Terroir

Sherry is the most underrated beverage on the planet earth. And it is our mission to increase Sherry knowledge And consumption ten-fold over the next 19 months. So, say YES to Sherry...say YES to the world's greatest beverage

it is a wine; it is a place; it is America's wine! We drink Madeira because it is America's wine. Loved by Jefferson, enjoyed by Washington, it fueled the creation / signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrated the Louisiana Purchase. Tasting Flight of each of the bellow Blandy Madeiras (2 oz each) Happy hour $13, After 6:0pm $25

because apple cider is as American as apple pie! New York is the Big Apple. And in the Big Apple, one must drink cider, dammit!

by the glass

Cam newton needed a glass of this offer losing the Super Bowl. Flight of Three Tastes of the above Chardonnays...you pick'em or we pick'em $21

it's not white wine, it's not red wine...what is it?

this is what Peyton Manning drank after winning the Super Bowl! Flight of Three Tastes of the bellow Rieslings...you pick'em or we pick'em $18. T.A.= Total Acidity(most white wines have 5 grams) / R.S. = Residual Sugar (your palate detects anything above 4 grams)

Location: Beirds (Portugal) vs. Bairradda (ok, Portugal too); Production: stainless steel (Dad) vs. oak (20% new / 80 % old) (Daughter)

if grapes could talk, these would scream. 100% chenin blanc, grown in the 7ht plot that has been growing grapes since 1130C.E.....yes, that is right, 2009 is the 879th consecutive grape harvest since the Cistercians first planted this parcel of land, lying just north of the Loire River. What the Cistercians saw in this parcel of terra firma (in reality, schist) we will never truly know but they did want the sun to reflect upon these vines from the river itself, and not just from the heavens above. The Joly family purchased the property in 1961 and was overseen by Denise Joly until her son, Nicolas, returned from his banking sojourns in 1977. Influenced by the teaching of Rudolf Steiner, Nicolas began a biodynamic journey in 1980 (he felt that his vines and, therefore, his wines no longer living, breathing creatures) and since 1984, everything on the property is now cultivated in this ancient and time tested methodology. Please do not ask what happens in the winery (the wine truly makes itself!) as this rather irrelevant to the life forces / energies that are transmitted to the grapes in the vineyard. Coupled with 879 years of history, you now have a liquid that defies your imagination

by the glass

Phillip the Bold loved this grape above all others. Flight of Three Tastes of the bellow Pinot Noir you pick'em or we pick'em $23

and this stuff actually tastes pretty brilliant...and its natural! Truth be told, we have been fans of this Flemish gentleman for a longer than we have been acolytes of his wines. Further truth be told, his wines have ridden a rollercoaster of funk over the years but now. Right Now, Frank and his wines are in a most glorious place. And we are thrilled. Because they represent Mt. Etna at its molten best (this cuvee is a blend of 85% nerello mascalese + nerello cappuccio, minella nera, alicante bouschet, minella bianca). Because he farms not bio-dynamically...he considers it too interventionist. (did we say Frank was crazy...well, he is Flemish...just think Austin Powers). Because his wines are natural...yes, not a single dollop of sulphur dioxide is added. Because his wines are yummy!

holy smogolies, how does a grape actually smell so damn feral

Flight of Three Tastes of the bellow Gamays...you pick'em or we pick'em $17

a grape by any other name is still Zanfandel...or maybe not. Zinfandel has long been considered America's grape (because no one was growing it anywhere else so it had to be ours!). But in the early / mid 1970s, Austin Goheen and Wade Wolfe established a connection with the Primitivo grape in Southern Italy (the Primitivo grape was named by Francesco Indellicati in 1799 when he made note of an early ripening varietal in his vineyard - the Latin primativus means first to ripen). But a connection to Crotia was long assumed and finally, in 2001, Carole Meredith of U.C. Davis found a genetic match in the varietal, Crljenak Kastelamski. Even further investigation found the original grape to be Pribidrag (origins of the name are Greek and mean early ripening). So, to summarize, Zinfandel is Primitivo is CRLJENAK KASTELANSKI is PREBIDRAG. Damn

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a classic wine region that demands your attention

$2.50 each. All oysters served with sauce bagnarotte, tomatillo ice, ginger / apple mignonette. Between 4:00pm - 6:00pm & 11:00pm - Close, Every Day!!!, selected Oysters are $1 each

$9

All Cheese served with: Spice, Roasted Pecans, Wilk Apiary Zip Honey 11378 (Maspeth) & 11385 (ridgewood) Raisin / Walnut Bread (baked by angels). Three Cheese Plate: $18. Five Cheese Plate: $27. Seven Cheese Plate: $39

Assortment of all of the below $34