Rifugio's Country Italian Cuisine

Pan-seared beef ribeye with garlic, butter, pear, and garlic confit relish, and toasted garlic chips. Sered with sauteed greens and roasted potato planks.

Creamy alfredo with parmesan, pecorino cheese, capers, onion, garlic

Our traditional lasagna with a bolognese sauce of pork & beef & marinara

Our spicy Italina sausage & beef with fresh pasta from SPO in a garlic marinara

Riccardo’s Slaw - a combination of cabbage, carrot, kale, and cheese with toasted almonds.

Our Caesar with our dressing has no anchovies but it does not need them. Pecorino Romano & tomato

Bread Plate with Olive Oil & Vinegar

A chocolate lover's dream. Alternation layers of chocolate cake and mousse are topped with dark chocolate ganache and finished with a generous sprinkling of chocolate shavings.

A modest, medium-bodied red, with light tannins and a creamy mix of dried strawberry and plumped cherry fruit, forest floor and tar notes, and accents of dark chocolate and spice.

hints of cherry and plums that evolve in spices, liquorice and anise. Its taste is enchanting and completes the sensations generated by the scent with leather, eucalyptus and tobacco.

Chianti is high in tannins and is usually oaked for several months, 7-24 months in the case of Chianti Classico. This results in a medium-bodied wine with notable earthy and rustic aromas.

A ruby red color w/ garnet reflections, broad intense bouquet w/ hints of ripe fruit. It is soft & velvety in the mouth, very harmonious w/ a dense body, rightly tannic w/ a black cherry after taste

Juniper & cherry on the nose with cherry flavored acidity and a bit of the savory & black licorice thrown in. Piercing acidity w/lovely sapidity on the palate & medium length pomegranate end note.

Lenza di Munti Etna Rosso has a complex and intense nose of red berries, aromatic herbs, and spices. On the palate, it is robust, well-balanced, and persistent. It's a blend of indigenous grapes.

intense & potent, the palate displays a med & sweet cherries with an underlying cool, suave elegance and a fresh acid vitality

Organically grown & selected Nerello Mascalese grapes. It is one of the noblest Sicilian native varieties. It has a vivid ruby color & very fragrant aromas floral scents wild strawberry & red currant

85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta. Deep ruby-red intense aromas of blackberries & currants spice pepper and a hint of leather. is smooth & Viscous well-balanced acidity. Game grilled meat roasts

Aged in wood & steel barrels, allows them fresh & fruited notes of a young wine, to extremely elegant spicy & liquorish aromas

Nero d'Avola is a particularly fruit-forward red. Expect bold and intense fruit flavors and an almost complete lack of subtlety. Black cherry and plums are the most easily identifiable flavor notes. Other fruit flavors include cherries, raspberries, and blueberries.

Intense fragrances of violet, raspberry, black cherry, plum, and cedar surround layers of cherry, blackberry, ripe black currant, and chocolate. Hints of anise and spice complement the red and black fragrances.

Aromas of barrel spice, coffee, cherry, bittersweet chocolate, graphite, and sautéed herb are followed by textured cherry and chocolate flavors.

Forest floor fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry round out the velvet balanced structure and in her finesse, she compliments a wide array of cuisine, beef, duck, chicken, salmon, lamb.

baking spice, black currant, blackberry, Cabernet Sauvignon, cherry jam, Columbia Valley, currant, dark cherry, dark fruit, fig, long finish, macerated black cherry, medium roast coffee beans, plum

Fragrant black raspberry and stewed plum with hints of oak and cola. Its edges are rounded, and the fruit is fresh and very juicy. Flavors of spiced black plum and ripe black raspberry blend.

A typically New World style of wine characterized by ripe fruit, firm tannins, and massive popularity. Characteristics: Forest floor, Tannin, Acidity, Blackcurrant, Mint, Eucalyptus

Expect sweet aromas of peaches, fresh grapes, orange blossoms, and crisp Meyer lemons.

Yakama Valley. This blend is a bold and age-worthy wine with aromas and flavors of cherries, blueberries, sweet powder coco, raspberries, and strawberries.

Dark fruits lead on the nose, including blackberry and black cherry, followed by red currant, baking spices & subtle savory notes. The palate brings a plush, rich mouthfeel, with notes of cured meats.

Chardonnay, Trebbiano, Grillo Palladio Bianco dances in your mouth, with refreshing acidity and an inviting nose of hints of apple and delicate floral notes.

Our Mimosa blended with SanPellegrino fruit drink to have a refreshing brunch drink

Expect sweet aromas of peaches, fresh grapes, orange blossoms, and crisp Meyer lemons.

Delicate aromas are suggestive of lemon meringue, brioche and a hint of nutmeg. The mouthwatering palate is greeted with notes of casaba melon, kaffir lime, stone fruits and clean minerality. Nectarine, honey and wild ginger blend harmoniously into a long, lingering finish.

Pale yellow in color and endowed with superb texture, this medium-bodied white wine graces the palate with savory fruit tones: ripe apricot, pear, and pink grapefruit

The 2021 Grillo Mozia is spicy yet refined, wafting up from the glass with dusty dried flowers, hints of peach skins and ground ginger. It's round in feel with a core of green-citrus tinged acidity and saline-mineral tones that add a reverberation of cheek-puckering tension.

Aromas of honeysuckle and tropical fruit the tangy palette offers pine white peach Meyer lemon and a hit of banana with a mineral finish Chris acidity keeps it energized

the Cold Creek Vineyard Chardonnay is packed with creamy pear and citrus aromas. Layered with hints of vanilla and mineral flavors, the finish is bright, balanced, and lingering.

Brilliant straw-yellow color. On the nose, an intense bouquet with notes of wildflowers, grapefruit, and apple. The palate is fresh, elegant, and well-structured with a great minerality

This has aromas of waxed lemons, jasmine, white tea, and apricot stones. Light to medium body with bright acidity and a waxy, lemony palate. Crisp and very fresh.

a touch of sweetness that balance a measurable addition of spicy German hop flavor and light bitterness. The malt character is soft and bready, making it a terrific complement to light dishes.

Aroma is smoke-forward, and the smoke presents as reminiscent of smoked ham (because beechwood is often used for just that purpose). Clean lager profile with a lightly sweet aroma. Flavor: clean & crisp