Pheasant's Tears Tsitska

100% Tsitska

Bodbiskhevi < Kakheti < Georgia

45 year old vines, 3 days on skins, then into stainless steel

The name comes from a Georgian folk tale in which the hero claims that only a wine beyond measure could make a pheasant cry tears of joy.

Something between a light orange and deep white

Anne Pichon Sauvage Viognier

100% Viognier

Cotes du Rhone > France

organic, biodynamic

In the 1990s, seeking an agrarian-bohemian lifestyle, Anne and her late husband Marc grew enamored with the the Domaine le Murmurium estate in the Côte de Ventoux village of Mormoiron. So they bought it and began living in an abandoned farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills. The domaine—whose name is Latin for "The Buzzing Song of Bees”—also contained 15 hectares of vineyards.

peach, apricots, exotic fruits, balanced acidity

Boissieres La Quille de Rouge

100% Fer Servadou (Mansois)

Balsac < Marcillac AOC < France

organic + biodynamic

La Quille de Rouge = A bottle of red wine

black currant, blackberry, white pepper, dark and textured, yet silky smooth

Sebastien David Hurluberlu St. Nicolas de Bourgueil

100 % Cabernet Franc, certified biodynamic. Natural, carbonic macerated for 25 days. An explosion of blueberry fruit and light earthiness. 

Fenouillet Beaumes de Venise Rouge Terres Blanches

50% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre

Cotes du Rhone > France

organic, bottled unfiltered after eleven months of aging in cement cuves

raspberry, blackcurrant, spice, medium to full body

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey Hand Selected by Joe C (750 ml)

A single barrel of whiskey named in honor of the man who changed the trajectory of American Whiskey. Everything you ever wanted in a Bourbon. Super limited, barrel proof & only available at West Altadena Wine & Spirits by Everson Royce and Highland Park Wine

Amara Amaro D'Arancia Rossa Sicilian Liqueur

Amara is the feminine form of 'amaro,'

This amaro is made by an orange grower on the east coast of Sicily, just south of Catania, in sight of the enormous volcano that dominates this whole corner of the island, Mount Etna.

Sicilian blood oranges from the Tarocco variety are famous throughout Italy for juice (a glass of Tarocco juice in Sicily in season is a revelation), but this grower decided to also use the zest from his oranges as a raw material for an amaro.

Orange zest is the main flavor in Amara, but it is supported by a range of herbal and bitter notes, with a very attractive balance between orange and herbal flavors, and also between sweetness and bitterness (some amaro is so sweet as to be essentially herbal liqueur, this is more serious)

Amara works very well as a Spritz with soda water and a slice of lemon.

Strekov 1075 Fred X Red

Alibernet (a cross between Alicante Henri Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon), Dunaj (cross of Blauer Potugieser and Sankt Laurent) & Portugieser

Village of Strekov > Slovakia

Certified Organic

Purity of fruit like no other. Tasting grapes off the vine. Fresh, funky, chillable.

d'Aupilhac Lou Maset Rouge Languedoc

40% Grenache, 40% Cinsault, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Carignan

Languedoc < France

Half aged four 6 months in foudre (basically giant wood tanks) and the other half in stainless steel. Fresh - fruity - silky tannins - and a spice finish. Great with charcuterie!

Certified Organic and Biodynamic.

13% ABV

Bermejos Listan Negro Carbonica

100% Listán Negro. This variety was wiped out by phylloxera in mainland Europe, but it manages to survive here in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, and in this example the berries are fermented as whole bunches, which preserves the bright fruitiness and minerality, even when chilled down a bit.