Post by Daniel Hoffman

Focus On Wine An Organic* And Biodynamic Wine By-The-Glass List For A Luxury Seafood Restaurant A wine by-the-glass list for a luxury seafood restaurant should have crisp and full-bodied white wines and a small number of red, rosé, and sparkling wines. The organic and biodynamic practices used to farm the grapes tell guests a great story. They should be listed on the wine list/menu. A Sample List Sparkling Roederer Estate Brut, Anderson Valley, Mendocino, California MV (organic) (60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir) (Note: Roederer Estate prefers MV (multi-vintage) to NV (non-vintage)). Fratelli Lunelli Ferrari “Perle”, ( Blanc de Blancs, Trentodoc, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy NV (organic) (100% Chardonnay) Champagne De Sousa “Tradition” Brut, Avize, Champagne, France NV (biodynamic) (50% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, and 10% Pinot Meunier) ——— Rosé Chateau Léoube “Love by Léoube” Rosé, Côtes de Provence, France (organic) (Grenache, Cinsault, often with small amounts of Syrah and Mourvèdre) ——— White Solminer “Coquelicot Vineyard” Riesling, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, California (organic) Jadix Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc, South of France, France (organic) Domini del Leone Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy (organic and biodynamic) The Eyrie Vineyards “Estate” Pinot Gris, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon (organic and biodynamic) ColleMassari “Melacce” Vermentino, Tuscany, Italy (organic) Dominio de Punctum Viognier, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (organic and biodynamic) Maison Raymond Les Hauts de Lagarde Bordeaux Blanc, Saint Laurent du Bois, Bordeaux, France (organic) (Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon) Eco Terreno “Cuvée Acero” Sauvignon Blanc, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California (biodynamic) William Fevre Chablis “Domaine”, Burgundy, France (organic and biodynamic) Evening Land “Seven Springs Vineyard Summum” Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon (organic and biodynamic) Failla Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast. Sonoma County, California (organic) ——— Red Domaine Michel Chignard Fleurie “Les Moriers”, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France (organic) (Gamay) Olga Raffault Chinon “Les Barnabes”, Touraine, Loire Valley, France (organic) (Cabernet Franc) Flowers Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California (organic) ——— * Note: some wines are produced from organically grown grapes while other wines are certified organic.