Enoteca News: We’re Open Dec. 24th, Champagne & Big Red Wine Tasting Friday
We’re open December 24th for last minute gifts and celebration beverages!
Scrambling for the last minute gift? Be sure to check out our Vinturi Wine Aerator review, we have these in stock. Also prepare for messes with Wine Away.
Scrambling for the last minute gift? Be sure to check out our Vinturi Wine Aerator review, we have these in stock. Also prepare for messes with Wine Away.
What’s Fresh At Enoteca?
Special Holiday Hours, from now until 2009:
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Monday-Saturday 11-7
Sunday 12-5 |
December 25th – Closed
January 1st 2009 – Closed |
- Champagne and Bold Red Wine Tasting Friday & Saturday
- January Wine Maker Dinner: Rob Mercer of Mercer Estates
- Upcoming Tasting Events
- 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!
Simply fill out this form and we will do the hunting.
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.
A Note from Sarah
Trimmed the tree? Check. Wrapped the presents? Check. Got all the food for Christmas dinner? Check. Oh wait, what about my
husbands half brothers half sister twice removed? She’s coming to dinner and I don’t have a gift for her yet! This was a
realization I had just yesterday. I wonder if any of you have had that recent thought. I’ve had to last minute dash all over
town and let me tell you, there are a ton of last minute shoppers out there! I spent more time in the car waiting to leave
the parking lot than it took to build the pyramids! I have been frustrated like all my other co-late shoppers.
After all that craziness I came in to the wine shop to help Russell. I noticed that the customers didn’t need to wait in line for a decade or bulldoze their way through cars or even get a little frustrated. Russell was able to answer questions and we have something for every wine taste. We actually had a great time chatting with the customers and it was nice to come in and get away from the major crowds.
To me Enoteca is my personal place of business, but it’s the wine and beer business. So no matter how crazy the rest of the world gets, you and I can sit back and relax with one of the best inventions known to man. I’m most likely a little biased, but honestly Russell and I are blessed to have this little shop and we want to thank you for letting us serve you. Merry Christmas to all of you. Try to enjoy the snow, winter isn’t going anywhere for awhile.
– Sarah Mann
Champagne and Bold Red Wine Tasting this Weekend
Start the weekend out right at Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer!
This Friday from 4-7 Enoteca will be sharing a great selection of fine Champagne and sparkling wine and big bold luscious red wine. Come taste and find something to celebrate the New Year! 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.
Lunetta Prosecco
(Italy)
Lunetta (“Little Moon” in Italian) celebrates life’s small pleasures. The grapes are handpicked and vinified at Cavit’s state-of-the-art sparkling wine facility in the northern Italian region of Trentino, at the largest facility in Italy dedicated exclusively to producing world-class sparkling wines.
Enticing aromas of apple and peach give way to a palate that is refreshing, and harmonious, with crisp fruit flavors and a clean finish.
Lunetta Prosecco is delightful as an aperitif or enjoyed with antipasti, hors d’oeuvres, sushi, shellfish and seafood.
Prosecco is a great alternative to the authentic Champagne as it’s more affordable, not as “bone dry” as the Brut’s, and full flavored.
[Member: $10.79 / Retail: $11.99]
Moët and Chandon Millésimé Blanc 1999
(Champagne, France)
Aromas of fresh peach and pear, dried fruits, toast and malt notes. The palate is forceful, radiant and savory, with ample and fleshy fruitiness. The finish introduces full caramelized notes and minerality.
The makers of Dom Pérignon created this more affordable, incredible Champagne! This is a true French Champagne that is vintage specific, meaning that all the grapes were from the year on the bottle. Mmmmm…. tiny bubbles in my wine…
31% Chardonnay, 38% Pinot Noir, and 31% Pinot Meunier
[Member: $62.99 / Retail: $69.99]
Rosenblum Château La Paws Cotes du Bone Roan 2004
(California)
This lovely Northern Rhône style wine is fruit-forward and driven by elegance and a soft mouth feel. The bouquet shows ripe cherries with hints of strawberries, rose petal and violets. The flavors are cherry cola with elements of wild herbs and smoked bacon.
70% Syrah, 12% Zinfandel, 10% Mourvedre, and 8% Carignane.
This is what I like to call “inky and stinky.” Full bodied, rich and showing off that “French nose” of a Rhone style blend.
[Member: $14.39 / Retail: $15.99]
Glen Eldon Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
(Barossa Valley, Australia)
This deep red brick Cabernet exhibits a nose of blackcurrant, plum and chocolate and a palate of mixed berries, plum, chocolate and spice.
Enjoy this wine with oven roasted duck, game or a chunk of parmesan.
95 Points James Halliday, 90 Points Stephen Tanzer
Here’s what Josh Reynolds had to say:
Spicy red and dark berry flavours are impressively precise and nicely framed by fine-grained tannins. Develops a chewy texture with air and finishes bright and fresh, with repeating mineral and floral pastille notes and impressive persistence.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
This is a good bottle of wine! Smoothe and well-rounded, doing Cabernet the Australian style!
[Member: $25.19 / Retail: $27.99]
Pricing disclaimer.
January Wine Maker Dinner: Rob Mercer of Mercer Estates
and culinary arts by Laurent Zirotti at Fleur de Sel
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Wine Maker Dinner Tuesday, Jan. 20th 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 January 20th, 2008 at 6:30, Enoteca – Fine Wine and Beer
will be holding a wine maker dinner in partnership with Fleur de Sel and Mercer Estates 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
Galantine of chicken and shrimp with a lemon mousseline 2007 Mercer Estates Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley Appetizer Crispy goat cheese with a truffle oil scented ratatouille salad 2007 Mercer Estates Chardonnay, Columbia Valley Second course Braised lamb spareribs with a sweet and spiced red merlot glaze 2005 Mercer Estates Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills Main course Oven roasted pork tenderloin stuffed with a duxelle of wild mushroom and spinach in phyllo served with a “cêpes” demi-glace 2006 Mercer Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills Dessert Vanilla Bavarian cake with lemongrass exotic syrup and fresh pomegranate 2007 Mercer Estates Riesling, Yakima Valley 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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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, December 26th – 4-7 pm
Holiday Weekend Wine Tasting. Come relax with a flight of wine, including Champagne selections to prepare for New Years Eve! We will taste these wines on Saturday, December 27th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, January 2nd – 4-7 pm
Taste of Club! January 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, January 3rd as well, from 12-7.
Thursday, January 7th – 7 pm
Special Thursday Tasting! Argentinian wines with Dustin Lewis. Sign up early for this classroom style tasting starting at 7 pm. Only $5 per person in advance.
Friday, January 9th – 4-7 pm
Tsillan Cellars wine tasting with wine maker Shane Collins. Come try the line up with the wine maker from the resort community of Chelan. We will taste these wines on Saturday, January 10th as well, from 12-7.
Tuesday, January 20th – 6:30 pm
Wine Maker Dinner with Rob Mercer of Mercer Estates and culinary arts by Laurent Zirotti at Fleur de Sel. Call Fleur de Sel at 208-777-7600. $65 per person.
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Google Calendar to keep up-to-date on the latest happenings!Thank you for your support of our local family business.
Salute’
Russell and Sarah
Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer
208-457-9885
service@corkjoy.com
Enoteca is open:
Tuesday-Saturday: 11-7
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