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Here's a peek at this weekend's specials. 

from the cellar At the Wine Bar!
 

Sun Singer offers more than 30 wines by the glass every day of the week. Here's a sampling of this week's selections at the Sun Singer Bar.   

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wine bar feature '06 AMON-Ra unfiltered Shiraz 

Amon-Ra has become one of Australia's icon wines. Made from 100% Shiraz sourced from vineyards ranging in age from 80-120 years and with microscopic yields of 0.5 tons per acre, the 2006 Amon-Ra was aged for 15 months in new French and American oak.     

Ben Glaetzer's philosophy is that great wines are made in the vineyard - a belief in "terroir" and an understanding of the ancient dry-grown vineyards in the renowned Ebenezer district of the Barossa is evident in his wines.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY.  A SPECTACULAR WINE.

95 pts. Barely budging in hue, the 2006 Amon-Ra Shiraz gives a very deep purple-black color and earthy, gamey aromas of forest floor, moss covered bark, Peking duck skin, mulberries, dried plums, blackberry preserves, incense, cinnamon stick and cloves. Very crisp, concentrated and full with medium-firm velvety tannins, it presents a slightly warm yet long and engaging finish. It's approachable now and should continue to develop, drinking to 2022+.       

                                               ~ Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Join us in our little experiment to give more people the chance to try this Australian icon at a reasonable $$. You'll be able to order the Amon-ra at $5/ounce....with one (1) ounce being a taste and five (5) ounces being a glass. You can do the math as you're welcome to order anywhere in between depending on your taste and your pocketbook. All we can say is get to the Wine Bar and try this wine!  

IN THE SPOTLIGHT 

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MATHILDE et YVES GANGLOFF

Condrieu 2007

Gangloff has become one of Cote Rotie's bona fide superstars, thanks to the ever increasing quality and intense style of his wines as well as the limited quantity in which these wines are made.

Despite the renown, the Domaine is tiny.  There are just 1.7 hectares in Condrieu and 2.4 hectares in Côte-Rôtie, mostly in the Cote Blonde but also in the Cote Brune.  Recently Gangloff has acquired a very small amount of St Joseph.  All the vines are planted on dizzyingly steep hillsides - which have been cultivated with vines on and off for over 2000 years - and overlook the Rhone river.   

All work has to be carried out by hand and is done so organically. In the cellar, Gangloff mixes modern and traditional methods.  He destems most but not all of the crop and depending on the vintage.  He uses wild yeasts and manipulates the wine as little as possible.  Maturation is by lenthy ageing on small oak barrels, with a proportion new without racking and minimal use of sulphur.

The Gangloff style is for tremendous concentration, depth and complexity while appearing delicate and graceful at the same time and expressing brilliant fruit purity and freshness.

DOMAINE de VIEUX TELEGRAPHE 
'La Crau' Blanc 2006 

BEER

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MEXICANA 'Red Pig' Mexican Ale 

This Mexican ale pours a fairly deep bronze colour with a tinge of amber and a thinnish off-white head. The nose has plenty of caramel and biscuit richness, with a suggestion of a fudge-like quality and plummy red fruit aromas. In the mouth this has a pleasant hop bitterness, with much more tang and resinous hop quality than the nose suggests, touch of caramel sweetness that is still there being easily
                dominated by crisp lemony acidity and the slightly spicy, slightly floral hops.

NEW BELGIUM Mighty Arrow 

MIGHTY ARROW Pale Ale provides lots of pleasurable sniffs from Amarillo and Cascade hops with a fetching honey malt base. This is our brewed tribute to Arrow, the  Aussie/Border Collie mix who ran (literally) New Belgium for 12 years. When she wasn't patrolling the brewery grounds, she was famous for 
                   her office visits: She never met a tummy rub she didn't like.  

SIERRA NEVADA Glissade 

As winter begins its slide toward the sunny days of spring, we bring you Glissade Golden Bock to help you enjoy the ride. Glissade is a remarkably mellow take on the traditional spring bock. With restrained sweetness, we emphasize subtle malt flavor, balanced against delicate aromas of spicy and floral European hops. This complex balance helps Glissade slide across the palate-bracing us against the last cold nights of winter, while its bright golden
                        color turns our thoughts toward spring.   

SHINER Spring 

Light-to-medium bodied with a slight sweetness. Shiner Dortmunder pours a clear, amber-copper color with a smooth, well-rounded flavor. It has a bit of a nutty, caramel, and honey aroma. Taste notes are malty grain, a bit of fruit, and a hint of spice.     

 SODAS

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introducing GOOSE ISLAND CRAFT SODAS  

Never pasteurized, low in sodium and caffeine free, Goose Island naturally flavored sodas were cultivated to deliver the richest tastes ever bottled. They're so creamy, so indulgent that smiles naturally appear after every sip.

Here's our perfect trifecta>>> 

SPICY GINGER

The robust taste of ginger is blended with a bit of citrus to balance out the natural peppery tartness. It's all the fun you can have without all that caffeine. Spicy Ginger Soda can also be the main ingredient in many a mocktail. The amazing all-natural flavor combined with 100% cane sugar is the high quality Spicy Ginger Soda that you expect from Goose Island.

CONCORD GRAPE

The Grape Soda has been re-formulated to deliver an uncanny match while using only all-natural flavor. We avoided that super-sweet candy tasting grape flavor and now are able to deliver a grown up Concord Grape Soda that will put a big smile on your face as you are transported to a memory of childhood. 

VANILLA CREAM 

You've been asking for it...so here it is! Goose Island couldn't be happier to introduce their all-naturally flavored Vanilla Cream Soda! They took your typical cream soda and then amped it up, Goose Island style. This flavor was cultivated to deliver one of the richest tastes ever bottled. This Vanilla Cream Soda is a rich golden color. The taste is a blend of vanilla bean with a hint of bourbon. You'll be blown away with the creaminess.

SPIRITS

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ANCHOR Junipero Gin  

Junípero Gin is made by hand in the classic "distilled dry gin" tradition, utilizing more than a dozen botanicals in their natural state, in a small copper pot still at the little distillery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco. The history of gin goes back at least to the mid-1600's in Holland, but its true antecedents are much earlier. The predominant flavor and aroma of a modern gin will always come from juniper (dried berries of the "common juniper," Juniperus communis). But the wonderful challenge for the distiller is in selecting and blending from a wide variety of additional, exotic botanicals in order to impart a uniquely satisfying, balanced character to his gin.

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ITALIAN CHEESE PLATE

$12.95

served with grapes, apples, dried fruit & baguette

PEPATO  

Sicily

Sheeps milk: sharp flavor with black peppercorns added.

  CLARISSA Sardinia

Goat's milk: fruity with grassy & citrus notes-well rounded flavors.

PIAVE  

Belleeno

Cow's milk: aged 12 months, dense texture with bitter almond finish