Forty bottles open.
Most of the list is poured by the glass, so you can taste your way through it. It changes every week, depending on what arrives and what runs out.
Prices in USD, by the glass unless noted. Any bottle can go home with you at shop price.
Pétillant
Bubbles
Pét-nats, ancestral method and one serious Champagne. A good way to start, or to keep going.
Pét-Nat Rosé
Loire · Cabernet Franc
$13
Cloudy and bone dry: wild strawberry, a little yeast, fine bubbles. The house pour.
Bottle 52
Ancestral Chenin
Montlouis · Chenin Blanc
$15
Bottled before it finished fermenting. Green apple, honey and a crunchy finish.
Bottle 60
Lambrusco Secco
Emilia · Lambrusco
$12
Purple foam, dark cherry and a bitter edge. Drink it with the ham.
Bottle 48
Grower Champagne
Montagne de Reims · Pinot Noir
$22
A small farmer, zero dosage. Chalk, brioche and lemon peel.
Bottle 96
Blanc & macération
White & Skin
Crisp whites, and white grapes left on their skins, which is all orange wine is.
Skin-Contact Pinot Gris
Alsace · Pinot Gris
$15
Ten days on the skins turns it copper. Apricot, rooibos and a gentle grip.
Orange
Savagnin Ouillé
Jura · Savagnin
$17
Topped up, so no sherry notes. Salted lemon and hazelnut, long and saline.
Bottle 68
Field Blend Verde
Minho · Alvarinho & Loureiro
$11
Light, with a faint prickle and green pear. The easy one.
Bottle 44
Macerated Muscat
Catalonia · Muscat
$14
Smells sweet, drinks dry. Orange blossom, black tea and tannin you can chew.
Orange
Rouge
Red
The lighter reds live in the fridge. Ask for a taste before you commit.
Chilled Gamay
Beaujolais · Gamay
$13
Poured cold from the fridge. Raspberry, white pepper, gone in four sips.
Served chilled
Carbonic Grenache
Roussillon · Grenache
$14
Whole bunches and no oak. Bright, juicy and a little wild.
Bottle 56
Mountain Nebbiolo
Valtellina · Nebbiolo
$18
Pale and serious. Rose petal, tar, cranberry and real tannin.
Bottle 76
Etna Rosso
Sicily · Nerello Mascalese
$16
Volcanic soil, smoke and red fruit. Good with anything off the grill.
Bottle 64
À partager
Small Plates
A short kitchen built around bread, good fish and whatever the market had.
Warm Olives
Orange zest, fennel, chili
$7
Castelvetrano and Kalamata warmed in olive oil with citrus and fennel seed.
Tomato Toasts
Grilled sourdough
$10
The last tomatoes of the year, garlic, good oil and flaky salt. Order two.
Anchovies & Butter
Cantabrian anchovies
$12
Cold cultured butter, warm bread and a generous pile of anchovies.
Salty
Leeks Vinaigrette
Mustard, egg, chives
$11
Soft braised leeks under a sharp dressing and grated egg.
Pour finir
Cheese & Sweet
For the last glass, or instead of dinner.
The Board
Three cheeses, ham, pickles
$24
Comté, a washed rind and a young goat’s cheese, with cured ham, cornichons and bread.
For two
Aged Comté
Jura · 24 months
$9
Crunchy crystals, brown butter and a long nutty finish.
Chocolate Pot
Olive oil, sea salt
$9
Dense dark chocolate with olive oil and salt. One spoon or two.
Prunes in Armagnac
Crème fraîche
$8
Soaked for a month and served cold with crème fraîche.