We’re big fans of the wines from importer Acid, Inc., a company specializing in small producers from all over the world that make wines with vibrant, well-balanced acidity. In fact, half the wines we’re pouring tonight are are recent staff picks from Lily herself!  So please join us and our friend James from AI Selections, 6-9 pm,to see what all the fuss is about! We’ll have cheese from Eastern District, and gorgeous new artwork on our walls from Yuko Oda!

Pasini Azienda Agricola San Giovanni Il Lugana D.O.C. 2011

If this cute, squat bottle of vino bianco looks familiar, it’s because Greenpoint’s recycling bins were chock-full of the vineyard’s sister rosato last summer!  San Giovanni’s Lugana, hailing from a small, family-run vineyard in Lombardy on the southern shores of Lake Garda, is lush, vibrant and sophisticated.  Flecks of gold and hints of tropical fruit makes this wine a ray of sunlight on a gray day.  $19

Maison Pichard & JourdanDecouverte Chinon 2009

This perfect Loire Valley Cabernet Franc is medium-bodied and juicy, with bright red fruit and the pretty herbaciousness we want and love from Chinon!  Word on the street is that this is incredible with steak tartare, but I know for a fact this wine has what it takes to elevate even the simplest of nights at home, like when chicken nachos are for dinner and a Netflix rock-n-roll documentary is the only thing worth watching… $17

Tomas Cusine Llebre 2009

“Ull de llebre”, or “eye of the hair”, is the Catelonian name for Tempranillo.  In Costers del Segre, Tomas Cusine blends that iconic grape with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha, Carinena, and Syrah and ages it for 6 months in French Oak barrels.  The resulting wine is dense, rustic, and dark, but with a unexpected complexity of peppery spice and black licorice on the smooth and lingering finish.  A new favorite of ours during these harsh winter months.  $18

Syncline 2011 Subduction Red 

The folks behind Syncline Wines in Washington State have long been inspired by the wines of the Southern Rhone Valley.  Subduction Red is a blend of Mourvedre, Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Counoise, and Cinsault, sourced from vineyards spread across the Columbia Valley.  Dry and complex, with notes of black cherry and baking spice, this is an incredibly distinctive new world wine.  We’re always excited to find a well-made wine from American soils at such a fair price.  $21