The Bluebird's Wine List

We are proud of our extensive wine list, chosen to showcase the finest wines of the world, especially the vibrant, outstanding, aromatic whites from Leelanau and Old Mission, to compliment your meal at the Bluebird.

Please note: All of our wines are available for take-out at reduced prices. Also, due to recent changes in Michigan Law, we can now re-cork your wine should you not finish your bottle, and you can enjoy the remainder at home, or better yet, on the beach.

WHITE WINES BY THE GLASS
NV Good Harbor Fishtown White - Leland - Deliciously fruity, semi-dry white made from chardonnay, seyval blanc, and vignoles. Great with our Whitefish and other mild dishes. - 4.50

‘07 Good Harbor Chardonnay - Leland - Crisp apple and pear flavors with a touch of oak make this balanced local chardonnay a natural with fish and lighter meat dishes. - 4.75

’08 Boskydel Vignoles – Lake Leelanau – Local wine pioneer Bernie Rink has always had a knack for good Vignoles, and this vintage will impress with its bright peach and subtle spice notes and bracing acidity, all in balance. – 5.00

‘08 Bowers Harbor Riesling - Old Mission - Vibrant, lively, aromatic white, with floral scents and a semi-dry style. Loads of apple and citrus flavors, great foil with hot or spicy food, or as an apertif. – 5.00

‘07 Chat. Fontaine Pinot Gris - Lake Leelanau - Fresh, delicious pear and citrus fruit flavors, with hints of minerals adding complexity, make this a perfect partner with seafoods. - 5.00

’09 Banrock Station Chardonnay- Australia - Lush tropical fruits and firm acidity, make for a fine, pure, balanced chardonnay with no perceptible oak, great with food. - 4.75

‘08 Redcliff Sauvignon Blanc - Marlborough, New Zealand - Bracing aromas of crushed grapefruit, dry and delicious on the palate, perfect with shellfish and other seafoods. - 4.75

‘08 Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay - California - This perennial favorite is great year after year. Classic apple, pear and oak flavors. - 5.75


RED WINES BY THE GLASS

’08 Bowers Harbor Pinot Noir Rose’ – Lovely strawberry and cherry hints adorn this refreshing, lively, ruby colored rose’ that is balanced by just a hint of sweetness, a summer classic! – 5.50

’08 Chat. Grand Traverse Gamay Noir – Old Mission – The grape of Beaujolias makes an extraordinary red here in N. Michigan, with lovely ruby color, raspberry and strawberry flavors and a distinctive spicy complexity, good with steak, BBQ, or richer fish and poultry dishes. – 5.50

’08 Canyon Road Cabernet Sauvignon - California - Nice varietal Cab flavors. Medium bodied cherry and berry flavored wine, good with meats or pizza. - 4.50

’07 Hahn Meritage - Rich, pure, full bodied Cabernet/Merlot blend with good structure, plenty of cassis and black cherry flavors, subtle oak aromas, firm tannins. A great steak wine.- 6.50

‘08 Salmon Creek Merlot - California - Lush, ripe Merlot with soft texture and mild tannins. Just plain delicious with food or without. - 4.50

‘08 Castle Rock Pinot Noir – California – Ripe, lush cherry flavors in a medium bodied beauty from Sonoma. Great by itself, but delicious with beef, pork, and richer fish dishes. – 5.50

’07 Louis Latour Pinot Noir – Appellation Bourgogne – Burgundy, France – Classic penetrating cherry aromas, beautifully long and restrained on the palate. Truly a “food wine”, this shows the elegance and class that we expect from Burgundy. – 6.00

‘07 Tapiz Malbec – Mendoza, Argentina – From a variety of high altitude Mendoza vineyards, this has dark blackberry and raspberry flavors and aromas, scents of oak, and a lush texture. – 6.50





MICHIGAN WINES
White
NV Good Harbor Trillium – Leland – 14.
NV Good Harbor Fishtown White - Leland - 16.
06 Circa Estate “Improvisation – Suttons Bay – 20.
08 Boskydel Vignoles – Lake Leelanau – 20.
08 Chateau Grand Traverse “Ship of Fools” – 22.

Riesling
07 Good Harbor Riesling “Late Harvest” - Leland - 20.
06 Brys Estate Riesling – Old Mission – 26.
08 Black Star “Arcturos” Riesling - Semi-Dry-S.B - 24.
07 Bowers Harbor Riesling “Estate”- Old Mission - 24.
07 Left Foot Charlie Riesling – Old Mission– 26.
08 Chat. Grand Traverse “Lot 49” – Old Mission – 30.

Pinot Gris
07 Bel Lago Pinot Grigio - Cedar - 22.
07 Shady Lane Pinot Gris - Suttons Bay - 22.
07 Chateau Fontaine Pinot Grigio - Lk. Leelanau - 22.
07 Left Foot Charlie “Murmur” – Old Mission – 26.
08 Leelanau Pinot Gris – Omena – 24.

Pinot Blanc
09 Left Foot Charlie Pinot Blanc – Old Mission – 26.

Gewurtraminer
05 Peninsula Cellars Gewurztraminer - Old Mission- 26.
08 Ciccone Vineyard Gewurztraminer – Leelanau – 26.

Chardonnay
06 Good Harbor - Leland - 20.
07 45 North Reserve – Suttons Bay – 35.
07 Chateau Fontaine - Lk Leelanau - 24.
02 Wyncroft “Avonlea Vnyd” – Buchanan – 55.

Michigan Reds
08 Bowers Harbor Pinot Noir Rose’ – Old Middion – 24.
08 Chat. Grand Traverse Gamay Noir – Old Mission – 22.
06 Chat. Fontaine “Woodland Red” – Lk. Leelanau – 26.
07 Circa Estate “Requisite” (Blau Frankisch) – SB – 24.
06 Black Star “Arcturos” Pinot Noir - Suttons Bay - 28.
06 Chat. Chantal Pinot Noir - Old Mission - 24.
06 Peninsula Cellars Pinot Noir “Leonards Vnyd” – 30.
07 Ciccone Vineyard Pinot Noir – Leelanau – 28.
07 Brys Estate Cabernet/Merlot – Old Mission – 32.
04 Wyncroft Pinot Noir “Avonlea Vnyd” – Buchanan – 65.
07 Ciccone Vineyard Cabernet Franc – Leelanau – 32.


Light Bodied Whites
07 Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc – Cal. – 22.
07 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand - 24.
07 Babich Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand - 24.
06 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio – Italy - 24.
06 Dom. Cherrier Sancerre - Loire, France - 36.


Medium Bodied Whites
07 Lindemans Chardonnay - Australia - 18.
06 Grgich Hills Fume’ Blanc – Napa – 38.
08 Kendall-Jackson V.R. Chardonnay - 28.
06 Du Beouf Pouilly-Fuisse - Burgundy - 28.
06 Scherer Gewurztraminer - Alsace - 28.


Full Bodied Whites
07 Edna Valley Chardonnay – San Luis Obispo – 26.
06 Wente “Riva Ranch” Chardonnay – Sonoma – 34.
05 Chat. St. Michelle “Canoe Rdg” Chard - Wash.- 38.
06 Patz and Hall Chardonnay - Napa - 55.
05 Mt. Eden Chardonnay – Santa Cruz Mts. – 65.
03 Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet - “Morgeot” -
Burgundy, France - 75.
00 Weinbach Riesling “Catherine” - Alsace, France - 45.
00 Zind-Humbrecht “Herr-Turkheim Riesling – Alsace – 45.

Champagne and Sparkling Wine
Shady Lane Sparkling Riesling - Suttons Bay - 28.
Mawby “Conservancy” Blanc et Noir - Suttons Bay - 36.
Mawby “Talismon” Brut – Suttons Bay – 38.
Tosti Asti Spumante - Italy - 26.
Montaudon Brut ½ bottle – 24.
Moet & Chandon “White Star” - Epernay - 65.
98 Dom Perignon - Epernay, France - 150.
NV Krug “Grande Cuvee” - Reims, France - 150.




Red Wines - All red wines are bought on release and stored in our temperature-controlled cellar.

Young, delicious Cabernet Sauvignon
05 Hess Selection - Cal. - 24.
05 Robt. Mondavi - Napa - 45.
03 Merriam – Dry Creek Valley, Ca. - 45.
04 Joseph Phelps - Napa - 65.
02 Opus One - Napa - 150.
07 Caymus - Napa - 65.

Cabernet Classics, aged and ready...
96 Fisher Wedding Vnyd. – Sonoma – 85.
96 Schweiger Vineyards - Spring Mtn., Napa - 65.
magnum-135.
00 Pride Mtn. – Napa – 75.
96 Chateau Montelena Estate – Napa – 125.
96 Ridge Monte Bello - Santa Cruz - 125.
97 Caymus Special Selection 150.
97 Dominus - Napa Valley - 200.
99 Joseph Phelps “Insignia” - Napa - 150.

Merlot
06 Salmon Creek - Cal. - 18.
03 Pride Mountain - Napa - 55.
06 Hahn Meritage – 26.

Zinfandel
05 St. Francis “Old Vines” – Sonoma – 28.
03 Macchia “Adventurous” – Amador – 35.
05 Ridge “Three Valleys” – Sonoma – 35.
04 Ridge “Lytton Springs” - Sonoma - 48.

Pinot Noir
08 Castle Rock - Sonoma - Cal. - 24.
06 David Bruce – Sonoma – Cal – 38.
08 Patricia Green Reserve – Willamette, Ore. – 45.
05 Cristom “Mt. Jefferson” – Willamette, Ore.- 50.
06 Bergstrom “Cumberland Reserve” – Ore. – 50.
06 A.P. Vin “Kanzler Vineyard” – Sonoma – 65.
06 Loring “Clos Pepe” – Santa Rita Hills, Cal. – 65.

Argentina
’07 Tapiz Malbec – Mendoza – 24.

Australia
06 Rosemount Shiraz - Australia - 18.
04 Torbreck “The Steading” Shiraz - 45.
99 Branson Coach House Shiraz – 60.
04 Glaetzer “Amon-Ra” – 85.
04 Glaetzer “Godolphin” – 65.
02 Charles Cimicky Shiraz Reserve - Barossa - 85.
98 Grange – 225.

FRANCE
05 Du Beouf Morgon “Jean Descombes” - Beauj - 24.

Rhone Valley
99 Guigal Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde - 45.
97 Guigal Cote Rotie Chat. D’Ampuis – 65.
98 Chat. St. Cosme Cote Rotie – 55.

98 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape – 85.
01 Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape - 75.
98 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape - 85.

Bordeaux -
01 Chat. Haut Bergey – Pessac/Leognan – 48.
98 Chat. Ferriere – Margaux – 58.
95 Pichon Lalande – Pauillac – 150.
86 Leoville Las Cases – St. Julien – 200.
95 Chat. Pontet-Canet – Pauillac – 75.

Burgundy -
07 Louis Latour Pinot Noir – Bourgogne – 26.
05 Girardin Beaune Greves – 55.
02 J. Prieur Beaune Champs Pimont – 65.
97 J. Prieur Chambertin – Grand Cru - 150.
01 Chevillon Nuits St. George “Vaucrains” – 85.
96 Gouges Nuits St. George “Les St. George” – 125.

ITALY
07 Poggio Vignoso Chianti – 24.
04 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva – 45.
05 Vietti Barbera D’Asti – Langhe – 28.
06 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco “Maritinenga” – 55.
04 Baroli Barolo – 55.
98 Ornellia - Bolgheri - 150.

Other Reds
01 Edmunds St. John “Bassetti Vnyd” Syrah – 38.
06 Pax “Sonoma Hillsides” Syrah – Sonoma, Cal. – 45.

1/2 Bottles
03 Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge – France – 16.
00 Pine Ridge Merlot “Crimson Creek” - 19.
04 Clos du Val Cabernet - Napa - 19.
02 McCrea “Ciel de Cheval” Syrah – Wash. – 19.
02 Saintsbury Pinot Noir - Carneros - 19.
03 Chat. Fortia “Baron” Chateauneuf du Pape – 24.

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