Residual Sugar
Nibbling and sipping, we scanned the menu at Walnut Creek’s newest wine bar, in a downtown storefront that could easily be mistaken for a wine shop.
We sampled salumi from Italy and wines on tap from California, loving the lush cherry nose of the Sangiovese from Emeryville’s Periscope Cellars ($9). Then, we paired Brillat-Savarin cheese (French, of course) and a smattering of salad with a citrusy white from Italy’s Amalfi Coast. We matched flavors and textures, acidity and balance, savoring each morsel and moment, when suddenly our friend Rick dropped a bomb: He asked for “Napa.”
“We’ve got stuff that’s just as good,” replied our über-savvy server, as she recommended a flight of reds from the Rhône. With 27 flight wines (groupings of three small pours organized by region) and more than 50 wines by the glass, Residual Sugar offers more than a few stellar wine choices. You won’t find the best-known supermarket brands or the high-profile Cabs Rick was after. Nor will you find many hearty bites. But what you will find is a wine education.
Residual Sugar, 1684 Locust St., Walnut Creek, residualsugarwine.com.
Friday, May 20, 2011
If the World is Ending Tomorrow- This Walnut Creek Wine Bar has my Vote for a Place to Party Like its 1999.
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