An exciting new chef, a logical new name—just when you thought the dust had actually settled over at the section of the galaxy ruled by Bonny Doon Vineyard…..think again.
A new terroir-driven wine list—soon to be unveiled—will shake up your tired old criticisms of the biodynamic tasting room and restaurant on Ingalls Street.
Seriously. You are not expecting this.
So will each Bonny Doon wine be complemented in a flight by the European wine(s) that inspired it? That would take some cojones.
Close, rdb, but no Cigare.
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From Tuesday’s Chronicle:
Santa Cruz restaurant Le Cigare Volant — formerly known as Cellar Door Cafe — hired a new chef and changed its name earlier this year. It was a big overhaul for the eatery at Bonny Doon’s downtown tasting room.
Now, Randall Grahm is changing things up again, on the wine side. The restaurant has announced that it now has a special Vins de Terroir section, wherein Grahm has organized wines from around the world according to the soil types from which they derive. From the release: “
Grahm himself has selected the wines – predominantly farmed by organic and biodynamic methods – which he believes are particularly clear illustrations of distinctive terroirs. A brief discussion of on the vinous characteristics of wines made from unique soil types is provided, and a rotating flight of wines by the glass from a particular soil type is featured weekly.â€
See also: Michael Bauer’s quick take on Le Cigare Volant. Also, do note that starting May 21, it will be open for lunch daily.
See my review of Le Cigare Volant in the current issue of Santa Cruz Weekly.
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