Enoteca News: Meet John Bookwalter Wine Tasting, Thanksgiving Wine & Beer Ideas
What’s Fresh At Enoteca?
- Happy Thanksgiving From Enoteca
- Bookwalter Wine Tasting this Weekend
with wine maker John Bookwalter! - Lang Beer Tasting - This Thursday
- Wine Maker Dinner with Mike Berghan of Gifford Hirlinger
and culinary arts by Laurent Zirotti at Fleur de Sel - Thanksgiving Beer Ideas from Enoteca
- Upcoming Tasting Events
- About the Authors
- Tell me more about the Wine & Beer Club…
- I’m a little intimidated, can you tell me what Wine Tasting is like?
Looking For Your Favorite Wine & Beer:
People have learned that finding a specific wine or beer can be very easy, you can simply ask the folks at Enoteca, and we are happy to track them down for you. Especially hard to find and specialty products!
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People have learned that finding a specific wine or beer can be very easy, you can simply ask the folks at Enoteca, and 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.
Happy Thanksgiving from Enoteca
Man oh man, where has November gone? Next week is Thanksgiving already, and my family is calling daily to
reconfirm the holiday menu. Of course Russell and I are in charge of bringing drinks while my Mom cooks the
turkey and makes the best yams ever!
What beverages am I bringing? Glad you asked. Over the past few years Russell and I have discovered tried and true wine and beer selections to compliment the many flavors of the big dinner. First, Pasek Cellars Cranberry wine is the all around crowd pleaser, connoisseur and novice alike love it. Next, if there was one white and one red to bring to the dinner table I recommend Riesling and Pinot Noir. My favorite “show stopper” Pinot Noir is Belle Glos, made by Chuck Wagner of Caymus. For the top-of-the-line Riesling, J.J. Prum is the mack daddy. For local Washington State choices, seek out Pacific Rim Riesling and Okanogan Pinot Noir.
Those choices are just for the actual dinner, when it comes to the noshing before hand my family and I are
going to have Moscato di Asti (Tre Donne or Ceretto preferred) with a dash of cranberry juice. It’s crisp,
pretty in pink, and incredibly festive!
With the pumpkin or pecan pie course I suggest a Tawny Port or a French Sauternes. Sauternes in my opinion is one of the finest little dessert wines to enjoy. It’s different than the Ice wine or Late Harvest because of it’s balance of sweetness and acidity.
I’m sure this line-up will add happiness to your holiday and a greatful palate. From all of us at Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer, we hope you have a wonderful holiday. Thank you for your support of our local family business. We hope to continue serving your fine beverage needs. You can email us your orders for anything you need for Thanksgiving or stop by to browse!
– Sarah Mann
Pasek Cranberry Wine (Washington)
Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine is produced from whole Northwest Cranberries. A favorite during the holidays, this wine has become a staple among its loyal, enthusiastic fans throughout the year. Featuring an abundant cranberry flavor with a slightly sweet mid-palate that finishes out crisp and clean. This wine is a great match with pork, poultry, and spicy Asian foods. Serve Chilled.
[Member: $10.79 / Retail: $11.99]
Email us at service@corkjoy.com to reserve bottles, or call 208-457-9885. You can also stop by Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer to browse and for a taste!
Bookwalter Tasting this Weekend
Start the weekend out right at Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer!
This Friday from 4-7 Enoteca will be hosting John Bookwalter, wine maker
from Bookwalter Winery.
We want to give you the opportunity to “try before you buy”
so we offer a flight of wine for a low cost.
Taste a flight (2 oz. each of 4 wines) for $10 per flight, and follow up with a glass.
We will be tasting Saturday from 12-7 as well, which is a great time to beat the rush.
Buy a bottle, John can autograph it!
Riesling 2006
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
This 2006 Columbia Valley Riesling offers the trademark heady aromatics of tangerine, apricots and zesty citrus. White peach, sweet pear and ripe melon flavors are followed by a racy acidity that creates a sensation of almost dryness on the palate even though a small amount of sugar remains in the wine.
[Member: $16.19 / Retail: $17.99]
J. Bookwalter Subplot 22 Red Blend
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
Largely from the outstanding vintages of 2005 and 2006, this wine is very dark in nature with slightly more structure than previous Lot wines. The wine shows a bit of dustiness coupled with resin, cedar, spice, dark chocolate and black cherry aromas. On the palate the wine enters sweet with a broad mid palate and ramps up quickly with flavors of bittersweet chocolate, cola, brambly blackberries, tobacco and subtle earthy black tea notes. The finish is long and muscular and with time will age beautifully given the concentration and power of the fruit coupled with the natural acidity and tannins in the wine. Best from 2010 – 2015.
31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 18% Malbec, 14% Cabernet Franc, 10% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot
[Member: $19.79 / Retail: $21.99]
J. Bookwalter Merlot 2004
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
This Merlot displays our signature chocolate, espresso, bright cherry and clove aromatics. The wine enters the palate with sweet plum and cherry flavors and transitions seamlessly into a mid-palate that is broad and viscous. The wine finishes with hints of vanilla and allspice followed by ripe, sweet tannins that linger for nearly one full minute.
90 Points Wine Enthusiast
90% Merlot, 7% Malbec, and 3% Petit Verdot
[Member: $29.69 / Retail: $32.99]
J. Bookwalter Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
Our 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is more reminiscent of our outstanding 2001 vintage in terms of its refinement, femininity and elegance. Aromatically the wine shows a sweet, toasty spiciness, saturated in graphite and red fruits. On the palate, the wine enters with sweet red and black cherries, shows medium weight in the mid-palate coupled with hints of candied cassis, leather, tobacco and allspice. The wine has a long finish with firm tannins that will easily resolve themselves in the years to come allowing for mid to long term enjoyment. Best 2008 - 2015.
92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 4% Merlot.
[Member: $29.69 / Retail: $32.99]
Pricing disclaimer.
November Beer Tasting
Lang Brewing with John Campbell
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Lang Beer Tasting Thursday, November 20th Tasting at 7:30 p.m. Only $10 per person |
There are still a handful of seats available!
Nestled on a hill overlooking the Thompson River Valley lies a brewery housed in what was once an aircraft hangar. Built through hard work and passion, Lang Creek Brewery has been in Montana since 1993. The founder, John Campbell took a leap of faith and decided to combine his two passions, flying and brewing, to produce flight themed ales brewed in the English tradition. If by chance you are lucky enough to meet John, you will understand his reasoning for creating America’s most remote brewery. To live life by a different set of rules is something that is a part of living in the Thompson River Valley and is something we’d like to pass on to you through our beers. Enjoy! Attendees will receive a beer glass and most importantly, learn about, and taste, more great beer! 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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Wine Maker Dinner with Mike Berghan of Gifford Hirlinger
and culinary arts by Laurent Zirotti at Fleur de Sel
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Wine Maker Dinner Tuesday, Dec. 16th Begins at 6:30 p.m. Only $65 / person Includes meal, wine tasting, tax, and gratuity 
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Check out this menu! Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 6:30, Enoteca - Fine Wine and Beer
will be holding a wine maker dinner in partnership with Fleur de Sel and Gifford Hirlinger winery.
This promises to be a fun and delicious evening.
Make a date of it! The restaurant seats 35, so that is the maximum number of people we can book, so make your booking early. To make reservations, call Fleur de Sel at 208-777-7600.
This exclusive wine and cuisine event is filling up! Don’t wait until the last minute
to reserve your seats.
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Hors d’ oeuvre
Armenian flatbread with sundried tomato pesto and peppered goat cheese 2005 Gifford Hirlinger Stateline Red Appetizer Petit paté - warm rillette paté with puff pastry Sauce piperade 2005 Gifford Hirlinger Merlot Main course Spiced leg of duck confit - gratin Dauphinois - truffle demi glace 2005 Gifford Hirlinger Cabernet Sauvignon Cheese course Gorgonzola cheese - sweet Walla-Walla onion jam - fresh apples 2004 Gifford Hirlinger 18 Below Dessert Poached pear in red wine - green peppercorn confit Tahitian vanilla crème Anglaise 2004 Gifford Hirlinger LV To make reservations, call Fleur de Sel at 208-777-7600. Email us at service@corkjoy.com with any questions, or call 208-457-9885. To be made aware of future events, join the email list at www.corkjoy.com |
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Thanksgiving Beers Suggestions at Enoteca Fine Wine and Beer
Thanksgiving is a great holiday, it makes me think of the Puritans. The Puritans loaded more beer than
water onto the Mayflower before they cast off for the New World. They had their priorities. We have a
wider selection available to us, and I’d like to share some of my favorite Thanksgiving beers.
For breakfast on Thanksgiving day, start with Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout or Meantime Coffee Porter.
As a great before-dinner aperitif, a Trappist brew like Orval is the perfect warm up. With the actual food, the amazing combination of a wheat, barley, and oat beer found in Tripel Karmeliet is the perfect medium-full body with just enough sweetness to compliment everything on your plate from candied yams (thanks to my mother-in-law) to the turkey and gravy. The other excellent brew for the meal is Kwak, it’s just sooo good.
One of several Oktoberfest or Marzen beers, such as Alpine, Ayinger, or Paulaner are the best brews for pie time. For the final beer of the night, go for one of the Chocolate beers such as Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence or Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout, not to mention Rogue and Youngs, or even no-chocolate-added beers that imply a chocolatey flavor like Mikkeller Santa’s Little Helper 2007 and Ayinger Altbarisch Dunkel. We call this a chocolate night cap.
This incredible selection of delicious choices should help with any beer menu planning for your perfect holiday. Stop by Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer to check these brews out or browse for more!
– Russell Mann
Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout (Petaluma, California)
Last month and this month offer a “double shot” of coffee infused beer. Pours a deep brown with a good off-white head. Aromas of coffee and cocoa come through strongly, balanced by a creamy texture with some hop action in the mid-palate. Perfect for breakfast.
8.3% ABV. 29.5 IBU. 22 oz. bottle
[Member: $3.59 / Retail: $3.99 / Member Case: $3.39 ea.]
Meantime Coffee Porter (England)
The Meantime Brewing Co. loves flavour, so it wasn’t exactly difficult for them to see how the scents and aromas of coffee and barley would create a perfect match like mint and lamb, toffee and banana, peaches and cream, peanut butter and jam. Serve lightly chilled with as many chocolate truffles as your conscience allows. Each serving is equal to one cup of coffee. The natural flavours of the beans selected and hand roasted by the Union Coffee Roasters go well with the roast barley in the beer to give a silky-smooth drink with distinct chocolate and vanilla notes. 2006 World Beer Cup Gold Medal 6% ABV. 330ml bottle
[Member: $3.59 / Retail: $3.99 / Member Case: $3.39]
Orval (Belgium)
Adding to our collection of Trappist Monk Beers this month is Orval. Sunset-orange color; a fruity and slightly acidic bouquet, firm body, profound hop bitterness, and long, dry finish. Serve with mild semisoft cheese, warm brown bread, fresh pears, steamed mussels, clams in Pernod cream sauce, oysters, smoked salmon and trout, and calamari. Traditionally served in Orval balloon glasses (coming soon) to capture the big bouquet and lovely “Belgian Lace.” Excellent with a handmade cigar. Serve at 55° to 60°.
Best Bottled Beer—1996 & 1997 Peterborough Beer Festival
Gold Medal Trappist Ale - 1996 & 1997 World Beer Championship
“World classic.”-Michael Jackson.
[Member: $5.39 / Retail: $5.99 / Member Case: $5.09]
Tripel Karmeliet by Brouwerij Bosteels (Buggenhout, Belgium)
Complex aromas of vanilla and citrus, light body of wheat beer, creaminess of oat beer, and a spicy lemon dryness.
[Member: $8.99 / Retail: $9.99 / Member Case: $8.49]
Pauwel Kwak (Buggenhout, Belgium)
Pauwel Kwak (pronounced /POW-ell kwok/), or simply Kwak, is the name of a Belgian beer, named after its original brewer, Pauwel Kwak, who first brewed it in 1791. It is now made in the family-owned Brewery Bosteels in Buggenhout, Belgium.
The most famous aspect of Kwak is the eye-catching glass in which it is supposed to be served. Kwak has a round-bottomed glass that resembles a ‘yard of ale’, which is held upright in a wooden stand—rather like a piece of old scientific apparatus. The glass apparently originated in the days of the stagecoach. Travelers would often stop at an inn for refreshment, but the coachmen were required to stay with the coach and horses. Standard handled mugs were impractical for gloved coachmen sitting high up, so one enterprising innkeeper, Pauwel Kwak, had a special glass created for his beer. Its shape enabled it to be hung on the coach and be easily held in a thick glove. Be careful, the unwary often try to gulp the beer, failing to notice that the shape permits a torrent to pour out when the air reaches the bowl. This unique glassware, with its wooden stand, is available at Enoteca for $9.99 each.
This beer is a full-bodied Belgian Dubbel. Amber in color with beautiful foam and slightly sweet, seductive malt character. Russell cracked one for Thanksgiving and enjoyed the rich, satisfying Belgian experience. 8% ABV.
[Member: $9.89 / Retail: $10.99 / Member Case: $9.34]
Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen (Münich, Germany)
Bavarians have been celebrating the harvest with beer festivals since before the 1400s. Märzen is brewed in March to be ready for the September and October beer festivals.
Rich, golden color. Slightly sweet, malty nose. Medium to big body and alcohol. Soft dryness from long maturation.
Serve with Tellerfleisch (boiled beef), pretzels and radishes, goulash with dumplings, clam chowder, bock-wurst, weiner schnitzel. Traditionally served in tall earthenware or glass mugs.
5.6% ABV, 16.9 oz. Bottle
[Member: $2.69 / Retail: $2.99 / Member Case: $2.54]
Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout 2008 (San Diego, California)
Here’s what Mitch Steele, head brewer at Stone says:
Our Anniversary Ale this year stems from 2 pilot beers that were brewed by members of Team Stone. The first was Jeremy Moynier’s incredibly delicious Oatmeal Stout, and the second was Jake Ratzke’s amazing homebrewed Imperial Stout that had authentic Oaxacan chocolate added to the boil. We loved both beers so much that we decided to combine the recipes to make this year’s Anniversary offering: Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. This beer pours deep black with a rich brown head of foam. The aroma is dominated by roast malt and cocoa. Upon tasting, the cocoa (we used unsweetened, unprocessed cacao sourced through our friends at Chuao Chocolatier) really comes through with a deep chocolate flavor and a long lasting bitter finish. The roasted grains used add coffee and licorice accents. It is a thick beer, but not sweet, with the addition of oatmeal in the mash providing a rich, silky mouthfeel that adds to the creamy texture.Grains used: Pale Malt, Carmel Malts, Oats, Black Malt, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt and 100% Pure Cocoa
Hops used: Ahtanum, Summit, Willamette and Galena
9.2% ABV, 22 oz. Bottle
[Member: $6.29 / Retail: $6.99 / Member Case: $5.94]
Mikkeller Santa’s Little Helper 2007 (København, Denmark)
Santa’s Little Helper is an 11% ABV vintage dated Belgian Dark Strong. Sarah and I shared this one this week. Wow, this is packed with frothy malty goodness, and notes of chocolate, mocha, cocoa, mole, and chocolate. Did I mention that it has a certain chocolatey quality. The packaging is distinctly Christmasy, this would make a lovely gift for the beer lover, or the chocolate lovin’ lady who is a beer skeptic.
[Member: $13.49 / Retail: $14.99 / Member Case: $12.74]
Email us at service@corkjoy.com to reserve bottles, or call 208-457-9885. You can also stop by Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer to browse!
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.
Thursday, November 20th at 7:30 pm
Lang Brewery Beer Tasting. John Campbell started the most remote brewery in America, in Montana. Come learn about this man, this beer, and pancake recipes involving his beer. $10 per person, get your tickets now!
Friday, November 21st - 4-7 pm
Bookwalter Winery wine tasting with wine maker John Bookwalter! Meet the winery owner and wine maker who, with his family, has been creating some of the highest quality wine from Washington State. We will taste these wines on Saturday, November 22nd as well, from 12-7.
Friday, November 28th - 12-7 pm
Day After Thanksgiving Wine Tasting! Come celebrate the weekend with wine. Have the day off? Great time to make an Enoteca Wine Tasting, we’ll open bottles starting at 12 just in case. We will taste these wines on Saturday, November 29th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, December 5th - 4-7 pm
Taste of Club! December 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, December 6th as well, from 12-7.
Tuesday, December 16th - 6:30 pm
Wine Maker Dinner with Mike Berghan of Gifford Hirlinger and culinary arts by Laurent Zirotti at Fleur de Sel. Only $65 per person. Includes meal, wine tasting, tax, and gratuity. To make reservations, call Fleur de Sel at 208-777-7600.
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Salute’
Russell and Sarah
Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer
208-457-9885
service@corkjoy.com
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