WINE
Our philosophy on wine…
Welcome to Passionfish! We would like to use this page to introduce you to our wine list. First you may notice our close-to-retail prices are comparable to your best neighborhood wine shop. While the general restaurant practice is to mark up wine by 200-300%, we choose to keep ours at a 50-80% markup. Why do we price our wines this way? Because we are crazy about wine, and great food deserves great wine at a reasonable price. We hope this will excite and tempt you to try something new, unique and off the beaten path. We charge a $30 corkage fee for those who care to bring in their own special bottle of wine.
Our generous pricing policy has allowed us to purchase in a different manner than is customary. You will find that our list highlights small production wineries as well as grape varieties that are under the radar. We take care to offer classic favorites as well, at unconventional price points. Our pleasant staff is primarily educated in house. They participate in the wine purchasing process and are happy to suggest their favorite wines of the moment. We want you to explore our world of wine. Tell us what you like and look for, and we will work with you to find the perfect wine for your meal.
As you browse through the wine list, you may notice this symbol ⚘ appearing next to certain wines. We use it to acknowledge wineries that are doing their part to practice any form of sustainable wine production. We believe in recognizing these wineries because farming sustainably on land directly affects the sustainability of our oceans.
We hope that you enjoy your dining experience here at Passionfish. It's always nice to make new friends.
Jannae Lizza & Eugenia Flores
Wine Directors
Half Bottles
Good things come in small packages...
Red
Pinot Noir Talley, Arroyo Grande ’18 28 ⚘
Pinot Noir Lucia, Santa Lucia Highlands ’21 43 ⚘
Pinot Noir Alfaro, Santa Cruz Mountains ’19 28 ⚘
Pinot Noir Big Basin, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’18 38 ⚘
Pinot Noir Hirsch, ‘San Andreas’, Sonoma Coast ’19 48 ⚘
Pinot Noir Peay, ‘Scallop Shelf’, Sonoma Coast ’18 48 ⚘
Pinot Noir Rhys, Bearwallow Vineyard, Anderson Valley ’15 63 ⚘
Pinot Noir Soter, Mineral Springs Ranch, Yamhill-Carlton ’19 53 ⚘
Pinot Noir Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre ’18 28 ⚘
Pinot Noir Henri Gouges, Nuits-St.George, 1er Cru Clos des Porrets ’18 73 ⚘
Pinot Noir Mongeard-Mugneret, Savigny Les Beaune ‘Narbantons’ ’19 53 ⚘
Pinot Noir Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay 1er Cru Les Aussy ‘16 68 ⚘
Gamay Dominique Piron, Morgon Côte du Py ’19 23 ⚘
Rhone Blend Tablas Creek, Esprit de Tablas, Paso Robles ’19 48 ⚘
Syrah Peay, ‘Les Titans’, Sonoma Coast ’18 43 ⚘
Tempranillo Lopez de Heredia, Tondonia, Rioja Reserva ’08 43 ⚘
Sangiovese Isole e Olena, Chianti Classico ’19 33 ⚘
Sangiovese Mocali, Brunello di Montalcino ’16 38 ⚘
Nebbiolo Paolo Conterno, ‘A Mont’, Langhe ’18 28 ⚘
Nebbiolo Marchesi di Gresy, Barbaresco Martinenga ‘18 48 ⚘
Zinfandel Storybook Mountain, Mayacamas Range, Napa ’17 33 ⚘
Zinfandel Ridge, Geyserville, Alexander Valley ’20 38 ⚘
Cabernet Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Moutains ‘19
Cabernet Keenan, Napa ’17 38 ⚘
Cabernet Ehlers, Napa ’18 48 ⚘
Cabernet Rudd, Oakville Estate, Napa ’17 143 ⚘
Malbec Blend Clos la Coutale, Cahors ’19 18 ⚘
Half Bottles
Good things come in small packages...
White
Chardonnay Tyler, Duncan Vineyard, Sta. Hills ’18 38 ⚘
Chardonnay Lucia, Santa Lucia Highlands ’20 38 ⚘
Chardonnay Big Basin, Howard Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘18 38 ⚘
Chardonnay Mayacamas, Mt. Veeder ’20 43 ⚘
Chardonnay Isabelle & Denis Pommier, Chablis 1er Cru Troesmes ’19 43 ⚘
Chardonnay Louis Michel, Chablis, Grand Cru Vaudésir ’19 68 ⚘
Chardonnay Remi Jobard, Bourgogne Blanc ’19 38 ⚘
Chardonnay Domaine Matrot, Meursault, Les Chevalieres ‘19 48 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Matanzas Creek, Sonoma County ‘20 23 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Sylvain Bailly, Sancerre ‘Terroirs’ ‘20 23 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Château de Tracy, Pouilly Fumé ’19 32
Melon Claude Branger, Muscadet ‘Le Fils des Gras Moutons’ ’20 18 ⚘
Albariño Do Ferreiro, Rias Baixas ’18 28 ⚘
Verdicchio Bisci, Verdicchio di Matelica, Marche ’20 23 ⚘
Grüner Veltliner Brundlmayer, ‘Terrassen’, Kamptal ’21 28 ⚘
Riesling Selbach Oster, Mosel Kabinett ‘18 23 ⚘
Riesling Von Winning, Kalkofen, Pfalz GG ’18 58 ⚘
Riesling Domaine Weinbach, ‘Cuvée Theo’, Alsace ‘20 38 ⚘
Moscato Elio Perrone, ‘Sourgal’, Moscato d’Asti ’21 18
Marsanne Dom. Jean Claude Marsanne, Saint-Joseph ’19 43 ⚘
Viognier Blend Mas de Daumas Gassac, Saint Guilhem-le-Desert ’19 43 ⚘
Champagne Guy Larmandier, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Zéro NV 48 ⚘
Champagne Tarlant, ‘Zero’, Brut Nature NV 43 ⚘
Champagne R.H. Coutier, ‘Cuvée Tradition’, Grand Cru, Brut NV 38 ⚘
Champagne Guy de Forez, ‘Brut Tradition’ NV 38 ⚘
Magnums ...but sometimes bigger is better.
Champagne Vilmart, ‘Grand Cellier d’Or’, 1er Cru ‘06 283 ⚘
Riesling J.B. Becker, Walkenberg, Rheingau Spätlese Trocken ‘02 143 ⚘
Albariño Blend Luis Rodriquez, ‘Escolma’, Ribeiro ‘11 153 ⚘
Syrah Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph ’19 263 ⚘
The Rhone Less Traveled
The French originals and the expat descendants
Cinsault Sadie Family, ‘Pofadder’, Swartland, South Africa ’19 93 ⚘
Mataro Sandlands, San Benito County ‘19 48 ⚘
Mataro Ridge, Gonsalves Vineyard, Contra Costa County ’18 48 ⚘
Mourvèdre Enfield, ‘XB 05’, Enz & Del Barba Vineyard, California ’20 53 ⚘
Grenache Martin Texier, Vin de France ’20 38 ⚘
Grenache Domaine Gramenon, Côtes-du-Rhône ‘La Sagesse’ ’20 58 ⚘
Grenache Blend La Roubine, Gigondas ’20 48 ⚘
Grenache Blend Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf-du-Pape ‘La Crau’ ‘18 113 ⚘
Grenache Blend Domaine Gauby, Côtes du Roussillon ‘Muntada’ ’15 93 ⚘
Mourvèdre Blend Domaine Tempier, ‘Cuvée La Tourtine’, Bandol ’19 113 ⚘
Syrah Cédric Parpette, Côte Rôtie ‘Montmain’ ‘19 88 ⚘
Syrah Stéphane Ogier, Côte Rôtie ‘Mon Village’ ’18 108 ⚘
Syrah Bernard Levet, Côte Rôtie ’18 108 ⚘
Syrah Lionel Faury, ‘L’Art Zélé’, Collines Rhodaniennes ’18 48 ⚘
Syrah Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Saint-Joseph ‘18 103 ⚘
Syrah Pierre Gonon, Vin de Pays ‘Les Iles Feray’ ’18 73 ⚘
Syrah Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph ’19 108 ⚘
Syrah Domaine Lionnet, Cornas ‘Terre Brulée’ ’17 88 ⚘
Syrah Vincent Paris, Cornas ‘Granit 30’ ’19 68 ⚘
Syrah Holus Bolus, Sta. Rita Hills ’19 43 ⚘
Syrah Carlisle, Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands ’18 58
Syrah Samuel Louis Smith, ‘Sandstone Terrace’, Santa Cruz ’19 43 ⚘
Syrah Enfield, Haynes Vineyard, Coombsville ’19 58 ⚘
Syrah Cruse Wine Co., Charles Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma ’19 58 ⚘
Syrah Arnot Roberts, Sonoma Coast ‘17 58 ⚘
Syrah Arnot Roberts, Clary Ranch, Sonoma Coast ‘17 73 ⚘
Syrah Clos Saron, ‘Stone Soup’, Sierra Foothills ’16 88 ⚘
Syrah Frenchtown Farms, Renaissance Vineyard, North Yuba ‘16 48 ⚘
Syrah Sam Vinciullo, ‘Cow Town’, Margaret River ’18 43 ⚘
Italia
Their wines are here, wish we were there…
An Adventure to Remember
Frappato Cantina Horus, ‘Sole e Terra’, Vittoria, Sicily ’18 33 ⚘
Frappato Occhipinti, ‘Il Frappato’, Terre Siciliane ‘19 58 ⚘
Perricone Il Censo, ‘Njuro’, Terre Siciliane ’16 48 ⚘
Nerello Blend Frank Cornelissen, ‘Susucaru’, Sicily ’20 43 ⚘
Nerello Blend I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, ‘Vina Rosso’, Sicily ’17 68 ⚘
Nerello Blend Famiglia Statella, Pettinociarelle, Etna Rosso, Sicily’18 73 ⚘
Nerello Blend Terre Nere, Feudo di Mezzo, Etna Rosso, Sicily ’18 73 ⚘
Sagrantino Paolo Bea, ‘Rosso de Veo’, Umbria ’16 98 ⚘
Sangiovese/Merlot La Villana, Lazio, Italy ‘20 38 ⚘
Teroldego Foradori, ‘Granato’, Vigneti Delle Dolomiti ’17 78 ⚘
Torrette Grosjean, Vallée d’ Aoste ‘14 33 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Ronco del Gnemiz, ‘Dott. Palazzolo’, Friuli ’18 83 ⚘
The Classics
Corvina Blend Ca' La Bionda, Valpolicella Classico, Veneto ’19 33 ⚘
Dolcetto Roagna, Dolcetto d’Alba ’20 38 ⚘
Barbera Renzo Castella, Barbera d’Alba, ‘Larcat’ ‘20 33 ⚘
Freisa Giuseppe Mascarello, Langhe, Toetto ’16 48 ⚘
Freisa G.B Burlotto, Piedmont ’17 38
Ruché Val di Sole, ‘Panta Rhei’, Piedmont ’18 48 ⚘
Nebbiolo Gianluigi Lano Barbaresco ‘Rocche Massalupo’ ’16 48 ⚘
Nebbiolo Roagna, Barbaresco ‘Pajé’ ’16 178 ⚘
Nebbiolo Giulia Negri, Barolo ‘La Tartufaia’ ’17 78 ⚘
Nebbiolo Nadia Curto, Barolo ‘La Foia’ ’16 63 ⚘
Nebbiolo Brovia, Barolo ‘Villero’ ‘17 143 ⚘
Nebbiolo Giacomo Conterno, Barolo ‘Cerretta’ ’17 343 ⚘
Nebbiolo Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo ’16 478 ⚘
Nebbiolo Nervi-Conterno, Gattinara ’18 93 ⚘
Sangiovese Agostina Pieri, Brunello di Montalcino ’17 68 ⚘
Sangiovese Bolsignano, Rosso di Montalcino 18 38 ⚘
Sangiovese Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello di Montalcino ’17 78 ⚘
Sangiovese Le Corti, Chianti Classico ’18 33 ⚘
Sangiovese Montevertine, Tuscany ’18 93 ⚘
Sangiovese Isole e Olena, ‘Cepparello’, Tuscany ’17 113 ⚘
For A Fun Time…
Refreshingly Jubilant
Gamay Anne–Sophie Dubois, Fleurie ‘Alchemiste’ ’19 53 ⚘
Gamay Grégoire Hoppenot, Fleurie ‘les Moriers’ ’19 38 ⚘
Gamay Clos de la Roilette, Fleurie ’19 33 ⚘
Gamay Jean-Claude Lapalu, ‘Alma Mater’, Vin de France ‘19 68 ⚘
Gamay Âmevive, Santa Barbara County ’20 48 ⚘
Gamay Jolie-Laide, Barsotti Vineyard, El Dorado County ‘20 43 ⚘
Pinot Meunier Laherte Frères, Coteaux Champenois, Les Vinages ‘18 88 ⚘
Trousseau Blend Joilie Laide, California ’21 48 ⚘
Poulssard Domaine de la Tournelle, Arbois, ‘L’uva Arbosiana’ ’15 43 ⚘
Grolleau Bainbridge, ‘Rouge aux Levres’, Vin de France ’20 33 ⚘
Portugieser Stefan Vetter, Franken, Germany ‘19 43 ⚘
Lemberger Schnaitmann, Lämmler, Württemberg, Germany GG’14 83 ⚘
Pinot/Gamay Domaine de Beudon, Dôle, Valais, Switzerland ’16 68 ⚘
Merlot Floral Terranes, North Fork of Long Island ’19 33 ⚘
Mission Harrington, Somers Vineyard, Lodi ‘16 33 ⚘
País Cacique Maravilla, ‘Pipeño País’, Umbel, Chile ‘21 33 ⚘
Chilled Red/Whites
Barbera/Arneis Lewandowski, ‘Feints’, Mendocino ‘21 38 ⚘
‘Vintage Mix’ Sam Vinciullo, Margaret River ’19 48 ⚘
Mencía/Palomino La Senda, Bierzo, Spain ‘20 43 ⚘
Nerello/Malvasia Frank Cornelissen, ‘Susucaru’, Sicily ’20 43 ⚘
Riper & Richer
Cabernet/Shiraz Sam Vinciullo, ‘Red’, Margaret River, Australia ‘19 43 ⚘
Cabernet/Cinsault Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ’14 78 ⚘
Zweigelt Christoph Edelbauer, Niederösterreich, Austria ‘18 48 ⚘
Sciacarellu Blend Domaine Pinelli, Corisca ’20 38 ⚘
Sciacarellu Blend Abbatucci, Ministre Impérial, Corsica ‘15 108 ⚘
Espadeiro Blend Zarate, ‘Fontecon’, Rias Baixas, Spain ‘20 53 ⚘
Cabernet Pfeffer Hammerling, ‘The Wild One’, Lime Kiln Valley ’20 43 ⚘
Tempranillo Blend Edmunds St. John, ‘El Jaléo’, Shake Ridge, Amador ’18 38 ⚘
Aglianico Ryme, Camino Alto, Sierra Foothills ‘18 53 ⚘
Nebbiolo L.A. Lepiane, Alisos Vineyard, Santa Barbara ‘16 48 ⚘
Nebbiolo Cameron, Willamette Valley ’17 58 ⚘
Zinfandel Arnot Roberts, Kirschenmann Vineyard, Mokelumne ’20 53 ⚘
Zinfandel Bedrock, Teldeschi Ranch, Dry Creek Valley ‘20 58 ⚘
Zinfandel Ridge, Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley ‘19 58 ⚘
Pinot Noir
Legendary Locals
Samuel Louis Smith, Spears Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills ’20 53 ⚘
Birichino, Boer Vineyard, Chalone ’19 58 ⚘
Big Basin, Coastview Vineyard, Monterey County ‘18 68 ⚘
Alfaro, ‘Heirloom Clones’ Estate Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘19 48 ⚘
Farm Cottage, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘19 58 ⚘
Ghostwriter, Ahlgren Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’19 58 ⚘
Madson, Toyon vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’19 68 ⚘
Rhys, Family Farm, Santa Cruz Mountains ’16 118 ⚘
Pinot-Archy
Cooler climate, acid-driven Pinot Noir
Enfield, Heron Lake Vineyard, Wild Horse Valley ’20 58 ⚘
Reeve, ‘Special Reserve’, Anderson Valley ‘19 78 ⚘
Rootdown, Cole Ranch, Mendocino County ‘20 48 ⚘
Day, Johan Vineyard, Willamette Valley ‘17 58 ⚘
Gentle Folk, ‘Blossoms’, Adelaide Hills, Australia ’18 43 ⚘
Limus, Adelaide Hills, Australia ’17 43 ⚘
Grosjean, ‘Vigne Tzeriat’, Vallée d’Aoste ‘19 48 ⚘
Enderle & Moll, ‘Liaison’, Baden, Germany ’19 58 ⚘
Cult Classics
Joseph Swan, Saralee’s Vineyard, Russian River Valley ’18 58 ⚘
Martinelli, Zio Tony Ranch, Russian River Valley ’19 88
Hirsch, West Ridge, Sonoma Coast ‘19 118 ⚘
Ceritas, Elliott Vineyard, Sonoma Coast ‘20 93 ⚘
Failla, Savoy Vineyard, Anderson Valley ’20 73 ⚘
Arbiters of Terroir
Charlopin-Tissier, Marsannay ‘Les Longeroies’ ’17 83 ⚘
Domaine Bruno Clair, Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos Saint Jacques 1er Cru ’17 358 ⚘
Domaine Dujac, Morey Saint-Denis ’19 158 ⚘
Mongeard-Mugneret, Vosne-Romanée ’19 88 ⚘
Domaine Forey, Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘19 113 ⚘
Dominique Lafon, Beaune, Epenottes 1er Cru ‘19 103 ⚘
Domaine Rapet, Corton, Pougets Grand Cru '18 113 ⚘
Rodolphe Demougeot, Pommard ’19 88
Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay-Santenots du Milieu ‘15 203 ⚘
Cabernet & Friends
Legendary Locals
Joullian, Carmel Valley ’18 43 ⚘
Domaine Eden, Santa Cruz Mountains ’17 53 ⚘
Lexington, Gist Ranch, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘14 68 ⚘
Birichino, Peter Martin Ray Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’17 83 ⚘
Ridge, ‘Estate’, Santa Cruz Mountains ’19 78 ⚘
Ridge, Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Moutains ’12 368 ⚘
Cult Classics
A. Rafanelli, Dry Creek ‘18 73 ⚘
Corison, Napa ’18 123 ⚘
Diamond Creek, Red Rock Terrace, Napa ’17 288
Ehlers, ‘1886’, Napa ’18 168 ⚘
The Mascot, Napa ’17 158
Disrupting the Establishment
Maître de Chai, Massa Vineyard, Carmel Valley ’18 43 ⚘
Jaimee Motley, Massa Vineyard, Carmel Valley ‘18 83 ⚘
Ryme, Massa Vineyard, Carmel Valley ’19 68 ⚘
Arnot Roberts, Fellom Ranch, Santa Cruz Mountains ’19 148 ⚘
Ceritas, Peter Martin Ray Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’18 128 ⚘
Les Lunes, Coplan Vineyard, Carneros ’18 48 ⚘
Chateau Massereau, Bordeaux Supérieur ’18 38 ⚘
Let’s be Franc, we are shamelessly obsessed…
Earthy, Herbaceous & Food Friendly
Cabernet Franc Ryme, Alegria Vineyard, Russian River Valley ’17 43 ⚘
Cab Franc/Mencia Hiyu, ‘Corvus’, Columbia Gorge ’16 108 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Beau Gosse, Touraine ‘18 43 ⚘
Cab Franc/Cab Château de Plaisance, Anjou ‘La Butte’ ‘20 43 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Château de Fosse-Sèche, Saumur ‘Eolithe’ ’17 43 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Guiberteau, Saumur ‘19 53 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Collier, Saumur ‘La Ripaille’ ’17 98 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Le Petit Saint Vincent, Saumur-Champigny 'Les Poyeux’ ’15 58 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Arnaud Lambert, Saumur-Champigny, ‘Les Terres Rouge’ ’18 38 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny ‘15 215 ⚘
Cabernet Franc Domaine du Bel Air, Bourgueil ‘Grand Mont’ ’17 58 ⚘
Champagne
Blended
Labeau-Batiste, ‘Tradition’, Côte de Blanc, Brut NV 58 ⚘
Jean-Marc Sélèque, ‘Solessence 7 Villages’, Vallée de la Marne Extra Brut NV 73 ⚘
Georges Laval, ‘Cumières’, Vallée de la Marne, Brut Nature 1er Cru [cuvée ’19] 103 ⚘
Thomas Perseval, ‘Grand Cuvée’, Montagne de Reims 1er Cru NV 113 ⚘
Laherte Frères, ‘Ultradition’, Coteaux Sud d’Epernay, Extra Brut NV 63 ⚘
Olivier Horiot, ‘Cuvée Soléra 7 Cépages’, Côte des Bar NV 113 ⚘
Blanc de Blancs
Coutier, Montagne de Reims, Brut Grand Cru NV 68 ⚘
Georges Laval, ‘Cuvée Les Chênes’, Vallée de la Marne, Brut Nature ‘15 203 ⚘
Vouette et Sorbée, 'Blanc d' Argile', Aube, Brut Nature [cuvée ’19] 138 ⚘
Vouette et Sorbée, 'Textures', Aube, Brut Nature [cuvée ’19] 148 ⚘
Blanc de Noirs
Ulysse Collin, ‘Les Maillons’, Vallée de la Marne, Extra Brut NV [cuvée ’17] 103 ⚘
Vouette et Sorbée, 'Fidèle', Aube, Brut Nature [cuvée ’17] 98 ⚘
Roses de Jeanne, Côte de Val Vilaine, Côte de Bars [cuvée ’19] 188 ⚘
Marie Courtin, ‘Concordance’, Côte de Bars, Extra Brut ’16 133 ⚘
Meuniers
Flavien Nowack, ‘La Fontinette’ Blanc de Noirs, Vallée de la Marne, Extra Brut ‘17 98 ⚘
Benoît Déhu, ‘La Rue des Noyers’, Blanc de Noirs, Vallée de la Marne, Extra Brut [’16] 118 ⚘
De Sloovere-Pienne, ‘Empreinte’ Blanc de Noirs, Vallee de la Ardre NV 133 ⚘
Rosé
Delamotte, Rosé, ‘Le Mesnil-sur-Oger’ NV 118 ⚘
Vouette et Sorbée, ‘Saignée de Sorbée’, Aube, Brut Nature [cuvée ’15] 153 ⚘
Sparkling Wines
California Labors of Love
Rhys, ‘Ultra Brut’, Santa Cruz Mountains NV 103 ⚘
Carboniste, Albariño, Gomes Vineyard, California ’19 38 ⚘
Bodkin, ‘Blanc de Sauvignon Blanc’, Sonoma County NV 38 ⚘
Maître de Chai, Chardonnay ‘Solera’, Michael Mara Vineyard, Sonoma NV 83 ⚘
Ultramarine, Rosé, Charles Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma Coast ’16 193 ⚘
Licorne Méchante, French Colombard Pet-Nat, Mendocino ’18 38 ⚘
The Classics
Brézé, Rosé of Cabernet Franc, Crémant de Loire, France NV 38 ⚘
Château de Plaisance, Chenin Blanc, Brut Nature, Crémant de Loire NV 48 ⚘
Philippe Foreau, Chenin Blanc, Brut Méthode Traditionnelle, Vouvray ’14 58 ⚘
Les Arches de Bellivière, ’Les Petits Vélos’, Chenin Blanc, Pétillant, France NV 43 ⚘
Grosjean Freres, Rosé of Pinot Noir ‘Montmary’, Valle d’Aosta, Italy NV 43 ⚘
Podere il Saliceto, ‘Falistra’, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia Romagna, Italy ’18 43 ⚘
Terrevive, ‘PerFranco’, Lambrusco di Salamino, Emilia Romagna, Italy ’20 48 ⚘
Recaredo, Monastrell-Grenacha, ’Terrers’, Brut Nature, Corpinnat, Spain ‘14 53 ⚘
A Walk on the Wild Side
Fossil & Fawn, Pinot Noir/Pinot Gris Blend, Willamette Valley ’21 43 ⚘
La Garagista, ‘Ci Confonde’, Brianna, Vermont ’16 48 ⚘
Domaine du Facteur, Gamay Rosé, Loire, France NV 43 ⚘
Les Vins Contés, ‘Pow Blop Wizz’, Grolleau/Cab Franc Pétillant, Vin de France ‘20 38 ⚘
Frank Peillot, Altesse & Mondeuse, Savoie, France ‘17 43 ⚘
Col di Luna Raboso, Piave Rosato, Veneto, Italy NV 38 ⚘
Mas Gomà ‘L'Alba al Turo’, Garnacha ‘Pét-Nat’ Rosado, Penedès NV 38 ⚘
Alfredo Maestro, ‘Perdigon’ Pinot/Garnacha ‘Pet-Nat’ Rosé, Castilla y León ’20 43 ⚘
Leon Gold, 'Pink Gold, Trolling Rosé Pétillant, Baden, Germany '21 38 ⚘
Strohmeier, ‘Schilcher Frizzante’, Blauer Wildbacher Rosé, Steiermark, Austria NV 52 ⚘
Bright & Vibrant Whites
Melon Luneau-Papin, ’La Grange’, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine ’18 38 ⚘
Melon Dom. Brégeon, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Gorges ‘14 48 ⚘
Melon Pépière, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Clisson ’17 43 ⚘
Aligoté Dom. de la Sarazinière, Bourgogne ‘Clos de Bruyères’ ’20 43 ⚘
Romorantin Philippe Tessier, Cour-Cheverny ‘Porte Dorée’ ’19 48 ⚘
Jacquère Domaine des Ardoisières, ‘Cuvée Silice’, Savoie ’20 38 ⚘
Chasselas Pierre Gonon, Vin de France ’15 68 ⚘
Erbaluce Ferrando, ‘Cariola’, Erbaluce di Caluso, Italy ‘20 38 ⚘
Vermentino Ryme, ‘Hers’, Las Brisas Vineyard, Carneros ’21 38 ⚘
Fiano Ryme, Bowland Vineyard, Russian River Valley ’20 43 ⚘
Colombard Blend Uphold, ‘For the Planet’, California ’18 28 ⚘
Albariño Kongsgaard, Napa ’19 83 ⚘
Silvaner Keller, ‘Feuervogel’, Rheinhessen Trocken ‘15 83
Sylvaner Stefan Vetter, ‘Highland Shells’, Franken ’17 68 ⚘
Grüner Veltliner Christoph Edelbauer, Kamptal ‘20 38 ⚘
Grüner Veltliner Weingut Ott, Ried Spiegel Erste Lage, Wagram ’19 73 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Horse & Plow, Sonoma County ’21 38 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Massican, Napa ‘21 48 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Philippe Auchere, Sancerre ‘21 43 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Julien Pineau, ‘Substance’, Vin de France ’18 53 ⚘
Sauvignon Blanc Ronco del Gnemiz, Colli Orientali ‘Sol’ ’19 93 ⚘
Yes, we are obsessed with Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc Combe, Stolpman Vineyard, Ballard Canyon 58 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Precedent, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘20 33 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Sam Vinciullo, Margaret River, Australia ’19 48 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Clément Baraut, Roche aux Moines ‘Petites Coulées’ ‘19 78 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Baudouin, Anjou ‘Effusion’ ‘19 63 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Château de Plaisance, Anjou ‘La Grande Piece’ ‘20 73 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Château Bonnezeaux, Vin de France ‘Frimas’ ‘19 68 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Boudignon, Savennières ‘Clos de Frémine’ ’19 98 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Arnaud Lambert, Saumur ‘Clos David’ ’19 63 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Thierry Germain, Saumur ‘l’Insolite’ ’19 63 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Clos Rougeard, Saumur, ‘Brézé’ ‘15 373 ⚘
Chenin Blanc Domaine Bellivière, Coteaux du Loir ‘Esparses’ VV ‘15 68 ⚘
Rosé!
Everyone should drink more Rosé!
Rosé of Pinot Blend Lady of the Sunshine, Edna Valley ‘21 48 ⚘
Rosé of Monduse Jaimee Motley, Rorick Heritage Vineyard, Calaveras ’19 43 ⚘
Rosé of Touriga Ruth Lewandowski, ‘Cuvée Zero’, California ’21 38 ⚘
Rosé of Zinfandel Martha Stoumen, ‘Post Flirtation’, California ’21 43 ⚘
Rosé of Mission La Casa Vieja, San Antonio de las Minas, Mexico ’18 38 ⚘
Rosé of Pinot Noir Leitz, Rheingau, Germany ‘20 38
Rosé of Pinot Noir Thomas Labaille, Sancerre L`Authentique ’20 43 ⚘
Rosé of Tiboren Clos Cibonne, ‘Cuvée Vignettes’, Côte de Provence ’20 63 ⚘
Rosé of Tempranillo López de Heredia, ‘Viña Tondonia’, Rioja ’08 143 ⚘
Rosé of Grenache Blend I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, ‘Vinudilice’, Sicily ‘19 58 ⚘
Rosé of Muscat/Limnio Garalis, ‘Roseus’, Lemnos, Greece ’18 28 ⚘
Perfumed Whites
Gewürztraminer Thomas Fogarty, Monterey ’18 28 ⚘
Scheurebe Geil, Bechtheim, Kabinett, Rheinhessen ’19 33 ⚘
Scheurebe Blend Weingut Brand, ‘Wilder Satz’, Pfalz ’18 38 ⚘
Kerner Manni Nössing, Südtirol ’20 38 ⚘
Muscat/Macabeo Matassa, Côtes Catalanes ‘Cuvée Marguerite’ ’12 83 ⚘
Canaiolo Bianco Prunatelli, Toscana ‘15 48 ⚘
Trebbiano Rabasco, ‘Cancellino’, Abruzzo ’20 43 ⚘
Timorasso Roagna, ‘Derthona’, Montemarzino ’16 93 ⚘
Riesling Rules
Riesling Morgan, Double L Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands ’20 38 ⚘
Riesling Maloof, Nemarniki Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains ’20 38 ⚘
Riesling Albert Mann, Furstentum, Alsace Grand Cru ’17 82 ⚘
Riesling Domaine Weinbach, Schlossberg, Alsace Grand Cru ’20 93 ⚘
Riesling Rosner, Langenlois, Kamptal ’20 33 ⚘
Riesling FX Pichler, Ried Steinertal, Wachau Smaragd ‘19 73 ⚘
Riesling Hirtzberger, Ried Hochrain, Wachau Smaragd ’19 88 ⚘
Riesling Clemens Busch, Marienburg Rothenpfad, Mosel GG ‘19 78 ⚘
Riesling Peter Lauer, ‘Senior’, Saar ’20 43 ⚘
Riesling Hofgut Falkenstein, Krettnacher Altenberg, Saar Spätlese Trocken ’20 43 ⚘
Riesling Fürst, Centgrafenberg, Franken GG ‘14 98 ⚘
Plush & Rich White Wines
Viognier Peay, Sonoma Coast ’20 68 ⚘
Marsanne Amevive, Los Olivos District ‘20 48 ⚘
Marsanne J.L.Chave Selection Hermitage Blanc ’11 88 ⚘
Marsanne Blend Lionel Faury, Saint-Joseph ’18 48 ⚘
Marsanne Blend Pierre Gonon, Saint-Joseph ‘Les Oliviers’ ’19 113 ⚘
Clairette Blend Château Simone, Palette ’16 88 ⚘
Nooks and Crannies
Semillon Ryme, Moon Mountain ‘20 48 ⚘
Savagnin Iruai, ‘Arcana’, Trinity Lakes ’19 38 ⚘
Ribolla Gialla Arnot Roberts, Vare Vineyard, Napa ’20 58 ⚘
Friulano Blend Cameron, Dundee Hills ’18 43 ⚘
Chardonnay/Savagnin Borachi, ‘Battered Sav’, Adelaide Hills ’20 53 ⚘
Altesse Côtes Rousses, ‘Ensemble’, Savoie ’18 48 ⚘
Menu Pineau/Chenin Vin de Contés, Vin de France ‘Bois Sans Soif’ 20 43 ⚘
Pinot Meunier Benoît Déhu, Coteaux Champenois Blanc ’18 133 ⚘
Pinot Blanc Henri Gouges, Nuits Saint George, Perrieres 1er Cru ’15 173
Gros Manseng Clos Uroulat, ‘Cuvée Marie’, Juranćon ’16 38 ⚘
Sauvignon/Sangiovese Ficomontanino, ‘Zacinta Revi’, Toscana ‘20 43 ⚘
Trebbiano Blend Monastero Suore Cistercensi, ‘Coenobium’, Lazio ‘19 43 ⚘
Malvasia del Lazio Colli di Catone, ‘Colle Gaio’, Lazio ’07 68
Zibibbo Blend Occhipinti, ‘SP68’, Terre Siciliane ’20 43 ⚘
Pansa Blanca Oriol Artigas, La Rumbera, Alella ’19 38 ⚘
Palomino Fino Cota 45, ‘UBE Miraflores’, Jerez ’17 48 ⚘
Fernão Pires Blend Vale da Capucha, Torres Vedras, Portugal ‘18 38 ⚘
Arinto Blend Terras de Lava Branco, Ilha do Pico, Portugal ’19 33
Skin Contact
First Date
Sauvignon Blanc Floral Terranes, North Fork, Long Island ’20 43 ⚘
Menu Pineau Laurent Lebled, ‘Je T'ai Dans la Peau’, Loire ‘18 48 ⚘
Savagnin Domaine de la Tournelle, Arbois ‘Ambre de Savagnin’ ’18 58 ⚘
Chasselas Dom. Beudon, ‘Cuvée Antique’, Valais, Switzerland’18 63 ⚘
Malvasia Il Carpino, Friuli-Venezia Giulia ‘16 58 ⚘
Second Base
Gewurztraminer Smockshop Band, ‘Atavus’, Columbia Gorge MV 102 ⚘
Vitovska Vodopivec, 'Classica', Venezia Giulia ’05 98 ⚘
Garganega Blend Paolo Bea, ‘Santa Chiara’, Umbria ’18 68 ⚘
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Lighter & Brighter
Light to medium bodied Chardonnays with little or neutral oak
Madson, Toyon Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘19 53 ⚘
Enfield, Heron Lake Vineyard, Wild Horse Valley ’20 58 ⚘
Matthiasson, Linda Vista Vineyard, Napa ‘21 58 ⚘
Hirsch, Sonoma Coast ’20 88 ⚘
Cruse Wine Co., Rorick Vineyard, Sierra Foothills ‘19 48 ⚘
Les Malandes, Chablis, 1er Cru Vau de Vey ’20 48 ⚘
Domaine Christophe, Chablis, 1er Cru Fourchaume '19 68 ⚘
Gérard Duplessis, Chablis, 1er Cru Fourchaume ‘18 78 ⚘
Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis, 1er Cru La Forest ‘17 173 ⚘
Servin, Chablis, Grand Cru Blanchot ’18 88 ⚘
Les Cortis, ‘Mérune’, Savoie ’19 38 ⚘
Anne et Jean-Fançois Ganevat, Arbois, ’Arces’ ’18 73 ⚘
Richer & Rounder
Fuller, richer, rounder Chardonnays
Samuel Louis Smith, Spear Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills ’20 48 ⚘
Alfaro, Lindsay Paige Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘19 38 ⚘
Domaine Eden, Santa Cruz Mountains ’18 43 ⚘
Rhys, Horseshoe Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ’18 138 ⚘
Ridge, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘20 73 ⚘
Ceritas, Peter Martin Ray Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains ‘20 98 ⚘
Rombauer, Carneros ’21 48
Kongsgaard, ‘The Judge’, Napa ’19 238 ⚘
Failla, Olivet Ranch Vineyard, Russian River Valley ’19 63 ⚘
Benchmarks
'There are many ways to the recognition of truth, and Burgundy is one of them.'
Isak Dinesen
Frédéric Cossard, Beaune, ‘Bressandes’ ’14 88 ⚘
Jean-Marc Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachet, ’19 133 ⚘
Vincent Giradin, Meursault ‘Les Narvaux’ ’19 88 ⚘
Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Meursault ‘Clos de la Barre’17 268 ⚘
Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, Clavoillon 1er Cru ’16 248 ⚘
Bachelet-Monnot, Santenay ’19 68 ⚘
Liger-Belair, Bourgogne ‘Les Charmes’ ’19 43 ⚘