whites

Apremont, Pierre Boniface, 2001 $7.00
(Delicately ethereal, incredibly refreshing, apple fruits and
a little pettilance.)

Chablis, Domaine Laroche, St. Martin 2000 $12.50
(Sleek, stylish Chardonnay aged in old oak. Crisp, minerally
and dry.)

Saint Veran, Domaines Thomas, Vieille Vigne, 1999 $7.75
(Bright, dryChardonnay. Fennel, steel, lemon, brightness
and light. No oak.)

Viognier, Domaines de Triennes 1999 $7.75
(Flowers in the nose, apricots on the tongue and dry smoke
on the finish.)

La Vieille Ferme, Grenache Blanc, 2001 $5.00
(Mild white Rhone. Sophie and Joseph¹s everyday wine
for decades.)

bubbles

Champagne Chartogne-Taillet $9.50
(Elegant, yeasty, toasty Champagne made from Chardonnay
and Pinot Noir.)

reds

Côtes du Rhône, Chateau Mont Redon, 1999 $7.75
(Round ripe fruit, Szechuan peppercorns, rose hips, saddle
leather, tobacco & tannins.)

Marsannay, Bernard Coillot, Les Boivins 1999 $10.25
(Luscious and juicy Burgundy with dark berry fruits and a
tart finish.)

Côte de Beaune Villages, Louis Jadot, 1998 $7.75
(A dry, full no-nonsense Burgundy that tastes just like
pinot noir.)

Côtes du Rhône, Belleruche, M. Chapoutier, 2000 $8.50
(Black raspberry, saddle leather, licorice. Intensely fabulous
and complex.)

Graves, Chateau de Chantegrive, H. & F. Lévêque, 1996 $7.75
(Velvety tannins, excellent balance of fruit and herbs. Smoke
and cherries.)

La Vieille Ferme Rouge, 2001 $5.00
(Mild red Rhone. Sophie and Joseph¹s everyday wine for decades.)

half bottles

Menetou-Salon, Domaine de Chatenoy, 2001 $17.00
(The minerally qualities of Sancerre and the funky, sexiness of Pouilly-Fumé.)

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Domaine la Haute Févrie, 2000 $18.00
(Crisp, bone dry and great with seafood.)

Sancerre, Jean-Paul Picard, 2000 $20.00
(Bright, beautiful Loire Valley white with strong fruit and a dry finish.)

Gewurztraminer, F.E. Trimbach, Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre, 1993 $32.00
(Stunningly floral, bone-dry. Mango, litchi, peach and apple. Elegant, yet sexy.)

Chateau de la Velle Meursault, 2000 (500 ml) $49.00
(Tremendously elegant, full-bodied Chardonnay. Perfect balance of rich and bright.)

Gewurztraminer, Domaine Weinbach, Cuvée Laurence, 2000 $65.00
(Decadent flowers, sweet tropical fruits followed for days by a voluptuous mineral finish.)

Meursault, Pierre Matrot, 1996 $65.00
(Rigidly elegant Chardonnay, silky, subtle and teasing. A librarian with her hair half undone.)

Beaujolais-Villages, Louis Jadot, 2001 $12.00
(Fun, light, fruity Gamay, trés Beaujolais.)

Medoc Cru Bourgeois, Château la Cardonne, 1996 $16.00
(Elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.)

Chorey-Côte-de-Beaune, Tollot-Beaut et Fils, 1999 $21 .00 (Ripe Burgundy pinot noir with notes of tobacco, black fruits and smoke.)

Bandol, Chateau de Pibarnon, 1998 $30.00
(In your face, black tarry, smoky, huge. Mourvedre from the highest estate in Provence.)

Chateauneuf-de-Pape, Chateau Mont-Redon, 1998 $33.00
(Cracked pepper over ripe blueberries and cherries . Firm, muscular and rustic.)

Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos de Meixville, Pierre Gelin, 1998 $34.00
(Outrageous, clear raspberry color, ripe black cherries and currants and a tart, firm finish.)

Hermitage, E. Guigal, 1995 $60.00
(Great with game and cheese now, but still young. Fruit, pepper, bacony smoke, herbs.)