Tonight
What are we opening.
Name the dish. Photograph the list. I'll pick a bottle and tell you the glass.
Today at the table
Thai, Sichuan, or other chili-lime heat
Capsaicin punishes alcohol and oak. Residual sugar and acid are the tools.
- Off-dry Riesling (Kabinett, Spätlese) — Sugar cools heat; acid stays bright.
- Off-dry Chenin or Gewürztraminer — Aromatic lift for lemongrass and coconut.
Grape · of the day
Petit Verdot
puh-TEE vair-DOH
Bordeaux's late spice
A seasoning grape in Médoc blends: color, violet, and tannin. In warmer climates it ripens fully and can stand alone.
violetspiceblack fruitinkcedar
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