Bread is sourced from Party Bus Bakery @ 31 Essex Street.
Meat is sourced from Ends Meat @ Essex Market.
Cortese - Checkered tablecloth wine label, classic col fondo frizzante wine. Fresh and easy
Chenin Blanc - Aged several years on the lees, which gives a silky, toasty, Champagne-like quality
Pinot Noir / Chardonnay / Poulsard / Trousseau - Instant classic on par with a fine Champagne
Catarratto - An exquisite, savory yet dry and direct Sicilian sparkler in the Champagne style
Chardonnay - Mineral style, with citrus zest and crisp, and a clean finish
Semillon / Muscadelle - Hazy, fresh and floral Pet-Nat from an unexpected place!
Pinot Blanc / Pinot Gris / Pinot Noir - Fun, frothy, hazy but not weird, a gentle Alsatian Pet-Nat
Pineau D’Aunis - Direct press, slightly peachy-hued, mineral Pet-Nat that’s both clean and spunky
Muscat - Absolutely the weirdest Pet-Nat on the list, from cult natural producer
Gewurztraminer / Riesling - The frothiest Pet-Nat on the list, a veritable party in a bottle!
Ortrugo - Friends of Elena (La Stoppa) are friends of ours especially when they make tasty frizzante!
Cinsault - Cyril Cuche, in collaboration with Eric Texier, made this tasty, hazy, peachy-pink Pet-Nat
Chardonnay - Methode Ancestrale that drinks like a methode traditionelle, with a little sweetness
Moscatel Galego - Light and floral, orange-sherbert-hued with chamomile tea notes
Tardana - Bright yet full flavored, unmistakably orange Pet-Nat that aims to please
Macabeu / Parellada / Monastrell - From mostly white grapes, pale, dry and Champagne-esque
Grolleau / Pineau D’Aunis / Cabernet Franc - Dry, with zingy bright red fruit and fresh acidity
Trollinger - So flavorful and so dry, a perennial favorite and a starter of good nights
Pineau d'Aunis - Tasty, dark, savory. A bit earthy a bit jolly ranchery, tons of fun
Monastrell - A third of a bottle of delicious sparkling red wine, in a can, totally natural and addictive!
Lambrusco di Salamino - A rustic, natural, countryside Lambrusco, with dark red fruit and nice lift
Gamay / Poulsard - The delicious sweet tasty sparkling rosé that tastes like raspberries and a big hug
Colombard / Marsanne / Roussanne / Muscat blanc - At 9.5% this bottle can be added to any scenario
Melon de Bourgogne - From the region known for Muscadet, this is a fresh and easy, dry, stony white
Sauvignon Blanc - Mineral-driven, not-too-tropical Sauv Blanc from Clos Roche Blanche vineyards
Chardonnay - A clean, pure Chardonnay that takes the back seat to minerals and limestone finesse
Savagnin / Chardonnay - Not oxidative, showing the fresh side of Jura whites with balance and poise
Chenin Blanc - Fresh and mineral, with some snap up front, followed by a little weight in the finish
Xarel-lo - Natural white from longtime Partida Creus collaborator. Clean, but with a wild side
Altesse - Mickey’s first release of a classic grape from this Pre-Alps region. Clean and energetic
Riesling - A solera of Riesling, aged for over 3 years, 2017-18-19, and it keeps getting better!
Chenin Blanc - Beautiful Chenin from a mineral rich tiny vineyard in Anjou
Jacquère / Altesse / Chardonnay - Chalky and savory, with a bit of an alpine profile
Chenin Blanc - Delicious, crystalline Chenin, with subtle density and impressive phenolic structure
Savagnin - NOT oxidative, super delicious and bright, with nice weight and mid-palate
Jacquère - Pure Savoie brilliance, lots of stone fruit, medium density, a white wine you’ll remember
Morillon (Chardonnay) - Austrian natural wine legends! Structured, with pronounced mineral character
Chardonnay - From steep slopes of a parcel tucked under a cliff, yields a unique acidity with weight
Chardonnay - Beautiful, dense, NOT oaky Chardonnay from bonafide California winemaking duo
Chenin Blanc - From a vineyard of pure stones on top of a cliff. Epic place for an epic Chenin Blanc
Frontenac Gris / Frontenac Blanc - Gris sees some skin contact, Blanc direct press, fascinating wine!
Lado / Treixadura / + more - “chans e lus” means soil and light in Gallego. Exquisite, deep and savory
Carignan Blanc - The name of the wine IS just the grape, but it’s quite rare, fuller bodied, and delicious
Chardonnay - An alpine wine with intriguing character. Delicate and sexy
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) - 1 day skin contact overnight, aged 1 year. Clean with medium texture
Godello - A savory, mineral and dense expression, sort of like Chablis, but Spanish
Welschriesling / Pinot Gris / Traminer - The rite of passage for orange wine neophytes
Moscatel / Malvasia - Sharp, floral, and perfumed, very crispy and zesty
Falanghina - Fresh zippy acid up front, easy-going and very energetic. Mellows out with some air
Gruner Veltliner / Roter Veltliner - One of the classic ‘intro to orange wine’ bottles. Easy and light
Verdelho / Albarino - Always a special wine, “intensely flavored and fragrant, super-friendly”
Macabeu - A very Catalan grape with light skin contact. Textured, with a chamomile tea vibe
Loureiro - Zippy, light orange, with subtle floral aromas, acidity, like a refreshing lemon drop!
Savagnin - Subtle and nuanced, essentially a Jura white with texture and ‘amertume’ from skin contact
Torontel - Floral, bright, very easy going and reminiscent of a fine Sauvignon Blanc, light and zippy
Palomino / Sauvignon Blanc - Once too funky now pure, lovely and wild, stony and touch aromatic
Muscat d’Alexandria - A sensational wine with floral aromatics and grit, 450 bottles made, very rare!
Trancado / Macabeo - Delicious, bold orange with tons of flavor but not tannic or too intense
Friulano / Sauv Blanc / Riesling / Gruner / Malvasia / Kerner / Trebbiano / Moscato Bianco - ….Yummy!
Chardonnay - Minimalist winemaking meets skin contact California Chardonnay. Results are delicious
Malvasia - One of the first Slovenian skin contact wines to wow folks in the US, still a classic
Vitovska - A long aged SC
Sauv Blanc / Pinot Grigio / Malvasia / Vitovska - In the echelon of Gravner, Radikon, Vodopivec, classic!
Kisi - Lightly amber, with subtle but ever-present grip from tannins
Chardonnay / Cortese - Some structure here, without deep color or intense dryness. Super tasty
Catarratto - From the "other" Viola, Aldo, this is mellow but shows some flesh and tannins
Trebbiano / Malvasia - Damn good SC from a zany producer. Deep, not too intense, and very special
Rkatsiteli - Only 1 month of skin contact before aging in Qvevri gives this more lightness and verve
Altesse - Legendary skin contact from Savoie, dense and balanced, delicate, chamomile tea vibes
Pinot Gris - Made like a red (rouge) from a gray (gris) grape. Deep amber hue, savory and dry
Pinot Grigio - A lovely, ramato (bronze) Pinot Grigio with herbal tea notes
Ribolla Gialla - 4 months on skins, a bit deeper and more intense than the Jakot
Sauv Blanc / Pinot Grigio / Chardonnay / Riesling - The last vintage ever of this legendary SC blend
Blaufränkisch - Breathtaking, elegant and serene rosé of Blaufrankisch, certainly lives up to the name!
Pinot Noir - Flavorful, dry rosé from one of the very few natural wine estates in Argentina
Sangiovese / CIliegiolo - Rosato with perfect density and length from the remote Umbrian countryside
Nerello Mascalese - Odd little rosato that isn't finished fermenting! A bit tickly, a touch off-dry
Pais - Made by a girl gang (sorry no boys allowed!), a red with lots of tang and a lovely vibrant aroma
Pineau D’Aunis - Quintessential, with herbaceous, peppery notes, bright red fruit and super-light body
Pinot Noir - Bright and energetic, acid-driven Pinot from cult Jura producer Raphael Monnier
Trepat / Sumoll / Garrut / Ull de Perdiu / Garnatxa - Tangy, tart, playful and fun
Grolleau Noir / Grolleau Gris - An effortlessly light and lithe little gritty red, pretty but not wimpy
Pinot Meunier - From a very limited bottling of this Pinot Noir relative. Fascinating and delicious!
Pinot Noir - From the cool 2021 vintage, this is a bright, delicate and very pretty Red Burgundy
Poulsard - From the 2014 vintage, dusty and very light, austere but also charming
Frontenac Noir / Marquette / Petites Perles - Crunchy red that shows the promise & quality of hybrids
Persan / Gamay / Pinot Noir / Mondeuse - Slightly gamey red, with fresh acidity, all around great value
Pinot Noir / Gamay - A wine of great length and finesse from natural wine legends of the Loire Valley
Pinot Noir - Classy, with nice acidity, no new oak, a deeper expression for Pinot but still very graceful
Trousseau - A beautifully balanced, exemplary Trousseau from a humble and talented winemaker
Pinot Noir - Special expression from Switzerland. Delicate nose and dark fruits
Gamay - From the 2016 vintage, a wine with lovely fruit and earth
Rotburger / Blaufränkisch / St. Laurent / Merlot - Delicious, perfectly medium-bodied red from Austria
Grenache / Carignan - Grapes are foot-stomped to live music. A magical wine that’s funky and pure
Tempranillo - The freshest, most lively, high altitude, bright fruit Tempranillo out there!
Syrah - Delicious, natty, silky, sultry, Jeff Coutelou knocks it out the park with this savory red
Mondeuse - A special, longer maceration red, with a brooding, darker side
Syrah - There is no Syrah more classic than a Northern Rhône Syrah, which this is. “Spot on”
Malvasia Nera / Negroamaro - A true Calabrian red, with notes of dried herbs and sausage
Grenache / Syrah / Mourvedre / Carignan - A complex and generous, earthy Southern Rhone red
Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon - From 2014 vintage, perfectly aged, with deep cassis and leather notes
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Petit Verdot - Full-bodied California excellence
Cabernet Sauvignon - All the things you would want from a nice silky Cab, with minimal oak, supple
Garnatxa Blanca / Parellada / Xarel-Lo / Tempranillo - Slightly rosé-ish fun Pet-Nat
Chardonnay - A perfect introduction to Alice’s whites, and to (non-oxidative) Jura whites in general
Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay - Iconic natural white from Ewald & Brigette Tscheppe.
Gewurztraminer / Pinot Gris / Riesling - The biggest, tallest bottle of orange wine in the building!
Cinsault - Lolita Sene is making some of the most exciting and fresh reds in this region, case in point!
Poulsard / Pinot / Trousseau / Béclans / Gamay - An ethereal blend that makes you ask “what is that?!”
Grolleau - Perfectly light yet bold, natty yet pure-fruited, and totally chuggable red
Nerello Mascalese - Volcanic Mount Etna elegance in BIG 3 liter format. Thirsty friends required!