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What ever happened to just having a glass of wine?
When I think wine bar, I conjure this image of a long, S-shaped granite bar with snooty people quaffing 2 oz. pours of wine confidently determining the residual sugar content of each, while signing up for Tuesdays class on Merlot. What ever happened to just having a glass of wine?
Think of us as your friendly neighborhood lounge, except we only serve wine...
I just wanted to create a place for a more sophisticated crowd (dare I say adults, maybe grown-ups) to hang out. There was no place in the city of Palo Alto (or anywhere else for that matter) for us 30, 40, 50-somethings to relax after hours. All the other “wine bars” are really just restaurants with a bar inside that serves wine, but then kick you out at 10pm when the restaurant closes.
Quality wine is found in many forms — It comes at different prices, from different countries, different regions, and different appellations within those regions. It comes in different colors and now even with different closures and packaging.
I don’t believe in limiting my guests’ selections to a certain region, nor a certain price range, nor even by what score a particular magazine, or “critic,” gives the wine. I want to give my guests the opportunity to taste wines from all over the world, in different price ranges, and judge for themselves.
menus
- Food
- Wine by the Glass
- Bottles
- Desserts
Lite Fare...To Share
a varying selection of domestic and imported cheeses
thin-sliced cured meats, pate de chevreuil, stone ground mustard, cornichon, purple cabbage kraut
Organic Cherry Tomatoes, Shaved Garlic, Creamy Burrata Cheese and Basil Chiffonade
manchego cheese wedge, prosciutto, olives, pepperoncini and marinated peppers
A mix of artisan cheeses & pimento. Served Warm with crackers & crostini
Roasted, sliced tenderloin of beef, cream horseradish, piquillo peppers and Provolone cheese. Melted to perdection on our panini press.
smoked salmon thin sliced, with fromage blanc, petite capers , pickled onions, and toasted cracked wheat bread slices to build on.
hummus spread on toasted sliced cracked wheat bread, topped with red piquillo peppers, arugula, and feta cheese.
Pistachio nut crusted Goat Cheese topped with Hot Honey Fig Jam and Black Mission Figs. Served with crackers and Crostini
mixture of italian herb & salt brined olives
accompanied with warm flatbread & cucumbers
Assortment of dried almonds
The wine list features a wide range of wines by the glass to suit every palate and budget, and includes boutique wines from around the world.
Bubbles
The Royal Champagne
Russian River Valley
French Bubbles
White
Tyler Winery, Sta. Rita Hills
Sinegal Estate, Napa & Sonoma Counties, 2023
Monte Pio, Val do Salnes, Rias Baizas, Spain, 2022
Tinpot Hut, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2022
M. Mathis, "Alfaro Vineyard," Santa Cruz Mountains, 2022
Antica Hirpinia, Campania, Southern Italy, 2020
J. Storey Winery, Shenandoah Valley, Sierra Foothills, 2023
Stags Leap Winery, Napa Valley, 2022
Handley Cellars, "Estate," Anderson Valley, 2023
Georg Masbacher, "Deidesheim," Pflaz, Germany, 2022
Famille J.J. Vincent, Bourgogne Blanc, Maconnais, France, 2022
Miner Family Winery, Napa Valley, 2020
Red
Twill Cellars, Newberg, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2022
Gregory Lynn Wine Co., "R-Bar-R Ranch," Santa Cruz Mountains, 2021
Domaine du Meteore, "Perseides," Faugeres, S. France, 2020
Roncha di Cialla, Friuli Colli Orientali, Northern Italy, 2020
Vina Alberdi, "Reserva," Rioja, Spain, 2019
McIntyre Vineyards, "Kimberly Vineyard," Arroyo Seco, Monterey, 2019
Josephine de Boyd, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2016
Akatombo, "Howell Mountain," Napa Valley, 2018
Details by Sinegal Estate, Sonoma County, 2021
Peterson Winery, "West Vineyard," Dry Creek Valley, 2018
Bodega Lagarde, "Guarda," Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2020
Bell Wine Cellars, Sierra Foothills, 2020
Jazz Cellars, "Teldeschi Vineyard," Dry Creek Valley, 2018
Bubbly
"Escolle Vineyard," Santa Lucia Highlands, 2018
by Jean-Charles Boisett, Los Carneros
“Special Cuvée,” Brut, Ay, France n.v.
Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Ludes, France 2010
Brut Rosé, Mareuil-Sur-Ay, n.v.
"Le Vintage," Reims, France, 2009
Brut à Reims, France, 2015
Sauvignon Blanc
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, 2023
by Thomas Rivers Brown, Napa Valley, 2022
Sancerre, Loire Valley, France, 2022
Marlborough, New Zealand, 2023
Chardonnay
Sonoma Coast, 2021
"Ashley's Vineyard," Sta. Rita Hills, 2020
"Estate," Santa Cruz Mountains, 2021
Russian River Valley, 2019
"Stagecoach Vineyard," Napa Valley, 2020
"Bearwallow Vineyard," Anderson Valley, 2021
Oakville, Napa Valley, 2022
"Evenstad Reserve," Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2020
"Clos de Chateau," Bourgogne, Cote de Beaune, France, 2021
"Clos de la Croix Noire,", Meursault, Cote de Beaune, France, 2021
Pinot Noir
"Van de Kamp Vineyard," Sonoma Mountain, 2022
"Escolle Vineyard," Santa Lucia Highlands, 2019
"Ashley's Vineyard," Sta. Rita Hills, 2022
"Les Pommiers," Russain River Valley, 2022
"Lulu Vineyard," Anderson Valley, 2021
"Doctor's Vineyard," Santa Lucia Highlands, 2021
"Year of the Pig," Napa-Carneros, 2019
"Nuthouse," Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2021
"Passiflora," Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2021
Pernand-Vergelesses, Cote de Beaune, 2021
"Les Bondues," Cote de Nuits, 2018
Merlot
"Legacy Collection," Rutherford, Napa Valley, 2021
"Estate Grown," Calistoga, Napa Valley, 2018
Napa Valley, 2010
"Mt. Veeder," Napa Valley, 2018
"Long Haul," Columbia Valley, Washington, 2018
Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux & Blends
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, Bordeaux Blend
Santa Cruz Mountains, 2021
Paso Robles, Bordeaux Blend, 2021
Napa-Carneros, Bordeaux Blend, 2020
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, 2018
St. Helena, Napa Valley, 2021
"Spring Mountain District" Napa Valley, 2017
Napa Valley, 2019
"De Carle Vineyard," Rutherford, Napa Valley, 2019
"Chaleur Estate," Yakima Valley, Washington Bordeaux Blend, 2020
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux, France, 2016
"Pichon Comtesse Reserve," Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2018
Zinfandel
Santa Cruz Mountains, 2016
Sonoma Valley, 2021
Paso Robles, 2022
"Sweetwater Springs Vineyard," Russian River Valley, 2018
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, 2021
Syrah, Petite Sirah & Rhône Blends
Paso Robles Petite Sirah, 2021
"White Hawk Vineyard," Santa Barbara Syrah, 2020
"Frediani Vineyard," Calistoga, Old Vine Petite Sirah, 2018
"Foothills Estate Reserve," Walla Walla Valley, Washington Syrah, 2019
Napa Valley Petite Sirah, 2013
Bandol Rouge, Provence, France, 2019
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone Valley, France, 2021
Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, N.Rhône, France, 2020
Italy
Piemonte, Italy, 2020
"Super Tuscan," Toscana, Italy, 2015
"Ravera," Alba, Piemonte, Italy, 2015
Toscana, Italy, 2016
Spain
'Gran Reserva," Rioja, Spain, 2016
Navarro, Spain, 1997
Argentina
Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Old Vine Malbec, 2022
Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, 2016
Rio Negro, N. Patagonia, Malbec, 2021
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