Enoteca News: Belgian Beer Wednesday - Don’t Miss It, Milbrandt Winery This Weekend
What’s Fresh At Enoteca?
- Belgian Beer Tasting - Wednesday, April 9th
- Milbrandt Winery Tasting This Weekend
- Keeping it Sweet - Quady Dessert Wine Tasting - April 16th
- Upcoming Tasting Events
- What is Wine & Beer Club?
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.
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.
Belgian Beer Tasting with Bill Hemmen
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Belgian Beer Tasting Wednesday, April 9th Beginning at 6 p.m. Taste 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, and will be pouring a selection of Belgian and Belgian-style beers.
A few seats are still available, call or email to RSVP for your space Wednesday evening! We’ve picked a lineup from the beers he represents to show starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9th. Tickets to attend are $10. Attendees will receive a beer glass and most importantly, learn about, and taste, more great beer! Some of the beers include the excellent North Coast offering, Brother Thelonious, and the exquisite and exclusive Malheur Dark Brut, a 12% ABV Champagne style dark beer made in the Champagne method and aged on American oak barrels toasted specifically for this beer. The Malheur Dark Brut is so hard to get that only people who come to this tasting event will get to taste it. 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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Milbrandt Winery Tasting
Start the weekend out right at Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer!
This Friday from 4-7 Enoteca will be hosting Dustin Lewis from Eagle as he shares a selection of Milbrandt Winery wines.
We will be tasting Saturday from 12-7 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.
Milbrandt Traditions Riesling 2006 (Columbia Valley, Washington)
Riesling has been Germany’s signature grape variety since before the Renaissance. It produces a wide range of styles and has a remarkable ability to showcase the intricacies of individual soils and climates. Whether sweet or dry, the grape’s natural racy acidity keeps it lively and balanced when young and incredibly sound and complex when old. Over the last two decades, Washington has earned praise for its intense and structured Rieslings.
This 2006 Traditions Riesling is a great example of terroir and variety. The textbook floral aromas of orange blossom, apricot and white peaches are well supported by the firm acids and hallmark “Evergreen minerality.” The palate is lush, but lively; the finish is long and silky. The grapes come from Evergreen Vineyard (70%) and Preston Vineyard (30%). 90 Points Wine Enthusiast
100% Riesling
[Member: $11.69 / Retail: $12.99]
Milbrandt Evergreen Chardonnay 2006 (Evergreen Vineyard, Columbia Valley, Washington State)
Chardonnay is the most widely variety in the United States. It’s also number one in acreage in Washington State, barely edging out Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While many New World renditions are fat, rich, buttery and unctuous, Washington State Chardonnays tend to be crisp, structured, steely and refreshing. For added complexity, this 2006 Evergreen Chardonnay was barrel fermented in four different types of oak. Extended lees contact added to the wine’s rich mouthfeel and creaminess. Underneath the well-tempered opulence is the hallmark brisk acidity and minerality found in all of Milbrandt’s wines. The aromas are bright and tropical; the finish is clean and harmonious. 90 Points Wine Enthusiast
100% Chardonnay
[Member: $20.69 / Retail: $22.99]
Milbrandt Traditions Merlot 2005 (Wahluke Slope, Washington)
Merlot came to us from Bordeaux where it serves as a major component in the Medoc and the dominate grape in Pomerol. Over the past two decades Eastern Washington has carved out a serious reputation for Merlot. Washington’s large diurnal temperature swings (often 40 degrees or more), lack of rain (6-8 inches per year) and porous, low-vigor soils allow us to produce lusciously rich and distinctive Merlots.
This 2005 Traditions is a velvety, polished wine with astonishing length and intensity. The nose offers a wide array of aromatics including cherry, blackberry, vanilla and spice. The texture is ripe and lush with well-integrated tannins. A small addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and Barbera bring a complementary depth, structure and bouquet to the wine. 89 Points Wine Enthusiast
84% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Barbera
[Member: $14.39 / Retail: $15.99]
Milbrandt Legacy Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (Wahluke Slope, Washington)
Cabernet Sauvignon is the undisputed king of grapes. It produces wines of extraordinary concentration, style, class and longevity. Its homeland is Bordeaux where it serves as the primary component in most of the classified growths. Today, Cabernet is the most widely planted red variety in Washington State, yielding wines that are dense, lush and opulent. The Wahluke Slope is Washington’s warmest growing region. It produces wines with great concentration and texture. This 2005 Legacy Cabernet is deeply colored and blessed with aromas of black cherry, boysenberry, currant, sweet chocolate, allspice and toasty oak. The flavors are rich, bold, balanced and layered with cassis, sweet oak and spice. The finish is long and supported by finely polished tannins. 90 Points Wine Enthusiast
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot
[Member: $23.39 / Retail: $25.99]
Milbrandt Legacy Syrah 2005 (Wahluke Slope, Washington)
Syrah travels well. Setting out from its home in France’s Northern Rhone Valley, this versatile variety has established new roots in Australia, California, South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Washington State, where it is now the third most planted red variety. It could be the wind; it could be the arid climate; it could be the complex, low vigor soils of these vineyards. Whatever the reason, Syrah seems to produce wines of great character and depth when planted along Eastern Washington’s Wahluke Slope. This 2005 Legacy Syrah is dense, rich, juicy and unabashedly varietal. The wine is large-framed with ripe fruit and relatively soft tannins. The aromas are dominated by lavender, boysenberry, tobacco, blackberries, leather, coffee, vanilla and white pepper. The texture exhibits a broad lushness that is nicely supported by fine natural acidity and soft tannins. 91 Points Wine Enthusiast
96.4% Syrah, 3.6% Mouvedre
[Member: $23.39 / Retail: $25.99]
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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 Wednesday, 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.
Wednesday, April 9th - 6 pm
Beer Tasting! Enoteca will be hosting Bill Hemmen as he pours a lineup of excellent Belgian 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.
Wednesday, April 16th - 6 pm
Quady Winery, Keeping it Sweet. Spend the days 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.
Friday, April 18th - 4-7 pm
Mercer Winery Wine Tasting with Jeff Peda. Mercer Ranch is the original name of the vineyards now known as Champoux, because Paul Champoux bought them in 1971. The Mercer family is now making their own wine from adjacent vines. This lineup includes 3 white and 2 power house red wines. Try these wines from this exciting new winery in Washington State. We will taste these wines on Saturday, April 19th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, April 25th - 4-7 pm
Sobon Estates Wine Tasting with Debbie Keller. Amador County California organic wines from the Sobon Family. Sobon Estate has exceptional zinfandels, italian varietals, and other great wines. We will taste these wines on Saturday, April 26th as well, from 12-7.
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Russell, Sarah, and Roger
Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer
208-457-9885
service@corkjoy.com
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