SAMPLE MENU 3/4/26 (there may be a more updated menu at the Sauer Grapes shop)
FOOD:
Burrata with Sundried Tomato Pieces and Sprinkles of Garlic Oil: $7
Italian Cherry Peppers Stuffed with Pecorino Cheese: $1.75
Mixed Olive Tapenade with Pita Chips or on Tribeca Bread: $8
Black Olive Spread on Tribeca Bread: $7
Mixed Olives with Tribeca Bread: $7
Sweet Grass Dairy Pimento Cheese, Thomasville, GA on Tribeca Bread or on Sesame Tamari Crackers: $8 Classic Hummus with Pita Chips: $8
Parmesan Spread on Tribeca Bread: $8
Cheese Plates: $14 and $16 (For bread to accompany, see below*)
Assorted Salamis with Assorted Cheese or Assorted Salami Plate with Mustard: $14
Roasted and Salted Rosemary Marcona Almonds or Salted Truffle Marcona Almonds: $4 Sweet & Spicy Pecans: $5
Macadamia Nuts: $5
Chile and Garlic Cashews: $4
Honey Chipotle Cashews: $5
Affiorato Hand Pressed Olive Oil from Italy with Tribeca Bread: $5 (or flavored olive oils from Puglia) *Plate of Tribeca Bread from New Jersey: $3
Yes Way Chocolate Rose Bar: $12
Dubai Bar (Vegan, Plant Based): $10
Cocktails:
Moonstone Plum Infused Sake (slightly sweet), Oregon: $10
Moonstone Pear Infused Sake (dry), Oregon: $10
Casa Mariol Vermut Negro, Spain: $8 Served over ice.
Casal Mariol Vermut Blanco, Spain: $8 Served over ice.
SPARKLING WINES and DRY ROSE (Still):
1) Grand Beylesse Rose AOC Cotes de Provence 2023 (still): $10 Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault. A gorgeous shade of blush pink in the glass, the aroma profile invokes bright summer berries and Provencal herbs, wrapped in a minerality that makes this wine exceptionally fresh. Clos Beyless Rose is full bodied with great complexity and elegance, delicious as an aperitif or with a range of Provencal cuisine. This wine goes perfectly with olives, tapenade & crostini, seafood or salad.
2) Pardas Hermos Brut Nature 2020, Corpinnat, Penedes: $12 Our Corpinnat Hermós brut nature is born under a “village” concept. In other words, it is an amalgam of terroirs that certify the clay-limestone nature of our soils. A clear wine philosophy behind the bubbles. The stylistic link between our wines is easy to find. Carried through our two flagship varieties: 71.8% Xarel·lo and 28.2% Sumoll. They are two strong grapes, with a lot of personality: they are structuring, nervous varieties and they both have good vectors of minerality.
Sumoll, in particular, was the one we couldn’t miss. There are already many wines in our range where this variety is used. We want to normalize its use in the case of sparkling wines. Sparkling wines in the Penedès region have never had an important red variety in its organization chart. This is important in order to give a new aesthetic and personality to our sparkling wines.
3) Marie Copinet Blanc de Blancs N.V.: $15 With its pale golden color and its mass of iridescent bubbles this Blanc de Blancs champagne is the true hallmark of our house. The delicate, fresh character of the wine is obvious at first glance. The nose starts on notes of almond, lime, boudoir biscuits and grapefruit followed by aromas of butter and white flowers. On the palate the wine is lively and refreshing showing honey and ripe apples.
4) Champagne Jean-Noel Haton Brut Rose, Marne Valley: $15 30% Chardonnay 35% Pinot Meunier, 35% Pinot Noir. Very fragrant, delightfully revealing aromas of fresh red fruit. With aeration, stone fruit, sloes and orange zest emerge to finish on complex notes of pine resin and a slightly roasted flavor. A gourmet and distinguished palate and superb length.
WHITE WINES
6) Herve Villemade Les Acacias 2020, Cour-Cheverny, Loire Valley: $15 Romorantin, the official grape of the Cour-Cheverny AOC, appreciates sandy clay/limestone soils where it offers a wine of great character that mixes elegant vegetal and floral notes (cut grass, violets, a touch of mint), often slightly honeyed with notes of ripe fruit (roast pear) lightly marked by the elevage in old barrels. The finish is fresh, tight with saline minerals and bitter anise. A wine with good aging potential.” (Villemade.net) In 2020, the “Les Acacias” is again simply outstanding and very distinctive, offering aromas of ripe peach and pear with spice, floral, caramel and oxidative notes. The palate is very round and ripe, with stone, peach, earth and almond flavors, with fabulous length with honeyed lemon, anise and minerals.
7) Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc 2022, Loire Valley: $13 Thibaud Boudignon is making some of the most exciting wines in the world today. Committed to strict organic practices, Boudignon calls upon his experience making wine in Burgundy and at the historic Chateau Soucherie to steer his own tiny property in the heart of Anjou and Savennieres to great heights. He has quickly become a darling of the Loire and beyond garnering the attention of top restaurants in Paris, NYC, and beyond. It is rare and tricky to find rockstars in the world these days as so much has been discovered—prices skyrocket to auction levels and only end up in Michelin-starred restaurants.
8) Pride Mountain Vineyards Chardonnay 2020, 77% Napa Valley/23% Sonoma County: $16 The pretty flavors are dominated by quince and Bosc pear with nuances of beeswax, marjoram and gardenia adding intrigue and a lovely minerality persisting throughout. A pleasing tension between viscosity and acidity plays out on the palate with the bright acidity emerging triumphant.
RED WINES
9) Andrew Rich Marine Pinot Noir 2017, Willamette Valley: $15 Vinous 93 pts. Vivid red. Spice-accented aromas of raspberry, cola and pungent flowers carry an energizing mineral topnote. Sappy and focused in the mouth, offering appealingly sweet red berry, cherry and spicecake flavors that show impressive depth and a bracing undercurrent of smoky minerality. Conveys a suave blend of power and vivacity and finishes very long and silky, with repeating florality and discreet, slow-building tannins.
10) Alemany i Corrio Pas Curtei Red Wine 2022, Vi de Garage, Catalonia: $11 Varietals: Merlot 40%, Carinyena 35%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%. Aged 14 to 16 months in used french barrels 1KL. Fun and complex wine with lots of dark fruit intertwined with savory notes. Plums, black currant, licorice, river stones, soy and subtle smoke. Great barbecue or stewed beef wine.
11) Zeni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2021, Veneto: $12 WS 93 pts. This offers aromas of dried strawberries, dates, chocolate nibs and cooling spices. Full-bodied, deep and intense, with a core of ripe, succulent fruit and creamy tannins. It’s rich but focused and lingering. Structured and seamless.
12) Hourglass HG III Cabernet Sauvignon 2023, Napa Valley: $17 New! Hourglass is two vineyards, a winery and a compilation of estate wines: a vision unfolding. The vineyards are located in Napa Valley; the first, named the Hourglass Vineyard, in St. Helena planted to Cabernet Sauvignon; the other is the Blueline Vineyard in Calistoga, planted to the 5 Bordeaux varietals and Sauvignon Blanc. Jeff Smith founded Hourglass in the 1990’s, after replanting the Hourglass Vineyard to Cabernet Sauvignon when the original Zinfandel vines fell to phylloxera. He also took on Bob Foley as winemaker. Their partnership has resulted in some of California’s most expressive and sought-after wines.