Enoteca News: Layer Cake Tasting, Champagne Tasting, Beer Tasting, Sweet Tasting
What’s Fresh At Enoteca?
- Layer Cake Wine Tasting This Weekend
- Special Sparkling Event Next Thursday April 3rd
Mountain Dome with Winemaker - Freestyle Beer Tasting - This Wednesday 5-7 pm
- April Beer Tasting - Wednesday, April 9th
- Keeping it Sweet - Quady Dessert Wine Tasting - April 16th
- Upcoming Tasting Events
- What is Wine & Beer Club?
Case Discount:
Wine & Beer Club members get 15% off case orders. For wine this includes 12 bottles of the same wine, or a mixed batch. For beer the case size depends on the beer. Membership has its privileges!
Request Your Favorite Wine & Beer:
Have you had a great wine or beer at a restaurant, and would like to take a bottle home? Have you read about something and would like to try it for yourself? Do you have a favorite wine or beer that you’d like to see conveniently available at Enoteca in Post Falls? If there are any products you’re interested in, we are happy to track them down for you. Especially hard to find and specialty products! Simply fill out this form and we will do the hunting.
Wine & Beer Club members get 15% off case orders. For wine this includes 12 bottles of the same wine, or a mixed batch. For beer the case size depends on the beer. Membership has its privileges!
Request Your Favorite Wine & Beer:
Have you had a great wine or beer at a restaurant, and would like to take a bottle home? Have you read about something and would like to try it for yourself? Do you have a favorite wine or beer that you’d like to see conveniently available at Enoteca in Post Falls? If there are any products you’re interested in, we are happy to track them down for you. Especially hard to find and specialty products! Simply fill out this form and we will do the hunting.
Layer Cake Wine Tasting
Start the weekend out right at Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer!
This Friday from 4-7 Enoteca will be hosting Darin Roberson from Vehrs as he shares a selection of Layer Cake wines.
Due to a slow boat, we will not be tasting the Layer Cake Malbec, but we will be adding two Holy Cow wines to the lineup!
We will be tasting Saturday from 3-7 as well, which is a great time to taste wine to beat the rush.
Taste a flight (2 oz. each of 5 wines) for $10 per flight, and follow up for $5 per 5 oz. glass.
Note that wine tasting will not be available Saturday from 11-3, as there is a private party at Enoteca. Don’t worry, there will be wine from 3-7 on Saturday.
“My old grandfather told me the soils in which the vines lived were a layer cake. If properly made, the wine from these vines was like a delicious cake layered with fruit, mocha and chocolate, with hints of spice and rich, always rich. Never pass up a good Layer Cake.”
- A. Orlando Tribute, Jayson Woodbridge (Winemaker)
- A. Orlando Tribute, Jayson Woodbridge (Winemaker)
Charles Smith “Holy Cow” Chardonnay 2006 (Columbia Valley, Washington)
Transparent straw color with glints of gold. Fresh, delicate apple scent, juicy and gently fruity. Simple and fresh, crisp Granny Smith apples, fully dry and properly acidic. Characteristic un-oaked (or lightly oaked) Chardonnay, bears a closer kinship to a basic Macon or generic Bourgogne than a fat, buttery and oaky New World Chardonnay.
100% Chardonnay
[Member: $11.69 / Retail: $12.99]
Charles Smith “Holy Cow” Merlot 2006 (Columbia Valley, Washington)
Charles Smith has sourced grapes from high elevation vineyards that express pure fruit character, great minerality, and tremendous freshness. Sweet cherry, pipe tobacco, and spice. Cool stone, smooth as velvet.
100% Merlot
[Member: $11.69 / Retail: $12.99]
Layer Cake Primativo a.k.a. Primativo 2006 (Puglia, Italy)
The wine is opaque and purple-colored with a nose of jammy black cherry and blackberry fruit, truffles, tar, and spice. Warm and rich in the mouth; the ripe fruit is well supported by the depth of the structure.
100% Primativo
[Member: $15.29 / Retail: $16.99]
Layer Cake Côtes du Rhône (Rhône, France)
Layer Cake Côtes du Rhône is succulent and lush. Nearly opaque, the wine is a unique combination of rich, forward fruit more commonly found in wines of the New World, yet complimented by pleasing accents of minerality indicating Old World terroir. The wine is elegant and unctuous; a true food wine with balanced richness; offering flavors of wild blueberries, black currants, star anise, earth and history. Aromas of pre-Castro cigars, minerals and an underlying hint of savory herbs rise from the glass. This is a New World expression of Côtes du Rhône, wonderfully accessible the moment it is opened.
100% Syrah
[Member: $15.29 / Retail: $16.99]
Layer Cake Shiraz (Barossa Valley, South Australia)
Unmistakably Shiraz; dark purple to the rim, it clings to the glass leaving its glycerin endowed reddish remnant. The nose is best described as pure, unobstructed by excessive oak. The Shiraz truly shines. Dark, dense and creamy; aromas of anise, tobacco, and mocha emerge from the glass. An explosion of dark berry, black cherry, exotic spices and chocolate fill the mouth; complete from attack through a long, lingering finish. A very special Cake indeed!
100% Shiraz
[Member: $15.29 / Retail: $16.99]
Pricing disclaimer.
Mountain Dome Champagne Tasting Event
With Winemaker Erik Manz
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Mountain Dome Champagne Tasting Thursday, April 3rd Beginning at 6 p.m. Taste 4-5 wines Only $15 per person |
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In 1984 the Manz family started Mountain Dome in the kitchen of their geodesic dome home. After
spending a few years developing the desired style of sparkling wine, the family decided the 1988 vintage would
be the first commercial release.
A friend suggested that the winery, built on a snowy, tree covered mountain top,
reminded him of a gnome village and created the Gnome label for Mountain Dome’s Non-Vintage. Mountain Dome
has grown from a family obsession into an award winning winery, producing more than 3,000 cases a year.
Mountain Dome Winery is producing the highest quality sparkling wine. Washington State’s climate produces excellent fruit with the acidity needed to hold up to the bubbles of fine sparkling wine. Lengthy bottle aging while the wine undergoes secondary fermentation creates the tiny bubbles and complexity that Mountain Dome is proud of. Erik Manz will be on hand to share his excellent wines. The event will start at 6 p.m. and will feature a handful of Mountain Dome’s great selections. Email us at service@corkjoy.com to buy tickets in advance, or call 208-457-9885. |
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Freestyle Beer Tasting
Freestyle Beer Tasting - Wednesday March 26th from 5-7 p.m.
This Wednesday, March 26th, from 5-7 at Enoteca we will be holding a Freestyle Beer tasting! Bring your friends and share some great beers. If you missed the incredible Laughing Dog tasting event this is a great time to come try the Laughing Dog beers.
What is Freestyle Beer Tasting? Learn more here!
April Beer Tasting with Bill Hemmen
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April Beer Tasting Wednesday, April 9th Beginning at 6 p.m. Taste 4-5 or so beers Only $10 per person |
The April Beer Tasting is going to be great! Enoteca is hosting Bill Hemmen from
who represents a number of brands, including Old Rasputin, Brother Theloneous, Young’s Double
Chocolate, Wells Banana Bread, and much more.
We’re going to pick a lineup from the beers he represents to show starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9th. Tickets to attend are $10, paid in advance. Attendees will receive a beer glass and most importantly, learn about, and taste, more great beer! Get a head start and come to this week’s Freestyle Beer Tasting! Email us at service@corkjoy.com to reserve space, or call 208-457-9885. To be made aware of future beer tasting events, join the email list at www.corkjoy.com |
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Keeping it Sweet - Quady Dessert Wine Tasting - April 16th
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Andy Quady, blessed with a wicked sense of humor, founded his winery in Madera, in the central
San Joaquin Valley, to make classic dessert wines. Included in his portfolio are splendid Muscat-based
wines and port-style wines. But because it’s not legal to call the latter by the name of the similar
wine from Portugal [Port], Quady renamed his Starboard. His Muscat wines include a delightful Orange Muscat
called Essensia, a black Muscat called Elysium, and a low-alcohol Orange Muscat, called Electra.
For the newest wine, Deviation, pictured, Quady said he thought it would be fun to make a “love potion” dessert wine, “so we infused Damiana and Scented Geranium into our Essensia Orange Muscat dessert wine.” The damiana is a plant with a pleasant herbal character “reputed to have aphrodisiac properties,” though the wine isn’t advertised as an actual love potion. Quady added that scented geranium “is said to be used in witchcraft where practitioners supposedly employ its hauntingly seductive aroma in love potions.” Dustin Lewis will be on hand to share these unique sweet dessert wines. They make good cocktails, and blending is encouraged. The event will start at 6 p.m. and will feature a handful of Quady’s excellent sweet dessert wine. Email us at service@corkjoy.com to buy tickets in advance, or call 208-457-9885. |
Quady Winery Sweet Dessert Wine Tasting Thursday, April 16th Beginning at 6 p.m. Taste 4-5 wines Only $15 per person 
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Tasting Events Coming Soon
Mark your calendars; Enoteca has a great lineup for the next few weeks. Join us for these excellent tasting events! More details will be available in this newsletter, as well as any changes that might come up.
Friday, March 28th - 4-7 pm
Have you had Layer Cake Shiraz? If not, go pick one up today at Enoteca, then put March 28th & 29th on your calendar to be one of the first to taste the entire lineup of Layer Cake wines, including a Primativo a.k.a. Zinfandel from Italy, a Malbec from Argentina, and a Cotes du Rhone blend from France. Jayson Woodbridge is the winemaker who creates this delicious lineup! We will taste these wines on Saturday, March 29th as well, from 3-7.
Thursday, April 3rd - 6 pm
Mountain Dome Winery Champagne Tasting with Winemaker Erik Manz. Come meet the winemaker and enjoy a great assortment of hand-made Champagnes using traditional French methods. $15 per person, buy tickets in advance by calling 208-457-9885 or emailing us at service@corkjoy.com
Friday, April 4th - 4-7 pm
Taste of Club! April Wine & Beer of the Month Club! Club tasting event, taste all the wine club wines! This is a great opportunity to see what the Club is all about, and to see what others are getting in their bins. We will taste these wines on Saturday, April 5th as well, from 12-7.
Wednesday, April 9th - 6 pm
Beer Tasting! Enoteca will be hosting Bill Hemmen as he pours a lineup of excellent beer. Only $10 per person, reservations by calling 208-457-9885.
Friday, April 11th - 4-7 pm
Milbrandt Wine Tasting with Dustin Lewis of Eagle Marketing. Did you enjoy the Milbrandt Merlot, the Vintage Red Wine Club selection from March? Try more wines from this exciting new winery in Washington State. We will taste these wines on Saturday, April 12th as well, from 12-7.
Thursday, April 16th - 6 pm
Quady Winery, Keeping it Sweet. Spend the day after Tax Day to taste a great line up of sweet dessert style wines, some of them fortified, from Quady Winery. Dustin Lewis from Eagle Marketing will be on hand to share more information and answer questions.
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Russell, Sarah, and Roger
Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer
208-457-9885
service@corkjoy.com
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