Sorry for the late note today. I sat down earlier and, after finding an ant floating in my coffee, I got sidetracked. The ants have been in full force at the house here this month. Just when I'm certain there's not a crumb of food on the floors and that the little traps are set in the right spots, I'll wake up to my older daughter hollering from the breakfast nook: They're baa-aack!  My wife will grab some cleaning spray and a rag, and I'll investigate their entry point. While I mostly just find them to be a small nuisance, the sudden surge of these minuscule invaders takes an emotional toll on my youngest, whose concern has been elevated to something close to panic. WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM US???, Simone yells, running out of the room in despair. 

At wineries and breweries, and at wine shops and taprooms, this time of year, it's fruit flies that are the seasonal pests we'll try our best to fend off. We'll make sure the bar surfaces and sinks at our space are squeaky clean (as always!), but some will still find their way in and home in on an unnoticed drop of red wine or a recently discarded cork. We've gotten better with our homemade soap and vinegar traps and will funnel them to their doom, eventually.

So if you see our door occasionally closed more often this month, know that we've no intention to keep any of our neighbors and guests away. Far from it, we continue to welcome you here everyday ... and hope to entice you with delicious wines, rotating glasses, flights on Thursdays and Saturdays, and weekly guest chef pop ups every Wednesday! And if any tiny fruit fly follows you in, that's ok (we'll deal with them in good time :).

TONIGHT...THURSDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS: Italian reds and whites!
2022 Reverdito Barbera d’Alba
2022 Villa Sant Anna Chianti Colli Senesi
2021 Elena Fucci Sceg Aglianico del Vulture
2023 Ercole Bianco Monferrato 1L
2024 Bruno Verdi Pinot Grigio
2019 Taschlerhof Kerner
Tasting Flights $15 from 5-9 and wines by the glass until close

SATURDAY 9/13: 2024 FRENCH ROSÉ FLIGHTS
2024 Domaine de Fontsainte Corbières Gris de Gris
2024 Château Soucherie Rosé de Loire Cuvée L'Astrée Rosé
2024 Domaine Bagnol Cassis Rosé
2024 Domaine Collotte Marsannay Rosé
Flights $18 from 2-6 and wines by the glass until 9pm

Cheers,
Daniel