Our Cellar
We like Champagne. For reds we lean Burgundian: Pinot Noir from France and from New Zealand, the mineral, high-acid kind rather than anything fruit-forward. Whites should be tart and mineral too: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre and Chablis. Beyond that we chase savory, earthy reds over big and jammy ones: Rioja and Ribera del Duero from Spain, the Douro and Dão from Portugal, Chianti Classico, Barbera and Etna Rosso from Italy, and whatever else drinks that way.
Where we buy wine
The bottles
In the cellar (31)
2018 Baron-Fuenté "Rebelle" Brut Nature
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier
2019 Egrot Grand Cru Brut
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
2019 La Rioja Alta "Viña Ardanza" Reserva
Rioja · Spain · Tempranillo, Garnacha
2019 Lété-Vautrain "Echo" Blanc de Noirs
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Meunier
2021 10 Ninths "Radius" Pinot Noir
Sta. Rita Hills · USA · Pinot Noir
2022 TWR (Te Whare Ra) "SV5182 · D" Riesling (Dry)
Marlborough · New Zealand · Riesling
2023 Anthill Farms "Comptche Ridge Vineyard" Pinot Noir
Mendocino County · USA · Pinot Noir
2023 Antonio Camillo Ciliegiolo
Maremma, Tuscany · Italy · Ciliegiolo
2023 Catena "DV Catena · Tinto Histórico" Malbec Blend
Mendoza · Argentina · Malbec, Bonarda, Petit Verdot
2023 Sandhi "La Rinconada Vineyard" Pinot Noir
Sta. Rita Hills · USA · Pinot Noir
A case from K&L in August. Sandhi's single-vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot, usually $70 elsewhere; K&L had it at $29.95.
2023 Trail Marker Wine Co Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
Santa Cruz Mountains · USA · Pinot Noir
Case buy: $32 list, $28.80 each after Verve's case discount.
2024 Assiduous "Volkmann Vineyard" Pinot Noir
Santa Cruz Mountains · USA · Pinot Noir
2024 Chapelle de La Solitude Graves Blanc
Graves, Bordeaux · France · Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
2024 Château de la Charrière Santenay "Les Charmes Dessus" Rouge
Burgundy · France · Pinot Noir
2024 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Maranges 1er Cru "Clos de la Boutière"
Burgundy · France · Pinot Noir
2024 Domaine Bart Marsannay Rouge "Champs Salomon"
Burgundy · France · Pinot Noir
2024 Domaine de l'Arlot Côtes de Nuits-Villages "Clos du Chapeau"
Burgundy · France · Pinot Noir
2024 Lamothe-Bergeron Bordeaux Blanc
Bordeaux · France · Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
2024 Madson Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
Santa Cruz Mountains · USA · Pinot Noir
$35 list, $31.50 each with the case discount on the Verve order.
2024 Matt Connell "Rendition" Pinot Noir
Central Otago · New Zealand · Pinot Noir
2024 Red Car West Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
West Sonoma Coast · USA · Pinot Noir
2025 Hexamer Riesling Trocken
Nahe · Germany · Riesling
2025 La Marea "Kristy Vineyard" Albariño
Monterey County · USA · Albariño
NV A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée Louis Victor" Brut
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier
NV Baron-Fuenté "Quinconce" Grand Cru Brut
Champagne · France · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
NV Damien Hugot "Hommage 1921" Extra Brut
Champagne · France · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
NV Damien Hugot Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Champagne · France · Chardonnay
NV Egrot Brut
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier
NV Fallet-Dart "Grande Sélection" Brut
Champagne · France · Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
NV Maison 76 Côte des Blancs Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
Champagne · France · Chardonnay
NV Maison 76 Verzy Grand Cru Brut
Champagne · France · Pinot Noir, Chardonnay





