Wine List from a local restaurant

The Mason SB is one of the best CA examples of the grape (IMO). The Diochon M-a-V is a good producer, so-so year. The Ecard and Geantet-Pansiot Burgs ought to be very nice, but I'd take the Ecard as it'll be readier. Of the Rhones, I'd go for the Mordoree CdR. Vietti is a good producer, though I get the impression that they are fairly "modern" in style. The Phelps Insignia and Dashe Zin are both good wines, but the Insignia is still very young. (I've got Insignias from the '80s still in my cellar). Their selection of Ports, Madeira and Sherry is also very nice.

Regarding the whole: their markups look quite reasonable, typically a bit less than 100% over retail. It's a nice list.

HTH Mark Lipton

At least in the USA it is unusual for a fine dining restaurant to show menu prices let alone wine prices on their website.

Here is one of my favorite restaurants and they too have their wines and prices listed.

The best sections appear to be the Rhone and maybe the Sherry.

Under France Blush (?!) they have Beringer white zinfandel. Under Champagne the first entry is a Prosecco. Reds from Italy are "varietals". Under Gewurztraminer not a single Alsace wine. Under Aromatic wines they have a Pinot Grigio from Italy. Not.

I think this wine list is a mess

Mike Tommasi wrote in news:57rgrpF2dlva1U2 @mid.individual.net:

I am amazed of the hype that surround the wines from Lustau, specially when they are the equivalent of "negoce" wines. Not bad, but nothing really great.

S.

Hola Santiago

we dont get much choice in France... they are not bad. It's a bit like somebody telling me Ott is good Bandol... sure ;-)

More generally, much of the wine on this list was below Lustau level.

cheers

1. R Parker reviews lustau quite favorably.

1. the distributor for lustau in the dc metro area(dc md va) is a very hard worker.

Hi, Mike, I agree with your comments, Bandol!!!!!

Where in France are you?

Judith

Wow, I like the menu, I just wish it was in England! I also took a look at the wine list, can you explain why Californian wine is so expensive in the USA?

Judith

I agree. The wines listed on the website are only a small fraction of what they actually have and poorly organized. I dont think the person who runs their cellar is the same as who did their website! They have one of the most extensive wine lists I've ever seen. It is a very small restaurant, only about 10 tables. They also have classes on wine and cooking and bring in wine makers from all over the world. Too bad their website doesn't do them justice.

lol, I didn't notice that! I dont think they sell takeout! Darn!

Supply, demand, income levels and the fact that restaurant prices are typically 2 to 3 times what the price would be from a wine store. Do restaurants in Europe have such markup?

On Apr 8, 8:32 am, " snipped-for-privacy@googlemail.com" wrote: I also took a

Hello, Judith, I lived in California for nigh-on 30 years and I never figured it out. Other than people thinking the wines are worth it, I just don't know.

I wonder what other reason there is, myself.

Dee, Virginia, USA

In the hopes that you haven't seen this yet, here is a link to the article "My $100 Bottle of Wine." It should answer many of these questions.

pavane

Bandol...