OSTERIA FASULO Reservations: 530.758.1324    THE OSTERIA FASULO GARDEN & VINEYARD PHILOSOPHY ON THE ROCKS A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize, this is your life. The rocks are the important things — your family, your partner, your children, your health — things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles represent the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all of your time and enrgy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical check-ups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party or fix the disposal." "Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." But then... A student took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full and proceeded to pour in a glass of wine. Of course, wine filled the remaining spaces within the jar, making the jar truly full. Our moral of this tale is: Every one of us is that student and no matter how full our life is — there is always room for a glass of wine. — Anonymous VINO Osteria Fasulo has an extensive list of Italian and California wines. Italian wines are among the best in the world — fulfilling one fifth of the total production. We're fortunate as well to live in such close proximity to some of the country's finest award-winning California vineyards. We're happy to be able to offer our guests an extensive selection — some by the glass and others by the bottle. Here is just a sampling of what you'd find on Osteria Fasulo's Vino menu. VINI BIANCHI — White Wines Prosecco Ruggeri Valdobbiave N.V. - Gold Label - Sparkling Champagne Brut Laurent Perrier N.V- Cuvee Rose Trebbiano D'Abruzzo - Vestini 2003 Greco di Tufo San Gregorio 2001 Pinot Grigio - Pier Paolo Pecorari 2003 Pinot Grigio - Paggio 2003 Pinot Grigio - Luna 2003 Pinot Grigio-Seghesio 2002 Pinot Gris - Mac Murray 2003 Verdicchio - Marrotti Campi 2003 Roero Arneis - Tenuta Carretta 2003 Chardonnay - Byron 2003 Chardonnay - Stag's Leap 2002 Chardonnay - Gary Farrell 2002 Chardonnay-Solitude 2002 Chardonnay - Puligny, Montrachet 1999 Chardonnay - B. Pere & Fils, Beanu Clos Saint- Landry 2000 Chardonnay - Vine Cliff, Napa Valley 1999 Chardonnay - LaPietra, Cabreo, Tuscany 2001 Sauvignon Blanc - De Sante 2001 Sauvignon Blanc - Trinchero-Mary Vineyard 2000 Sauvignon Blanc - Matanzas Creek 2000 Sauvignon Blanc- Maison 2002 Voignier - Claudia Springs 2002 Riesling - Erotica 2002 Riesling - Enchante 2000 VINI ROSSI — Red Wines Montelpulciano D'Abruzzo - Vestini 2002 Barbera D'Alba - Filippo Gallino 2002 Barbera D'Alba - Podium Serre Tenuta Carretta 2000 Barbera -Maraia-Marchesi di Barolo 2002 Barbera-Seghesio-Sonoma 2001 Valpolicella Classico - Nicolis 2003 Dolcetto D'Alba Tenuta Carretta 2002 Dolcetto-Cosentino-California Celle Vineyard 2001 Dolcetto D’Alba-Principiano Ferdinando 1998 Chianti - Senesi 2002 Chianti Classico - Fattoria Le Corti 2002 Chianti Classico-Da Vinci 2001 SanGiovese-Monticelli Brothers, Napa 2001 SanGiovese-Monte Volpe 2001 Barolo - Fratelli Alessandria 1998 Barolo - Tenuta Carretta Vigneti di Cannubi 1998 Brunello Di Montalcino-Capanna 1998 Brunello Di Montalcino- Castello Romitorio 1997 Brunello Di Montalcino-Casanuova delle Cerbaie 1998 Amarone - Nicolis 1998 Solaia - Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Tuscany 2000 Tignanello - Sangiovese, Cabernet, Tuscany 2000 Sassicaia - Cabernet, Tuscany 1998 Barbaresco- Asili -Michele Chiarlo 1998 Barbaresco-Gaja 1999 Barbaresco-Gaja 375ml. 1999 Gattinara-Travaglini - Tre Vigne 1997 Aglianico-Naima- DE Conciliis 2001 Marsiliana- Cabernet, Merlot and Sangiovese 2000 Primitivo-Caprai 1999 Cabernet/Malbec - Septima 2001 Cabernet - Napa Cellars 2000 Cabernet - Esser 2001 Cabernet - Caymus 2000 Cabernet - Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 1999 Cabernet - Stag's Leap Cask 1997 Cabernet-Joseph Phelps Vineyard 1999 Cabernet - Lynch Bages 1995 Cabernet-Amizetta 1999 Cabernet-Robert Craig-Affinity 1999 Cabernet-Robert Craig-Howell Mountain 1999 Cabernet-WhiteHall Lane 1998 Cabernet-Ceago 2000 Cabernet-Trefethen Reserve 1995 Cabernet-Fife 1997 Cabernet-Titus 1997 Cabernet Blend - Palhmeyer 1998 Cabernet Blend-Pazzo-Bacio Divino Cellars 2002 Cabernet Blend-Ridge California Montebello 1998 Cabernet Blend-Adventure 2001 Zinfandel-Cedarville Vineyard 2002 Zinfadel-Edizione Pennino 2001 Zinfadel-Napa Cellars 2002 Zinfadel-Brown Estate 2002 Zinfadel-Rombauer Vineyard 2001 Merlot-Napa Cellars 2001 Merlot-Mason 2000 Merlot-Swanson 1997 Merlot-Trinchero 2001 Pinot Noir-Ninth Island 2001 Pinot Noir-FiddleHead Cellars Willamette Valley 2000 Pinot Noir-Solitude-San Giacomo Vineyard, Carneros 2001 Pinot Noir-Chehalem,3 Vineyards 1999 Pinot Noir-Ponzi Reserve 1998 Pinot Noir-Saint Gregory 2001 Red Burgundy-B.Pere & Fils,Volnay Caillerets 2000 Syrah-Morgan 2001 Syrah- Bell 2002 Syrah-Anapamu 2001 Petit Sirah-Graziano VINI DOLCI — Dessert Wines Vin Santo - Casa Alle Vacche 1998 Kiona Ice Wine Taylor Fladgate Tawny - 20 years Hollis Hill LE BIRRE — Italian Beer Moretti Chiara - Light Moretti Rossa - Dark LE BEVANDE — Beverages Aranciata - sparkling Italian orange soda Limonata - sparkling Italian lemon soda Pellegrino Italian sparkling water - piccola or grande Panna Italian non-sparkling water - piccola or grande Osteria Fasulo's corkage fee: $20 TOP