Bistro 614 Wine List
~House Wines~
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel, Cabernet, Merlot, Sparkling Wine. $5.50/glass
~White Wines~
Barossa Valley Chardonnay, South Australia - Australian Chardonnay features ripeness and oak. This beautifully focused wine is full of tropical fruit with a finely tuned finish. $26 /bottle
Lockwood Chardonnay, Monterey, California - A rich style with lots of buttery fruit, good balancing acidity, and luscious hints of oak. $32 /bottle
Toad Hollow Chardonnay, Mendocino, California - A distinctive style of Chard, not in the California mold. Ripe apple and pear with refreshing mineral undertones. $34 /bottle
Carneros Creek Chardonnay, Gavin Vineyard, Carneros - A single-vineyard wine with unique flavors of fig and spice. Cleanly oaked, bright, well structured, terrifically food friendly. $38 /bottle
Mia’s Playground Chardonnay, Russian River, Sonoma - A creamy Chardonnay full of butterscotch and pineapple balanced by a firm core of citrus. From one of California’s finest cool climate regions. $42 /bottle
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Chardonnay, Napa From the legendary Warren Winiarski comes this classic Napa Chard that is so good it transcends the category. Subtle, supple, delicious. $56 /bottle
La Craie Vouvray, Loire Valley, France - Vouvray is the world’s best known expression of the Chenin Blanc grape. Subtly sweet with the flavors of apple, ginger and citrus zest. $34 /bottle
Dopff & Irion Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France - A “white” member of the Pinot family and the “vin ordinaire” of Alsace. Round and pleasing flavors of honeydew and citrus. So easy to like. $28 /bottle
Burgans Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain - Albarino (pronounced al-buh-reen-yo) is Spain’s finest white. Grown in Spain’s cool, damp northwestern corner this wine is fragrant and high toned with full flavored apricot and melon fruit. $32 /bottle
Torre di Luna Pinot Grigio, delle Venezia, Italy - Italy’s most popular white and, maybe, the world’s. Crisp, citrus fruit, bright and easy drinking. $26 /bottle
Wildhurst Sauvignon Blanc, Lake County, California - A fresh and fruity Sauvignon Blanc with a nice balance between a lush, melon taste and the grape’s basic, herbal character. $26 /bottle
Chateau Bertinerie, Premieres Cotes de Blaye, Bordeaux - A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a region north of the city of Bordeaux. Suave, elegant with bright flavors of grapefruit, lychee, and pine nuts. $28 /bottle
Nobilo “Icon” Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand - A Wine Spectator Top 100 Selection. Full flavored in the Kiwi mold, but with many extra dimensions of complexity and refinement. $38 /bottle
Paulinshof Estate Riesling, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany - Riesling is one of the world’s great grapes, and Germany is its heart and home. A panoply of summer fruits, subtly sweet, beautifully crisp. $32 /bottle
Planeta La Segreta Bianco, Siciliy, Italy - One of Italy’s greatest wineries. This blend of indigenous and international grapes has a palate-caressing softness around a core of solid winemaking. $36 /bottle
Gundlach-Bundschu Gewurztraminer, Sonoma, California - The spiciest of all wines! Plush flavors of melon and white pepper with a robust spicebox finish that lasts and lasts. Pleasure personified. $45 /bottle
Petite Giraudiere Muscadet, Loire Valley, France - One of wine’s unsung delights. From cool vineyards and made with the Melon grape, Muscadet is bone-dry and steely with a brisk lemon tang and hints of almond underneath. Perfect with shellfish and salads. $28 /bottle
~Dessert Wines~
Andre Sorin Coteaux du Layon, Loire Valley, France (750 ml) - A luscious dessert wine from late harvest Chenin Blanc grapes. Fresh, yet lingering sweetness, flavors of nectarine, pear and cinnamon. $35 /bottle
~Sparkling Wines~
Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut, Washington State - A fine, dry rendition from Washington’s largest producer. $24 /bottle
Langlois-Chateau Cremant de Loire, Loire Valley, France - All French bubbly is not Champagne. Delightfully pure and tasty. $35 /bottle
Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut, Green Valley, Sonoma - From one of our great sparkling wine producers. Served at The White House. $60 /bottle
~Red Wines~
Sipacha , Catalonia, Spain - This fancifully named wine is 100% Grenache (garnacha in Spanish), the most important grape of the Mediterranean basin. Somewhat light in color, but full of peppery fruit and alcoholic muscle. All about food. $26 /bottle
Domaine des Blaguers Syrah, Vin de Pays d’Oc, France From the “Eurodoon” division of California’s maverick Bonny Doon winery. Ripe, fruity, and bursting with Mediterranean spice. $26 /bottle
Paringa Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia - A remarkable Cabernet value. Robust and full flavored with a rich, attention-grabbing tannic structure. $26 /bottle
Wildhurst Merlot, Lake County, California - Textbook Merlot. Plum and spice, round and fruity. Easy drinking, but with character. $30 /bottle
Bearboat Pinot Noir, Russian River, Sonoma - The grape of Burgundy thrives in Sonoma’s cool Russian River AVA. Lush bing cherry fruit that is smooth and savory, fragrant and earthy. $48 /bottle
Chateau Damase, Bordeaux Superieur, France - A ripe and supple Bordeaux. Black currant fruit with nuances of kirsch and cinnamon. Flavorful and well structured. Happens to be 100% Merlot. $32 /bottle
Aquinas Cabernet, Napa - A richly textured Cab. The black currant flavors are long, pure, and well supported by fine-grained tannins. Exceptional value from Napa Valley. $32 /bottle
Chateau Potelle Zinfandel, Paso Robles, California - Paso Robles is one of California’s frontiers for varietals other than Cab and Merlot. The wines achieve great ripeness, while maintaining impeccable balance. Deep, black cherry fruit, lusciously full bodied, long and persistent. $50 /bottle
Arva Vitis Sierra de Siles (Tempranillo), La Mancha, Spain - A long name for a delightful wine. Tempranillo is Spain’s fine red wine grape. This wine is full of bright cherry fruit, modulated with a hint of oak. $26 /bottle
Normans “ Encounter Bay” Shiraz, South Australia - Australia is now our number one source for imported wine, and Shiraz is the number one grape. Here is a crowd-pleasing, mouth-filling reason why. $26 /bottle
Hayman & Hill Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara - Classic Central Coast Pinot Noir. Ripe, cherry fruit, harmoniously oaked, powerful yet focused and long. $32 /bottle
Jean Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone, France - The classic blend of the southern Rhone Valley: Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. Delightfully quaffable, yet full of regional personality. $28 /bottle
ADW Sheeraz, Limestone Coast, South Australia - Move on to a still finer Aussie version. Shiraz is the same as Syrah, but oh so different! Bigger, brasher, deliciously obvious. $36 /bottle
Monticello Cellars “Jefferson Cuvee” Cabernet, Napa - Napa Cabernet has become a world benchmark for this bold, tannic grape. Deep, black fruit, fine dusty tannins, elegance throughout. $70 /bottle
Thomas Fogarty Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa - A profound Napa Cab that has received superb press. This wine combines the elegance of first-rate Bordeaux with California power and ripeness. $105 /bottle
Stonegate Merlot, Napa - A Merlot of breadth and purity. Stonegate is located in the warm, upper Napa Valley where finesse gives way to vigor, weight, and sumptuous textures. $50 /bottle
Cantele Primitivo, Apulia, Italy - Primitivo is said to be one of the ancestors of our Zinfandel. The wine does have a heady nose and briary, spicy black fruit. An intriguing grape with an intriguing name. $28 /bottle
Marchesi di Barolo Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy - The everyday grape of Italy’s finest wine region. Bright red berry flavors, brisk acidity, and judicious oak make delicious food-friendly drinking. $34 /bottle
Lurton Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina - Malbec is the grape of the Cahors region of Bordeaux. Immigrants to Argentina brought its robust charms to another hemisphere. Ripe and plummy with good tannic structure, Malbec is the perfect red meat wine. $32 /bottle
Montgras Carmenere Reserva, Colchagua Valley, Chile - Carmenere is another Bordeaux varietal that disappeared from France during the phylloxera blight of the 19 th century. It remains in Chile producing wines of heady spice and deep fruit. $28 /bottle