 2015 $54 7202 orin swift "d66", vin de pays des côtes catalanes, 2014 $87 rhône 7300 saint-cosme, côtes du rhône, 2017 $37 7301 domaine de la solitude, côtes du rhône, 2016 $38 7302 château pégau "cuvée maclura", côtes du rhône, 2016 $40 7303 e. guigal, côtes du rhône, 2015 $42 7304 domaine de la janasse, châteauneuf-du-pape, 2014 $95 7305 domaine du pégau, châteauneuf-du-pape, 2015 $96 7306 m. chapoutier "la bernardine", châteauneuf-du-pape, 2015 $117 7307 château de beaucastel, châteauneuf-du-pape, 2016 $129 7308 domaine du vieux télégraphe "la crau", châteauneuf-du-pape, 2016 $133

a bottle of wine begs to be shared; i have never met a miserly wine lover. – clifton fadiman ITALIAN REDS piedmont 8000 palladino, d'alba superiore, 2016 $50 8001 vietti "perbacco", langhe doc, 2016 $73 abruzzi 8010 la quercia, d'abruzzo, 2018 $43 puglia 8020 antico masseria del sigillo "antica sigillo", primitivo di manduria, 2016 $45 tuscany 8030 tenuta di arceno, chianti classico docg, 2015 $46 8031 brancaia "tre", toscana igt, 2015 $57 8032 fattoria di fèlsina berardenga, chianti classico docg, 2016 $63 8033 querciabella, chianti classico docg, 2010 $75 8038 fattoria san felo "aslan", maremma toscana, 2016 $79 8035 antinori "gran selezione badia a passignano", chianti classico docg, 2015 $104 8036 armilla, brunello di montalcino, 2013 $105 8037 tenuta san guido "sassicaia", bolgheri sassicaia, 2012 $337 veneto 8050 masi "campfiorin", veronese igt, 2015 $51 8051 giuliano rosati, amarone della valpolicella, 2015 $81 8053 allegrini "la poja", veronese igt, 2010 $129

PORTUGUESE REDS douro 8100 tinta roriz blend, lago "cerqueira", douro, 2015 $30 8101 touriga nacional blend, quinta de la rosa, douro, 2017 $46 8102 touriga nacional blend, symington "quinta do ataíde", douro, 2015 $67 lisboa 8110 touriga nacional, quinta de chocapalha "ch", vinho regional lisboa, 2016 $79 8111 tinta roriz blend, quinta de chocapalha "vinha mãe", vinho regional lisboa, 2013 $79

to take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. – new york times, 1967 SPANISH REDS aragón 8200 bodega sommos "xiloca", calatayud, 2017 $34 8201 bodegas san alejandro "las rocas viñas viejas", calatayud, 2013 $51 castilla y león 8210 bodega numanthia "termes", toro, 2015 $52 8211 vega sicilia "pintia", toro, 2014 $128 catalunya 8220 bodegas abanico "las colinas del ebro", tera alta, 2015 $37 8221 morlanda "vega escal", , 2015 $57 8222 clos i terrasses "laurel", priorat, 2016 $101 8223 clos mogador, priorat, 2015 $138 la 8230 c.v.n.e. "viña real crianza", rioja, 2014 $51 8231 remelluri "reserva", rioja, 2012 $75 8233 la rioja alta "viña ardanza reserva selección especial", rioja, 2010 $87

LARGE FORMAT magnums & double magnums 9000 merlot, switchback ridge "peterson family vineyard", napa valley, california, 2012, 1.5l $195 9001 cabernet sauvignon, robert foley, napa valley, california, 2012, 3l $650 9002 cabernet sauvignon, fantesca "estate", spring mountain district, california, 2013, 1.5l $750 9003 bordeaux blend, opus one, napa valley, california, 2011, 1.5l $1,200 9004 pinot noir, fanesca "king richard's reserve", russian river valley, california, 2014, 3l $2,500 methuselahs & nebuchadnezzars 9100 bordeaux blend, catena zapata "nicolás catena zapata", mendoza, argentina, 2010, 6l $800 9101 brut sparkling, veuve clicquot ponsardin, champagne, france, nv, 15l $2,800 9102 shiraz blend, torbreck "runrig", barossa valley, australia, 2005, 6l $3,400 9103 cabernet sauvignon, fantesca "estate", spring mountain district, california, 2014, 6l $6,200

wine is a living thing. it is made, not only of grapes and yeasts, but of skill and patience. when drinking it remember that to the making of that wine has gone, not only the labor and care of years, but the experience of centuries. – allan sichel