LES LUNES & POPULIS WINE DINNER APRIL 23RD, 2019
Join us at Gloria as we welcome Shaunt Oungoulian from pioneering Natural Wine group, the Living Wines Collective, for a special one night fundraiser dinner event. Shaunt and his partner, Diego, are winegrowers for labels Les Lunes and Populis, in Orinda, California. Shaunt will be here at Gloria pouring his wines, paired with a 5-course tasting menu of Chef Andy Keith’s signature pescatarian cuisine, including:
2018 Populis, “Venturi Vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino County
2017 Les Lunes, “Dobson Vineyard,” Chardonnay, Manton Valley
2016 Les Lunes, “Arnold’s Block,” Carignane, Mendocino County
2016 Populis, “Reversée,” Carignane, Mendocino County
2016 Les Lunes, “Venturi Vineyard,” Zinfandel, Mendocino County
Les Lunes and the Populis label are Shaunt Oungoulian and Diego Roig. They lease their own vineyards, work their own vines, and have built their own cellar. Shaunt and Diego don’t own vineyards but rent plots that have been historically farmed without chemicals or irrigation where they can do their own work. While blazing their own trail, Les Lunes’ goal is to grow wines that pay respect to the great wines of California’s past.
Les Lunes’ practices of proper pruning, precise suckering, well-timed treatments, and thoughtful weed management lets them minimize the pesticide inputs in their vineyards. They do this to preserve the indigenous microbes on the grapes and in the soils, which leads to healthier and more complex wines that don’t need adjusting or stabilizing.
Their goal year in and year out is to bring you a unique taste of the distinct times and places which they love and tend. The care that they bring through the entire winegrowing process shines through into the final product. Their wines are balanced in their youth, but the care they invest in the winegrowing will continue to reverberate in their wines after years of cellaring.
Currently they work land in Napa, Carneros, Mendocino, and one of California’s newest AVAs, Manton Valley.
While they are committed to organic and native yeasts, they are not dogmatic in their techniques including the use of sulfur, although when they use it it’s always in small doses.
Read more about Living Wines Collective, Les Lunes, and Populis
A $50 portion from every ticket sold will be donated to the La Luz Center of Sonoma, an incredible organization that helps disadvantaged families become economically self sufficient through health, education, and financial security/micro loans.
There will be one dinner seating in our main dining room at 7:00 pm for this event, pre-sale ticket reservations are required and can be purchased using the Resy App or the Reserve link on this website.
NEW YEAR’S EVE 2018
Gloria will be open this year for New Year’s Eve for an early seating from 5-9 pm. Come by for dinner before you watch the ball drop, party the night away, and ring in the new year. We’ll be serving our regular a la carte menu! Also, join us for an expanded selection of bubbles, pet-nats, Champagnes and holiday cocktails. Happy New Year!
NYC SUMMER 2018 RESTAURANT WEEK
Join us this summer for NYC's semi-annual restaurant week. We will be offering the 3 course $42 dinner menu nightly during restaurant week from July 23rd to August 17th, 2018. Gloria is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday begining at 5 pm.
YELLOW BEET SALAD **
fennel, sunflower seeds, miso emulsion
HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD **
farmer's cheese, buckwheat, sorrel
FLUKE AGUACHILE
tomatillo, cucumber, shishito pepper
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SKATE WING
parlor coffee, kohlrabi, lime
HAKE
snap peas, grilled kale
ORECCHIETTE PASTA
shrimp, sweet corn, piquillo pepper
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STRAWBERRY SWIRL CAKE
whipped mascarpone, jam, lemon
SUMMER PEACHES
mousse, compote, pistachio, basil
MALTED SHORTCAKE
huckleberry jam, sour cream, dulce de leche
3 courses
$42
Dirty and Rowdy x Gloria
Join winemaker Hardy Wallace at Gloria (New York City’s most exciting natural wine driven seafood restaurant) on Tuesday, June 12th for a spectacular wine paired dinner. Gloria will offer a tasting menu of 5 dishes, paired with Dirty & Rowdy’s wines, crafted by Chef Peter Barry for one night only.
Dinner begins at 7 pm. $98 includes food and beverages.
TILEFISH TARTARE
bay leaf oil, chamomile
Dirty & Rowdy Familiar Blanc 2016
CLAMS & PEAS
mint, heart of palm
Dirty & Rowdy Chenin Blanc 2017
BLOWFISH TAILS
tentsuyu dipping sauce, shiso
Dirty & Rowdy Alder Springs Viognier 2016
LONG ISLAND BLUEFISH
grilled leafy greens, king trumpet mushrooms
Dirty & Rowdy Unfamiliar Mourvedre 2017
CHEESE COURSE!
Dirty & Rowdy Semillon 2013 (library release!)
Guests may reserve tables of 2-7 by using the Resy App on your iPhone or Android device, or via the Reserve link above on this website.