sir michael simon’s four commandments for common wine

enjoyment…
step 1. have fun! if you feel like taking yourself too seriously during dinner, ask
your server for our house copy of war and peace.
step 2. stop trying so hard (that’s our job) and find something you really love!
(actually, just go ahead and combine steps 1 & 2)
step 3. keep an open mind and awesomeness will result.
step 4. never, ever – not even if the fate of mankind hinges on this sole request –
ever ask us to turn down the music!!!

o n e - h i t w o n d e r s
glass pours (if you dig the single, buy the album)

sparkling
nv charles bove / chenin blanc / loire valley / 11
nv chateau d’orschwihr / chardonnay / cremant d’alsace / 14
nv henriot / brut rose / champagne / 20

white
2009 botasea rosato (yes it’s a rose) di palmina / nebbiolo, dolcetto, barbera / santa barbara / 12
2007 andrew rich / roussanne /columbia valley / 12
2009 isabel / sauvignon blanc / marlborough / 9
2006 kung-fu girl / riesling / columbia valley / 10
2008 saint cosme / marsanne, roussanne, viogner, picpoul / cotes du rhone / 13
2008 domaine wachau / gruner vetliner / wachau / 11
2005 trimbach / gewürztraminer / alsace / 10
2007 larochette manciat “les morizottes” / chardonnay / macon / 10
2008 patz and hall / chardonnay / sonoma coast/ 19

red
2007 domaine chandon / pinot meunier / carneros / 13
2008 meinklang / pinot noir / burgenland / 13
2006 barrel 27 “right hand” / syrah / central coast / 14
2008 velvet devil / merlot / columbia valley / 11
2008 atteca “old vines” / garnacha / catalayud / 14
2008 can blau / mazuelo, syrah, gamacha / montsant / 13
2006 the girls in the vineyard / cabarnet sauvignon / lake county / 13

p o p m u s i c
bubbles (it’s a celebration bitches)
nv duval-leroy/ cuvee paris / champagne / 100
1999 laurent-perrier / brut millesime / champagne / 140

g a r a g e r o c k
light-bodied reds (top forty crowd pleasers): light, unencumbered, minimal in a less-is-a-whole-
lot-more sorta way. but don’t let the body fool you; these wines will cause a ruckus.
2007 joseph swan “cuvee du trios” / pinot noir / russian river / 69
2008 meyer-nakel / spatburgunder / ahr / 75
2007 whetstone “pleasant hill” / pinot noir / russian river / 95
2007 peay “scallop shelf” / pinot noir / sonoma coast / 115
2008 ken wright “guadalupe” /pinot noir / willamette / 110
2007 vision cellars “garys’ vineyard” / pinot noir / santa lucia / 109

f u n k & s o u l
pastoral whites & reds (welcome home): think substance over style; think terroir over gimmicks; think
all this highfalutin analysis is probably getting in the way of enjoying your wine.

white
2007 la torrazza / erbaluce / italy / 47
2005 tablas creek “esprit” / roussane / paso robles / 60
2007 vasse felix / chardonnay / margaret river / 55
2008 bethel heights / pinot gris / oregon / 50

red
2004 rosso toscana “oltre” / sangiovese / tuscany / 52
2007 grosjean / gamay / valle d’aosta /52
2007 castello di luzzano / bonarda / lombardy / 49
2007 andrew will “cuvee lucia” / cabernet sauvignon / washington state 69
2004 tenuta capraia / chianti classico riserva /chianti / 90
 n e w w a v e
uber-polished whites (too cool for school): dramatic, extroverted juice reigned in by laser-precise
minerality and acid.

2006 schafer-frohlich / riesling / nahe / 50

2005 domaine baumard / chenin blanc / savennieres / 70
2008 neudorf / sauvignon blanc / nelson / 50
2007 movia / sauvignon blanc / slovenia / 64
2007 gilles noblet “domaine de la collonge” / chardonnay / pouilly-fuisse / 60
2004 marcel deiss “engelgarten’’ / field blend / alsace / 83

p u n k r o c k
rippin’ reds (howl at the moon): juice so intense you’ll want to throw your chair through the window.

2006 calendal / mourvedre, grenache / cotes du rhone / 67

2007 k-vintners “milbrandt” / syrah / columbia valley / 69
2007 caduceus “primer paso” / syrah / california by way of arizona / 87
2008 caduceus “anubis” / bordeaux meets the rhone valley / california by way of arizona / 87

i n d i e r o c k
sexy reds & whites (thought-provoking): unadulterated vision without compromise; let them push the envelope,
while you push your glass in our direction.

white
2008 bonny doon “ca’ del solo / muscat / monterey / 50
2007 melville / chardonnay / santa rita hills / 70
2007 alysian “taurin block”/ chardonnay / russian river / 89

red
2007 alto moncayo “veraton” / garnacha / campo de borja / 65
2006 betts & scholl “the chronique” / grenache / barossa / 77
2007 betts & scholl “black betty” / shiraz / barossa / 101
2007 domaine de la solitude / grenache / chateauneuf du pape / 97

p o w e r b a l l a d s
lush whites & reds (epic): rich, lush and eager to please, unending waves of fruit, spice and aromatics will fry
your circuits in a cold november rain.

white
2005 josmeyer “les folastries” / gewürztraminer / alsace / 69
2008 stagecoach “la diligence” / marsanne / napa / 88
2006 kunin / viognier / santa ynez / 64
red
2007 kunin / zinfandel / paso robles / 59

c l a s s i c r o c k
‘big’ whites & reds (the baller section): there’s no ‘guilty pleasures’ in these parts; bruce springsteen
sounds just as (if not more) awesome in your land rover, and if your dining companions argue, you’re
probably their ‘boss’ anyway, pun intended.

white
2007 el molino / chardonnay / rutherford / 120
2006 vincent dancer / chardonnay / chassagne-montrachet / 107
2006 kistler “hyde vineyard” / chardonnay / carneros /270
red
2007 clio / cabernet sauvignon, monastrell / jumilla / 95
2006 bouchard pere & fils “les pezerolles” / pinot noir / pommard / 210
2006 darioush / merlot / napa / 130
2005 kamen / syrah / sonoma valley / 135
2006 darioush / cabernet sauvignon / napa / 185
2003 mascarello “monprivato” / barolo / piedmont 170
2004 kathryn kennedy “estate” / cabarnet sauvignon / santa cruz / 225
2006 opus one / proprietary blend / napa / 280

d j - m i x
beverage pairings (mash-up): let us blow up the flavors on your tasting menu with a handpicked
selection of spirits, wine and beer.
5-course / spirits, wine, beer / 35

10-course / spirits, wine, beer / 65