Bubbles, Guns and… Rosés
prosecco: vinacola serena “piu’fizz” conegliano, it, NV (tap)
classical dry prosecco, easy sipping, easy listening; 10.5%
chardonnay/chenin blanc: martinolles cremant rosé languedoc, fr, NV
off dry, fruit foward with citrus notes and bright bubbles
red field blend: old westminster “piquette” westminster, MD 2018
fun & funky “petillant natural” sparking; like beaujolais nouveau with spritz
chardonnay/pinot noir: r. dumont & fils “brut” Champignol-lez-Mondeville, fr, NV
brut traditional, crisp + bready + bubbly; 375mL (half bottle)
riesling/pinot noir: frank john “41” pfalz, de 2011
brut sparkling, 41 months en lees, native yeasts, biodynamically farmed
cinsault blend (pink): espirit valentin duc faugeres, fr 2017 (tap)
light bodied dry rosé, watermelon jolly rancher + melon + ripe strawberry
Cider & Mead: Alternative
apple (pink): potters craft “cranberry orange blosson” free union, VA (330 mL can)
exceptionally dry, sparkling cider, crisp tart peach & melon notes; 8.5% ABV
apple: anxo cider “cidre blanc” washington, dc (330mL can)
dry cider of goldrush apples fermented with sauvignon blanc yeast; 6.9% ABV
apple: distillery lane ciderworks “woodberry” jefferson, MD 2018
rosé cider; rhubarb, ginger, heirloom apples; 4.5% ABV 8 oz.
honey: charm city meadworks “original dry” baltimore, MD (6 oz./16oz. bottle)
dry and still mead aged lightly in oak, lovely chardonnay notes; 12% ABV
Weird Stuff: Funktronica
malvasia bianca (orange): merkin vineyards “shinola orancia”, jerome, AZ 2017
10 day maceration on skins, stainless steel fermented; honeysuckle nose, dry finish
xarel-lo/granacha blanca: vins del massis cataluña, Es 2013
peanut shell, oxidization, full bodied, bit of funk, unique yet accessible
aged blend (white): quinta poço do lobo “blanco” beiras, pt 1995
crazy different, think all the beautiful oxidation & barrel of dry sherry but 12.5%
zweigelt (red): leo hillinger GHBM lake neusiedl, burgenland, at 2016
violet hue with black core; a bouquet of sour cherries underpinned with chocolate