Grower Champagne, island reds and a glass list priced in pairs
Gaslamp Quarter · San Diego · Californian, Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Callie posts a downloadable wine book, dated July 2026 and organized by style. It opens with grower Champagne, then moves through Rosé & Chilled Reds, an Orange, Oxidative, Flor page, whites and reds sorted from light to full-bodied, and a Hard to Find page. The online menu also carries a shorter Wines By The Glass list.
The Champagne page leads with growers such as Mouzon-Leroux, Agrapart and Jacques Selosse. The reds include Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 1er Cru Chanlins 2020 at $395, Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans, Oddero Barolo 2020 at $145 and a Vin du Soleil (Island Wine) block covering Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, Santorini and the Canary Islands. The whites start around $55 (Skouras Moscofilero) and include Ameztoi Txakolina at $68 and Peter Michael among the California Chardonnays, and the Hard to Find page carries Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillon 2020 at $850. Prices carry no unit in the wine book. Sizes other than a standard bottle, such as 375mL and 1.5L, are labeled.
The online menu's Wines By The Glass block lists each wine with two prices separated by a bar, with no labels on the figures: for example Caveau des Byards Crémant du Jura at $19 | $76, Presqu'ile Sauvignon Blanc at $18 | $72, and Anthill Farms Pinot Noir at $20 | $80. R. H. Coutier Champagne tops the block at $30 | $120. The block is ordered from light to full-bodied. The restaurant also offers a $50 wine pairing with its $85-per-person Mediterranean Feast.
The Bottom Line
Callie's wine book is long on grower Champagne and island reds, and the glass list gives you room to explore. Start with the Ameztoi Txakolina by the glass alongside the octopus, then look at the $62 Vajra Nebbiolo or the $65 Cherchi Cagnulari for a bottle. Confirm current prices and pours, since the wine book is dated July 2026. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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