White Wine

Question 1

Manzanilla Sherry

Answer 1

Valdespino Deliciosa en Rama, Saca de Primavera 2014
Jerez, Spain
$8
Copita(3oz. pour)

Salted Nuts, oxidative apple, smooth long finish

This sherry is unfiltered and was pulled from it’s Solera in spring 2014 from just 2 of the bodega’s best buttes(barrels).

Question 2

Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 2

Lieu Dit
Santa Ynez Valley, California
2014
$21
AP

White grapefruit, lemongrass, crisp finish.

The Lieu Dit is a very restrained and classic style of Sauvignon Blanc from progressive California winemaker Justin Willett.

Question 3

Viognier

Answer 3

Domaine de Triennes 'Sainte Fleur'
Vin de Pay du Var, France
2014
$13
AP

Floral nose, honeysuckle and apricot

*Triennes is an estate owned by iconic Burgundy winemakers of Domaine Dujac and DRC.

Question 4

Dry Riesling(New York)

Answer 4

Empire Estate
Finger Lakes, New York
2014
$11
AP

Bone dry, un-ripe peach, green apple, like stone

*Empire Estates is our very own wine. Inspired by the great dry Rieslings of the world, with a desire to get the Finger Lakes on the world map.

Question 5

Gruner Veltliner

Answer 5

Pichler‐Krutzler 'Klostersatz'
Wachau, Austria
2013
$17
AP

Aromas of crushed chalk, green apple, field herbs & un-ripe fruit, mineral driven and plush.

*From the famous Klostersatz vineyard: firm, precise Gruner made by husband‐and‐wife team; her father is FX Pichler, one of the greatest Austrian winemakers.

Question 6

Rondinella Bianco

Answer 6

Zyme IL Bianco, 'From Black to White'
Veneto, Italy
2013
$16
BDX

White grapefruit, pear, citrus. Broad mouth-feel and a dry finish.

*Zyme is one of a kind, made from a Rondinella Bianco, a mutation of the indigenous red Rondinella of Veneto.

Question 7

Chardonnay

Answer 7

Olivier Merlin 'La Roche Vineuse' Vieilles Vignes
Macon, Burgundy, France
2013
$25
BURG

Yellow apple, pear, oak. Silky mouth-feel, smooth finish.

*This is a great example of an approachable, balanced white Burgundy from a classic and meticulous Macon producer.

Question 8

Dry Riesling(Austrian)

Answer 8

Emmerich Knoll Federspiel Loibner
Wachau, Austria
2013
$21
AP

Fresh herb, hot stone, white peach
& yellow apple

*Emmerich Knoll is one of the greatest white wine estates in Austria, famous for their elegant, very dry rieslings from Loiben.

Question 9

Dry Riesling(German)

Answer 9

Vollenweider
Mosel, Germany
2008
$19
AP

Petrol, Slate, Tropical Fruit Aromatics & a Dry, Waxy Palate

*Vollenweider is a relatively new estate (about 10yo) in the Mosel, pushing the limits of great DRY riesling in a style quite new for the area.