Soif Update: Lunch is Served Beginning this Wednesday; Doña Paula Malbec
We have seen you – you over there - peeking in the window at 12:15 wondering what is on the menu for lunch. Beginning this Wednesday 25 June, we will be open for lunch Wednesday through Saturday, Noon to 2:00. The menu will be change every week or so. This is what we will be serving this week.
TODAY’S SOUP
Potato Leek $8
SALADS
Butter Lettuce – Fine Herbs and Mustard Vinaigrette $6
Chopped Salad – Cabbage, Salami, Cheese, Olives $12
Roasted Beet Salad – Watercress, Walnuts and Chèvre $9
PANINI
Ham and Gruyere Cheese $10
Prosciutto, Fresh Figs & Mozzarella $12
Roasted Eggplant, Peppers & Smoked Mozzarella $9
Add a small Green Salad or Cup of Soup $3
TODAY’S QUICHE $10
BEVERAGES
Fresh House-Made Lemonade $3.50
Aranciata or Limonata $2.25
Iced Tea or Iced Coffee $3.50
Lurisia Sparkling Water $4
Café Americano $3/Espresso $2.50/Cappuccino $3.50
WINES BY THE GLASS
2007 Muralhas Vinho Verde, Portugal $7.25
2006 Prà Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy $7
2006 Martin Alfaro “Sleepy Hollow” Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands $8.50
2006 Château Barbanau Côte de Provence Rosé $6.50
2005 Domaine de Bacarra Beaujolais-Village $6.75
2002 Nevis Bluff Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand $9.50
2005 La Spinetta “Ca di Pian” Barbera d’Asti $9.25
2004 Project 3000 “Red Hills Syrah, Lake County $8.50
Your table is waiting.
Flights This Week: Loire Sauvignon Blanc & Argentine Malbec
Beginning Wednesday at the bar, we will pour some of the most new fangled and old fangled wines imaginable. In the Old World/Old Fangled corner, we have sauvignon blanc from three Loire Valley appellations: Jean Claude Roux’s Quincy, André Vatan’s Sancerre “Les Charmes” and Didier Dagueneau’s Pouilly-Fumé “Pur Sang.” Though there is a wide spectrum of intensity between wines, they all express in hi-def Dolby Technicolor quadraphonic sound and visuals, the purity of Loire Valley white wines grown in limestone. [Lest you think all Loire whites are merely light crisp quaffing wines, the Dagueneau will be a revelation of scale and intensity.]
Mendoza is as far figuratively as it is literally from the Loire. Though the Argentinean wine industry dates from 1541, its rise as a producer of modernly styled Malbec intended for the international market is relatively recent. The vineyards around Mendoza are at quite a high altitude – between 2000 and 3500 feet – and though the climate is continental, there is relatively little rainfall and irrigation is necessary to keep the thirsty vines and Argentineans happy. The Mas is a very satisfying, uncomplicated quaffer. The Zolo really ups the ante however in the scale and complexity compartment. With regard to richness, power, the sweet scent of berries and new French oak, and the imposing heft of a gigantenormous bottle, the Doña Paula Selección de Bodega is a colossus in a class by itself.
The Doña Paula has been immensely popular in the past and this current vintage appears to be at least the equal of its predecessors.
Cheers!
Nb. Soif will be closed Monday, July 7th to celebrate after the long 4th of July weekend.
Sunday Classes:
Wine classes offered at Soif are led by John Locke, who, having experienced many years of vinous excess at every level of the wine industry, is an engaging and informative teacher. John’s expertise is particularly helpful when learning to describe wines, as well as understanding a world of wine esoterica. The focus is to help participants discover their own preferences, leading to more pleasurable wine experiences and greater control when selecting wines, whether on a list or in a shop.
June 29 – Santa Cruz Mountains - $50
It is our backyard, but there are quite a few more hidden treasures – and classics – than more are aware of. We will be trying some of the wines which made the region famous, as well as some the high-flying newcomers.
The classes will include 5 to 7 wines, a cheese matched to the class wines and educational materials, tax included.
*Each Wine Basics Class will feature 5 to 7 different wines, a cheese matched to the presentation and new subject matter. Every class will cover basics such as wine and tasting terms, explanation of flavors and the mysteries of winemaking.
Those attending the classes will receive an additional 5% discount on these wines [5% on individual bottles and 15% on mixed or whole cases].
Classes begin at 6:00 pm and last approximately 90 minutes.
To register, call or email: 831-423-2020 or Luke@SoifWine.com.
à la barre! - Wine Flights
White Flight June 25 – Loire Sauvignon Blanc from Three Appellations
2006 Jean-Claude Roux Quincy – Loire Valley, France
2006 André Vatan Sancerre “Les Charmes” – Loire Valley, France
2004 Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly “Pur Sang” – Loire Valley, France
Try the entire flight: $13.00
Red Flight June 25 – Argentine Malbec
2006 Bodegas y Viñedos “Mas” Malbec – Mendoza, Argentina
2005 Zolo Reserve Malbec – Mendoza, Argentina
2005 Doña Paula “Selección de Bodega” – Mendoza, Argentina
Try the entire flight: $16.75
Upcoming White Flights:
July 2 – American Revolutionaries - White
July 9 – French Revolutionaries – White
July 16 – Older Whites at Their Peak
Upcoming Red Flights:
July 2 – American Revolutionaries - Red
July 9 – French Revolutionaries - Red
July 16 – Radio-Coteau - Red
Musical evenings:
Art Alm: Jazz & Moderns at the piano - every Tuesday
“How much more appetizing, alluring and enticing, how more heavenly and delicious, is the smell of wine, than the smell of oil.”
- Rabelais
Yours in Thirst
Ce bar à vin satisfait la soif humaine.