Menu Update 12-16-09

local tabouli and hummus plate – 6.95

Berger Gruner Veltliner Austria 6.75

gruner veltliner with a bottle cap. how cool is that?  who cares what it tastes like, it has a bottle cap!  no seriously, clean minerality, slightly creamy and then throw in a few herbs.  drink all night kind of wine.

house cured organic salmon – marinated artichokes | cucumber consommé | 7.95

Chateau Soucherie   Anjou   Loire Valley, France 7.75

pear and apricot with some slate on the back end.  meaning smell for pear and the apricot and then tast slate and those fruits. this is drier than it smells. almost a little tart.

flatbread of the evening – pecorino | local diced tomatoes | balsamic| local oregano | 7.95

Mauro Veglio    Dolcetto D’Alba   Peimonte, Italy 7.00

the lightest weight of the three major grapes from alba. mauro likes to makes his wines just in between old and new world, meaning neither a ton of oak or no oak. very smooth.

truffled shells and cheese – truffled italian cheeses | local broccoli | 7.95

Tete Beaujolais Julienas   Beaujolais, France 8.50

this is what Beaujolais is supposed to be.  delicious, light, and refreshing.  hello summer red here we come.

local fried chicken –  sautéed garlicky mustard greens | 8.95

Burra Burra Shiraz   South Australia 6.00

the vintage from year to year can matter, but typically it is not about the vintage more about the wine. unless the vintage is older and then it makes the wine different. this is from 2001, so softer fruit and more balance.

six plates cheese plate – 10.95

Ciacci Piccolmini   Super Tuscan Montalcino, Italy 7.00

super tuscan from a well regarded brunello producer. typical smooth cherry and fresh fruit with earth tones.

the “tenured” lamby joes…8.95

truffle frites…6.95

olive plate…3.95

local white poached pear -  housemade  mascarpone ice cream |  housemade granola | 6.95

Quinta do Infantado   White Port   Portugal 3oz 6.00

gentle sweetness with a touch of tangerine.

flight of gelato |  choose a total of three flavors | ask your bartender for flavor choices |  3.95