FRANCOIS FRANKIE LOVES drinking wine...And after many years of practice, he has developed some thoughts on the subject. Bubbles MUST come first. But after his Champagne, Frankie’s tastes vary depending on the day’s appetite.
Sometimes a bright, crisp white wine from Sancerre or Chablis is his thirst-quencher of choice. Sometimes a hearty lunch demands a rustic red from Italy or France, perhaps Beaujolais, or Barbera. Frankie knows and loves the old world, especially the wines of France and Italy, but he has a special place in his heart for the great wines of the USA. He likes oddballs that tell a story (can you say Valdiguie?), but when the occasion demands, he alway has a place at his table for the big names that put California on the map.
At the end of the day, Frankie says don’t be afraid to try something new, but don’t hesitate to drink what you love.
BUBBLES AROMATIC, ITALIAN RED OFF-DRY,AND VARIETIES NV M. Lawrence, Brut Rose ‘Sex,’ Leelanau Peninsula, MI 55 SWEET WHITES 2018 Stolpman, Sangiovese ‘Love You Bunches,’ 60 NV Illinois Sparkling Co., Brut Ombre Rose, IL 60 Ballard Canyon, CA NV Guiborat Tethys, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, 95 NV Montinore Estate, ‘Borealis’ White Blend, 50 2015 Caparone, Nebbiolo, Paso Robles, CA 52 Champagne, FR Willamette Valley, OR 2015 Il Molino di Grace, Chianti Classico, IT 60 NV Pierre Paillard, ‘Les Parcelles,’ Champagne, FR 96 2016 Mari Vineyard, ‘Scriptorium’ Riesling, Old Mission 60 2017 Tenuta Terre Nere, Etna Rosso, Scicily, IT 65 NV Chartogne-Taillet, Brut Cuvee Saint Anne, 99 Peninsula, MI 2016 Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino, IT 75 Champagne, FR 2017 Stony Hill, White Riesling, Napa Valley, CA 90 2016 Vietti, ‘Perbacco,’ Langhe Nebbiolo d‘Alba, 92 NV Laurent-Perrier, Brut La Cuvee, Champagne, FR 100 2016 Domaine Francois Pinon, Vouvray ‘Trois Argiles,’ 72 Piedmont, IT NV Billecart-Salmon, Brut Reserve, Champagne, FR 110 Loire, FR 2016 Bruno Giacosa, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Piedmont, IT 92 NV J. Lassalle, 1er Cru Brut Rose, Champagne, FR 135 2017 Zind-Humbrecht, Gewurztraminer ‘Roche Calcaire,’ 95 2015 Produttori del Barbaresco, Piedmont, IT 92 2008 Dom Perignon, Brut, Champagne, FR 300 Alsace, FR 2016 Poggio Scalette ‘Il Carbonaione,’ Tuscany, IT 120 FRENCH AND 2014 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, IT 125 PINK FRANCOPHONE 2015 Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco ‘Asili,’ Piedmont, IT 295 BISTRO REDS 2018 Domaine Preignes le Vieux, ‘Paradis,’ FR 49 CALIFORNIA 2018 Maison Noir, ‘Love Drunk,’ Willamette Valley, OR 54 HERITAGE REDS 2018 Ch. de Roquefort, ‘Corail,’ Cotes de Provence, FR 62 2017 Guy Breton, Beaujolais Villages ‘Cuvee Marylou,’ 62 Burgundy, FR 2018 Jolie Laide, Valdiguie Rose, CA 70 2017 Cruse Wine Co., Monkey Jacket Red Blend, 64 2018 Domaine Tempier, Bandol Rose, Provence, FR 90 2017 Catherine et Pierre Breton, Cuvee ‘Trinch!,’ 70 Cabernet Franc, Loire, FR North Coast, CA 2017 Domaine de Marcoux, Cotes du Rhone, France 60 2016 Dashe Cellars, ‘Les Enfant Terribles’ Zinfandel, 68 2017 Arnot-Roberts, North Coast Trousseau, CA 68 Mendocino County, CA CRISP WHITES 2017 Stolpman Estate, Syrah, Ballard Canyon, CA 75 2016 Turley, Old Vine Zinfandel, CA 70 2017 Domaine Vincent Paris, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone, FR 62 2017 Ridge, ‘Three Valleys’ Red Blend, Sonoma County, CA 75 2017 Domaine 3 Cellier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France 78 2013 Retro Cellars, Napa Valley Petite Syrah, Napa, CA 90 2017 Masciarelli, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Abuzzo, ITA 48 2017 Primosic, Collio Sauvignon Blanc, Friuli, ITA 55 CAB AND FRIENDS 2017 Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis, Burgundy, FR 61 PINOT NOIR 2018 Henri Bailly, Sancerre, Loire Valley, FR 65 2017 Lieu Dit, Chenin Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley, CA 70 2018 Chateau Fontanes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Languedoc, FR 50 2017 Tercet Wines, Bourgogne, Burgundy, FR 60 2015 Lang & Reed, Cabernet Franc, North Coast, CA 75 FULL-BODIED 2017 Domaine A & P de Villaine, Cote Chalonnaise 82 2018 Prelius, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tuscany, IT 55 La Fortune, Burgundy, FR 2016 Requiem Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia 60 WHITES 2016 Gros Ventre, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA 95 Valley, WA 2017 Ken Wright Cellars, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, OR 77 2016 Tyler, Cabernet Happy Canyon Vineyard, Santa 155 2016 Chateau d’Epire, Savennieres, Loire, FR 60 2016 Kistler, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA 150 Ynez Valley, CA 2016 St. Innocent, Chardonnay Freedom Hill, 68 2017 Mas de Daumas, Gassac, Languedoc, FR 120 Willamette Valley, OR 2016 Frog’s Leap, Merlot, Napa Valley, CA 85 2017 Bruno Giacosa, Roero Arneis, Piedmont, IT 70 2016 Duckhorn, Merlot, Napa Valley, CA 95 2016 Domaine Giacometti, Cru des Agriate Vermentino, 50 2015 Chateau Larose-Trintaudon, Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois 66 Corsica, FR Bordeaux, FR 2016 Sandhi, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, CA 75 2016 Lancaster Estate, Winemaker’s Cuvee Cabernet, 110 2015 Sonoma-Cutrer, Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, CA 80 Alexander Valley, CA 2016 Domaine J.A. Ferrte, Pouilly-Fuisse, Burgundy, FR 105 2014 Mayacamas, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA 240 2016 Chateau Montelena, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, CA 110 2017 Caymus, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA 175 2017 Ridge Vineyards, Chardonnay Monte Bello, 115 2014 Groth, Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA 140 Santa Cruz, CA 2014 Silver Oak, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA 160 2015 Opus One, Napa Valley Red, Napa Valley, CA 450
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