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Bottles Full of Bubbles:
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Gloria Ferrer Sparkling Wine Blanc de Blanc Sonoma M.V.
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$9.
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$36.
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Gaston Chiquet Champagne Brut M.V.
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$68.
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Aubry Champagne Brut M.V.
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$68.
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Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Brut 1999
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$98.
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A. Margaine Champagne Brut 1er Cru
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Half Btl.
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$38.
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Pierre Peters Champagne Blanc de Blancs M.V.
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Half Btl.
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$54.
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Crisp, Ethereal Wines:
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Saloman Gruner Veltliner ’Hochterrassen’ Austria 2008
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$9.
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$36.
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Vincent Raimbault Vouvray Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc) 2008
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$8.
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$32.
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Jean-Claude Roux Sauvignon Blanc Quincy Loire Valley 2009
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$32.
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Miner Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2008
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$8.
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$32.
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Mercouri Estate ’Foloi’ (Roditis & Viognier) Pisatis Greece 2008
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$32.
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Giovanni Cherchi Pigalva Vermentino di Sardegna 2007
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$34.
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Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2009
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Half Btl.
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$29.
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Aromatic and Rather Exotic Whites and Rose:
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Chateau La Couranconne Rose Cotes du Rhone Villages 2009
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$7.
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$28.
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Ponzi Pinot Gris Williamette Valley 2008
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$8.
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$32.
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Boeckel Riesling Grand Cru Alsace 2005
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$48
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Auratus Alvarinho-Trajadura Vinho Regional Minho Portugal
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$36.
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Rich, White Wines Showing Appropriate Restraint:
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Paul Hobbs Chardonnay ’Crossbarn’ Sonoma Coast 2008
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$48.
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Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Mendocino 2008
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$8.
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$32.
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Paul Pernot Bourgogne Blanc (Chardonnay) Puligny-Montrachet Bourgogne 2007
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$11.
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$44.
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Albert Grivault Meursault (Chardonnay) Cote d’Or 2005
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$64.
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Scherrer Chardonnay ’Scherrer Vineyard’ Russian River Valley 2007
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Half Btl.
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$28.
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Our Softest, Juiciest, Most Lip Smacking Red Wines:
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Argyros ’Atlantis’ Santorini Greece 2003
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$43.
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Paul Mathew Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2008
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$12.
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$48.
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Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir ’Fiddlestix’ Santa Rita Hills 2006
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$58.
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Moshin Vineyards Merlot ’Molinari Yineyard’ Dry Creek Valley 2006
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$40.
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Preston of Dry Creek Zinfandel ’Old Vine / Old Clone’ 2008
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$11.
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$44.
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Turley Zinfandel ’Juvenile’ California 2008
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$42.
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Spicy Red Wines with Ample Body and a Strong Personality:
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CL Wines Syrah Sonoma Coast 2006
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$9.
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$36.
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Copain Syrah ’Tous Ensemble’ Mendocino County 2007
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$36.
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Domaine Pujol Minervois ’Cuvee St. Fructueux’ (Syrah) 2005
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$48.
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Mas Grand Plaginol Costieres des Nimes Rhone (Syrah/Grenache) 2006
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$28.
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Domaine Brusset Gigondas ’Les Hauts De Montmiral’ Rhone 2004
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$64.
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Buil & Gine ’Gine Gine’ Priorat 2007
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$42.
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Marques de Murrieta Rioja Reserva 2005
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$11.
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$44.
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Lang Barbera ’Oakmont Estates’ Amador County 2006
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$8.
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$32.
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Pensive Red Beauties that Blossom with Our Food:
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Robert Groffier Gevrey-Chambertin 2006
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$94.
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Domaine Jean-Marc Morey Greves 1st Cru Beaune 2006
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$72.
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Acorn Sangiovese Russian River Valley 2006
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$10.
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$40.
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Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Willamette Valley 2007
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$58.
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Classic Hearty, Darkly Fruity California Cabernets:
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Topel Meritage (Cab./Cab. Franc/Petit Verdot/ Merlot) Mendocino 2005
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$9.
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$36.
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C & T Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Rooftop Red Napa Valley 2006
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$42.
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Massaya Classic Red (Cinsault, Cab. Sauv., Syrah) Bekaa Valley 2007
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$28.
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Stuhlmuller Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2005
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Half Btl.
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$32.
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