Painfully inviting and stinging. A spicy vibrance from Down Under, it stings the tongue and refuses to be ignored. Taken with steak, colby jack, kimchi, and eggs—and that still wasn’t enough for it to eat right through.
Chapelle Saint Antoine Languedoc
Fully wet and yet airy. Somewhat tannic and somewhat juicily fruity—not too much, but just enough to work with food or without. This needs a part deux.
Taken with a Taiwanese pancake, heavily dosed with black pepper, skillet-fried cheddar cheese, kimchi, and inner omelet.
Chaldras Rouge Vin de la Communauté Européenne
Polite and reserved, not overbearing, but very present and silently strong. A gentle, peacekeeping red, dry in its oakiness as much as in its manner, this rouge stands above what’s on the table. Taken with sharp cheddar after a soy sauce omelette.
Gnocchi with Pumpkin Soup & Pork
Delectable Italy—Home made gnocchi served with a red sauce and chopped pork with a cup of pumpkin soup. The sauced leafy greens beside churn up a balanced supper reminiscent of Rome. Delivered on a wooden tray, seated on a wooden floor among arched pillars down an old bricked alley won’t make you pine for Italy because you’ll feel like you’ve already arrived. The shoppe is made for coffee, after all, and the cappuccino is lovably strong. But, the best part is the cheesy side of mashed potatoes!
Cuvee Special
The king of tannin—no, the emperor! This heavy, flush beverage makes all others pale in any contest of cutting a cheese-heavy dinner. Ripe and red, medium-dark and velvet in its imagination of you. Taken with cheese scrambled eggs and cheese pizza; never take this wine without a cheesy meal.