Glass Pours Cocktails CHARDONNAY Simply Sparkling 8 Angeline (California) 9/36 Citron Lemonade 9 Thirty years ago, we rented a convertible to drive the Absolut + Triple Sec + Cranberry California coastline without a care in the world. (Obviously before we had children and restaurants!) Gin and Jam 9 I remember a fabulous omelet we had in a restaurant in Bombay + Wild Blueberry + Lemon Santa Barbara. Now I think of Santa Barbara for their grapes grown with mouthwatering flavors of baked Bourbon Maple Smash 9 pears and buttered toast Maker’s Mark + Maple + Orange + Bitters Tito’s Ginger Mule 10 Tito’s Vodka + Licor 43 + Ginger Simple SAUVIGNON BLANC Sterling Vineyards (California) 10/40 Figlio Martini 10 There are 2 types of Sauvignon Blanc people: the Absolut + Pomegranate + Lime “grassy- grapefruity” type or the “soft and approachable” type that go gaga over Sauv Blancs produced in Figlio Manhattan 10 California. Sterling does SB right if you are the second Bulleit Whiskey + Vanilla syrup + Cherry type — like me! Flavors of citrus and stone fruit. Beer Draft 6 PINOT GRIGIO Zoetic American Pale Ale (Yellow Springs) Avanti (Italy) 8/32 Rhinegeist Truth IPA (Cincinnati) Have I told you about my favorite blue cheese yet? It’s a Warped Wing Trotwood Lager (Dayton) creamy and delicious selection from France called St. Craft 5 Agur. Spread it on a cracker with a slice of fresh pear Seventh Son’s Golden Ale (Cbus) and you will be in heaven. Almost. To truly get there you Madtree Happy Amber Ale (Cincinnati) have to enjoy it with a crisp and dry white wine like Brewdog Elvis Juice Citrus IPA (Cbus) Avanti. You have now arrived. Bottle 4.50 Miller Lite, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, RIESLING Stella Artois, Heineken, Kaliber (0%) Clean Slate (Germany) 8/32 Sometimes we gather the servers before the shift and ask them to taste potential new wines to help us make a final decision. (They love this part of their job MUCH Bottles more than vacuuming the dining room!). In a tasting session to pick a slightly sweet white wine, this Riesling Champagne, Moet & Chandon 60/30 from Germany was the hands down staff favorite. Richness turns into sensuality Fresh white peach flavor that goes well with spicy food. Chardonnay, Stoller (Oregon) 36 Pear and baked apple, unoaked. CABERNET SAUVIGNON Chardonnay, Reata (Sonoma) 41 Raymond Vineyards “R” Collection (CA) 10/40 White flowers, honey, and light oak Located in the heart of Napa, Raymond was acquired by a highly esteemed winemaker from Burgundy who Chardonnay Blend, Zuani (Italy) 44 transitioned the estate to organic farming. This cab Peter and Laurie’s favorite white! opens with an alluring aroma of dark fruit and has a succulent flavor of red currants with a medium weight. Sauv Blanc, Kim Crawford (NZ) 40/20 Ripe fruit, crisp and intense Pinot Noir, Kate Arnold (Oregon) 44 TUSCAN RED BLEND Palate filled with cherry fruits Cantaloro (Italy) 9.75/39 Sangiovese grapes tend to produce wines with an Chianti Classico, Capone (Italy) 39 acidic edge. Not so with this silky soft red blend from Dried cherries in a glass. Lovely. the region of Tuscany. It has a splash of Merlot and Cabernet blended in to give it that Billy-Joel-state-of- Cabernet, Duckhorn “Greenwing” (WA) 45 mind. This one is similar to chianti but has the edges Brambly black fruit, baking spice finish smoothed out. Brilliant ruby red and intensely fruity. Cabernet, Oberon (Napa) 45 Liquid comfort food PINOT NOIR Malbec, Luca (Argentina) 47 DeLoach Vineyards (California) 9/36 Low-yield, high elevation vineyard When we visited Deloach a couple years ago I was blown away. Talk about a culture that is uber Shiraz, John Duval “Entity” (Australia) 55 respectful of the environment. They encourage Concentrated dark fruits biodiversity with chickens on the estate, thriving bee hives, herb gardens and medicinal plants. Folks, this is Cabernet, Faust (Napa) 75 the real deal. Their lush Pinot bursts with ripe, red fruits Concentrated, dry but smooth and soft baking spices on the palate. Velvet in a glass. .