Wine & Beer
Wine list:
2008 Layer Cake - 100% Pure Shiraz South Australia Layer Cake
Dark, dense and creamy, complex aromas of black plum, Bing cherry, blackberry and pepper merge with licorice, tobacco, mocha and dark chocolate. This is one inky Shiraz; an explosion of dark, super ripe, wild blackberry, with a touch of cigar box finishing with a mélange of exotic spices. A pure fruit bomb…complete from attack through a long, lingering finish. Chefs will save this cake for themselves…
Two Ponds Merlot - Columbia Valley Two Ponds Merlot
Sweet oak notes will welcome you then seductive flavors of cinnamon and cloves coupled with ripe black cherries weave through the palate. Hints of leather and tobacco guide the way to a toasted oaked finish with well rounded tannins.
2006 Fidelitas - Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Fedelitas
91 on Wine Spectator's list. Without a doubt Washington State’s Columbia Valley rises to the occasion again by producing consistent and premier wine grapes year after year. Our 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon offers rich, deep black fruit, cherry and licorice.
*2000 Sterling Reserve - Cabernet Napa Valley Sterling Reserve
Deep and concentrated, with rich currant and black cherry fruit laced with black pepper, espresso, mushroom and cedar notes. Nicely integrated tannins and lovely structure. Very good now and over the next six or seven years.
Coppola Zinfandel Coppola Winery
Sourced from 'old vines' in Amador County and cooler vineyards in Paso Robles and Sonoma, our Zinfandel has exceptional depth and complexity. Petite Sirah is blended in to further enhance the luscious strawberry jam, cassis, and briar flavors that follow its perfume of dark
2007 Syzygy Red Wine 2007 Syzygy Red Wine
Pleasing smoky Syrah notes combine with red fruit, a touch of mint, and spice. Big and rich with fruit on the palate. Comes off as a bit tangy at times. 50% Syrah, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 11% Malbec. Wallula, Conner Lee, Minnick Hills, and Stone Valley vineyards. Aged 23 months in French oak.
2009 Belle Glos Meiomi Pinot Noir Meiomi Pinot Noir
Bright, deep garnet color. Aromas of cola, blackberries and a sweet cedar note. A greatly layered palette abundant in flavor and texture. The first entry encases the mouth with a velvety richness. Then the wine unloads with flavors of bright cherry, cola, dried leaves undertoned with vanilla, leather and high style oak. The many layers emerge independently, then refocus while the supple tannins carry the wine through to a lingering, succulent finish.
2008 Redwood Creek Cabernet (served at Il Fornaio) 2008 Redwood Creek Cabernet
Medium-bodied 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon has a round body that combines flavors of rich dark fruit character supported by spice, mocha, and vanilla oak
2004 Agate Field LaMoisson Red Blend Red Blend - Columbia Valley Agate Field Vineyard
2007 Howling Wolfe Zinfandel Thurston Wolfe Winery
7th vintage from the Zephyr Ridge Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills of Washington State. Aromas and flavors of jammy ripe raspberries and strawberries complimented with oak spice highlights this wine. Enjoy with prime rib, rack of lamb, or port-glazed pork loin or age through 2016.
*2008 Old Vine Zinfandel Oak Ridge Winery
OZV shows a fairly dark ruby color in the glass, with a nose of big, bold raspberry, strawberry and cherry aromas. There's a hint of earthiness that grew each night the bottle was open, becoming a little darker and more tar-like over three nights. The nose is so big and fruity, it's almost candylike, with a huge play of anise like you'd find in black licorice. The complexity continues with a touch of chocolate aroma layered underneath.
The palate sports earthy brambles and a hint of coffee on the finish. The wine is very smooth and silky, with fine tannins and a bright, lively acidity that makes for a juicy and lip-smacking experience. It's a great tasting, smooth drinking wine. Pair with rosemary pork chops or a smoked ham.
2007 Tempranillo - Thurston Wolfe Winery Thurston Wolfe Winery
Our 2007 TEMPRANILLO is the second vintage of the best known of the Spanish red varieties grown throughout the Rioja region of northern Spain. This release is a blend of TEMPRENILLO grapes (86%) from Destiny Ridge vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills and SYRAH grapes (14%) from Thurston Wolfe's estate vineyard in the Yakima Valley. Both varieties were picked on October 1st at 25.6 Brix and cofermented in a small open top fermenter. After pressing, it was immediately transferred to barrels for malo-lactic fermentation. Following aging for 15 months in 50% new American oak, it was bottled in February 2009 and released May 2009. This variety is known for its delicate spicy aroma and soft tannins that are complimented by a moderate amount of oak. Only 100 cases produced and sold exclusively at the winery.
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - Mercer Estates Winery Mercer Estates Winery
This wine shows good tannins and spice, good structure, bright cherry flavors, with cassis and vanilla influence. Good aging potential.
*2006 Estate Malbec - Gilbert Cellars Winery Gilbert Cellars Winery
From our estate Doc Stewart vineyard, this wine’s full texture and aromatic intensity fulfill Malbec’s classic pairing with flame-grilled cuisine. Aromas of fresh-cut cedar and vanilla extract precede a full palate of dark plum, huckleberry and cassis leading into a delightfully smooth finish.
*2006 Artemisia - Steppe Cellars Steppe Cellars Winery
Artemisia is Latin for "sagebrush" - so abundant in our dry shrub steppe landscape. Aromas of violet and rose and flavors of ripe cherry combine with undertones of earth and smoke in this elegant and full-bodied wine. A bottle of Artemisia paired with juicy rib eye steaks for two will be delicious.
*2006 or 2007 Brazin Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel - Brazin Wine Brazin Vineyards
Once your eyes glimpse Brazin’s deep and inky color, they’ll alert your other senses to fasten their seat belts. Big, bold aromas of spice and mocha fill your nose, while intense flavors of plum and chocolate, rich tannins and vanilla mocha notes rock your palate. Brazin is a not a wine to be rushed – don’t be afraid to savor its long, lingering finish.
Be Brazin with your meals and serve with saucy ribs, a juicy pepper steak, pasta with spicy red sauce or pizza with the works!
*Favorite
Beer list:
Irish Death Stout - Iron Horse Brewery, Ellensburg WA Irish Death Stout
Created by the brewery's founder, Quilter's Irish Death is what we call a dark, smooth, ale. Any attempt at classifying it just ends up sending beer geeks into a style guidelines diatribe. So forget style guidelines. Is your pursuit of micro beer about tasting copies of a style that fit guidelines anyways? (Neither is ours) Irish Death is a malt bomb. We lovingly refer to it as beer candy. We heart our candy store. While tempting to session this beer, the name is a necessary reminder that despite the surprising approachability, this beer weighs in at a hefty 7.8% ABV.
Resources:
Introduction to Wine
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Oregon Wineries and Vineyards
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Magazines:
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Food and Wine
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Wine Press Northwest
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June 2009 Yakima Valley
I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food. ~ W.C. Fields
