Wine List Sampling
Wine List Sampling
NINE-TEN boasts a well-balanced and extensive wine cellar. The list is a carefully selected excursion of local and global varietals and vineyards recognized with an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator since 2002. Our staff is exceptionally well trained and educated on the food and preparation methods, and wine selections and pairings.
Sommelier Suggestions
Riesling…Just Try It!
What you may experience may surprise and challenge what you think about this wine. No other grape variety demonstrates the precision of flavor and expression of place as strikingly as Riesling. From bone-dry, finely etched, and mineral driven “trocken” styles to the perfectly balanced fruit-acid duality of the off-dry “feinherb” or “kabinett” versions, or even the hedonistically sweet “berrenauslese” dessert wines, few wines pair well with such a wide variety of foods as does Riesling. Pair a dry “trocken” with your Hamachi sashimi or a lightly sweet “spätlese” alongside a Jamaican jerk pork. The point is: JUST TRY IT! You may just discover your new favorite wine.Germany
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Schloss Lieser
Fein herb, off-dry, Mosel 2021
$59
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Willi Schaefer
Graacher site, Kabinett off-dry, Mosel 2018
$75
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Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Scharzhöfberger site, Kabinett off-dry, Mosel 2015
$60
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Strub
Niersteiner Patenberg site, Spätlese off-dry Rheinhessen 2013
$51
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Dönnhof
Tonschiefer, “Dry Slate,” off-dry Nahe 2022
$60
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Dönhoff
Riesling Eiswein, Oberhause Brücke monopole site, half bottle Nahe, Germany 2015
$400
France
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Bott Frères
Osterberg site, off-dry, Alsace Grand Cru AOP 2016
$82
Ridge Vineyards…A Return to the Classics
Since 1885 Ridge Vineyards has been producing some of California’s most iconic wines. Deploying a strict “PreProhibition” (non-industrial) style of wine making along with a commitment to a “hands off” approach, Ridge wines display a sense of place and an intensity rarely matched in the world of wine. From pioneering the “single vineyard” approach in the 1960’s, to the use of native yeast during fermentation and a philosophy of transparency rarely seen on other wine labels, Ridge continues to be a simulacrum of consistency, quality, passion, and prestige. Few other California wineries boast a longer history and consistent quality level as does Ridge Vineyards. But don’t take my word for it…taste the history and pedigree for yourself.Chardonnay
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Ridge
Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA 2020
$144
Zinfandel
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Ridge
“Pagani Ranch” Sonoma Vly AVA, Sonoma Cty, CA 2020, 90% Zinfandel, 6% Petite Sirah, 4% Alicante Bouchet
$95
Petit Sirah
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Ridge
Lytton Estate, Petite Sirah Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma Cty 2019, 94% Petite Sirah, 6% Zinfandel
$86
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Ridge
“Monte Bello” Santa Cruz Mountains AVA 2019
$525