Enoteca News: June club is in! Fun upcoming events…
Fun Events And News From Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer
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June Fine Wine & Beer Club in your Bin this Friday!
Come taste with us for only $10 / flight (lots of wine!) -
June 18th Beer Tasting: Sam Adams with Troy Lobdell
7 pm tasting only, almost full - Remember the Orphans: Lots of Wine & Beer recently added
- Enoteca Web Poll: Which region is my favorite to drink from?
- Upcoming Tasting Events
- What is Wine & Beer Club of the month membership all about?
- Do I have to stick my nose in the air for wine tasting?
A Note from Russell
It’s time for Wine & Beer of the Month Club again! We have some exciting selections
this month, including a new wine from Orin Swift, the winery famous for the Prisoner, and
a few choices from Hannah Nicole, a small family winery in Contra Costa county. We met
wine maker Neil Cohn a few months back, he’s related to wine club member Pamela Downs (Bin #248)
and he shared his tasty wines with us. We liked them so much we want to share them with you,
and here they are!
The beer selections are both from Idaho, so hurray for locally made high quality brew! I’ll try to send out a more detailed beermail this week, but in the meantime you should know that we have a tiny bit of Russian River Pliny the Elder (rare fresh hop DIPA) available, and Dogfish Head 120 Minute IIPA (20% ABV), as well as Boulevard’s Double Wide IPA. Hop heads need to come get in on some of these great bottles, and if that’s not your thing, we also have a great growing selection of malty, dark and see-through beers available!
Learn more about the selections below, and consider visiting us on Friday from 4-7 as we pour these wines, or Saturday from 12-7.
We hope your spring is going well, enjoy the weather while it’s here and stop in for some wine and beer!
– Russell Mann
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.
June Wine & Beer Club is in!
The wine and beer for this month’s club has arrived and will be in your Bin on Friday, June 1st! If you’re not a Club Member yet, learn about the Wine & Beer Club?Wine & Beer Club is rolling out this Friday, and tasting is from 4-7 Friday. We will be tasting Saturday from 12-7 as well, which is a great time to taste wine to beat the rush. The cost is $10 per flight (3 oz. each of 3 wines – red or white).
The lineup for Club and Tasting:
Vintage Club
Dusted Valley Vineyards Boomtown Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
What can we say about this brand new vintage from Corey and Chad at Dusted Valley? Well, see what Harvey Steiman at Wine Spectator had to say:
Bright, fresh and exuberant, with nicely focused, vivid currant and spice flavors, hinting at coffee on the expressive finish. Drink now through 2012.89 points Wine Spectator
What we like about this wine is that it can be had for under $15 and it spent 16 months on 50% new French Oak. That’s a price to value ratio that is unbeatable. A true blue big boys Cabernet from Washington State, well built and ready to rumble. BOOMtown.
Hannah Nicole Le Mélange Blanc 2007
(Contra Costa County, California)
This 2007 Le Mélange Blanc, The White Blend, is an artistic blend of Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc aged and fermented in both stainless steel and oak. Citrus, vanilla and a bouquet of fruit leap from the glass in this perfectly balanced white wine. Best served lightly chilled, this wine will make you reach for another glass!
55% Sauvignon Blanc, 45% Viognier
Reserve Club
Hannah Nicole Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
(Contra Costa County, California)
This 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is full of ripe fruit flavors with eucalyptus, mint, white pepper on the nose and black cherry, tar and a ribbon of caramel on the palate. Lush firm tannins finish strong producing a Cabernet showing classic Brentwood terroir notable for a hint of cocoa that lingers on.
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Hannah Nicole Viognier 2007
(Contra Costa County, California)
This 2007 Viognier jumps from the glass with hints of peach, apricot, honeysuckle and pear. The addition of 2% barrel aged Sauvignon Blanc lends a citrus and vanilla note that finishes crisply leaving you thirsting for more! Grown in a region quickly being recognized as one of the best sites for Viognier in California! Enjoy!
90% Stainless Steel Fermented Viognier, 8% Barrel Aged Viognier,2% Sauvignon Blanc
Premier Club
Orin Swift Saldo Zinfandel 2007
(California)
Gaining experience and contacts in the Northern California Zinfandel growing community through the success of his Prisoner label, Orin Swift Cellars owner/winemaker Dave Phinney has gained access to some of the best Zinfandel vineyards in California. Dave recently decided he wanted to make a high quality Zinfandel and what he created did not fit the constraints of a single AVA.
The term “saldo” has many different meanings in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. In Spanish it mainly refers to “balance on hand”, and sometimes it can mean “from here and there”. This wine represents the best of the best lots made by Dave from vineyards all across Northern California.
Here’s where it comes from: 54% Sonoma, 16% Napa, 15% Mendocino, 9% Amador, 6% Contra Costa
The 2007 Saldo has a deep dark ruby color. It has aromas of red raspberry, ribena, campfire, toast and sweet vanilla. On the palette there is wild strawberry, rhubarb, and sassafras. The wine is expansive with a 30 plus second finish. There is an impression of cherry pie on the end. Drink now and enjoy over the next five years.
Wow, what a heavy hitter! We tasted this recently and just HAD to share it with the wine club. Those who remember The Prisoner will not be suprised by how fantastic this wine is. Dave Finney has done it again with this limited production gem. Take this home and drink it soon and get your follow up orders in ASAP as this will not be available for long!
85% Zinfandel, 10% Syrah, 5% Petite Syrah
Conte d’Attimis-Maniago Pinot Grigio 2006
(Friuli, Italy)
Straw yellow colour with slightly coppery undertones: the characteristic bouquet, elegant and intense is rich in oak, walnut husk, yellow peaches and golden apples. Harmonious and sophisticated with marked yeasty hints, acquired after maturation “sur lies”. The wine is lively on the palate where it becomes full and velvety with very persistent ripe fruit flavours. Backing this up is a good degree of alcohol and a pleasant crispness.
Food and wine pairings: An excellent aperitif and hors d’oeuvres wine, it is ideal served with raw and cooked seafood. Superb accompaniment to fish, crustaceans, and clear soups. Sublime when served with San Daniele ham.
100% Pinot Grigio
Anniversary Club Red
Bocchino Suo Giacomo 2004
(Langhe, Italy)
A stunning food wine, this seamless blend of Nebbiolo and Barbera from Bocchino typifies his style of “21st Century Classico”. A traditional blend made in a bold, luscious style, this wine opens with the friendly cranberry appeal of the Barbera, crisp and medium bodied, and unfolds into greater complexity as the Nebbiolo darkens and deepens the fruits into plums, black cherry, and sage dust. Bocchino is a cult figure in Barolo, and we understand why.
60% Nebbiolo, 40% Barbera
Beer Club
Beer Club members receive 2 bottles of beer made in Idaho this month! Beer Club selections are not open for the tasting event, but a few bottles are available for purchase.
Grand Teton Double Vision Dopplebock Cellar Reserve Reinheitsgebot 2009
(Victor, Idaho)
Brewery’s notes:
Double Vision Dopplebock highlights our brewery’s wonderful glacial spring water and was brewed in strict adherence to the Reinheitsgebot. This beer has a luxurious tan head anda bready aroma with a hint of smoke and is dark leather in color with ruby notes. It is lightly spiced with Liberty hops, an American version of the noble German Hallertau Mittelfruh, and fermented with lager yeast from a monastery brewery near Munich. Doppelbocks were developed by the 17th century Paulist monks of Munich. To help them through the Lenten and Advent fasts, they brewed and especially nourishing dark lager they called “liquid bread” and named “Holy Father.” Try pairing with wild game, venison, goose, duck, wild boar, with aged gruyere, caramel flan, crème brulee or tart tatin.
8% ABV, 1L bottle, blissfully non-wax topped.
Laughing Dog Devil Dog 2009
(Sandpoint, Idaho)
Brewery’s notes:
The Devil Dog will chew you up and leave you whimpering for more. At 98 IBU’s and 5.2 pounds of hops to the barrel it is an all out assault on the senses. Devil Dog started as a laborador of love but quickly took on a life of its own, leaving us drooling like Pavlov’s dogs at the mere mention of its name. Triple dry hopped and at 10% ABV, more than one of these bad boys will cause you to howl at passing strangers and chew up your toys, or anything else you can get your sharp little teeth on.
10% ABV, 98 IBUs, 22 oz. bottle
Check Out! In order to keep track of your Wine & Beer, we use a “Check Out” procedure.
When you come to pick up your Wine & Beer, please momentarily stop by the counter and check out.
Club members receive receipts by email.
Pricing disclaimer.
June Beer Tasting
Samuel Adams with Troy Lobdell
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Sam Adams Beer Tasting
Thursday, June 18th 7:00 p.m. Only $10 per person |
Samuel Adams Beer tasting on Thursday, June 18th, at 7 pm at Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer!
Jim Koch founded The Boston Beer Company in 1984 because he believed that Americans deserved better beer. As of November 18th, when Belgian owned InBev officially took over Anheuser-Busch, Samuel Adams is now the largest American Owned brewery. Come to this tasting to try some of the more unique flavors coming from this brewery. Troy Lobdell, Bin #215, will be here from the brewery to share the beers and answer questions. Attendees will receive a beer glass and most importantly, learn about, and taste, more great beer! There will be one “classroom style” tasting starting at 7 p.m. and will last about 1.5-2 hours. 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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Remember the Orphans
The orphan shelf has had some recent admittants. Several bottles of wine were discovered that have been waiting for a home,
and some beer has even migrated to the orphan shelf.
Club members receive a 20% discount whenever they adopt an orphan. Find it in your heart.
A wide range of very delicious bottles are currently up for adoption. Come peer into the glassed-over eyeballs of these little fellas and see if one of them doesn’t tug at your heart. Pleeeze sir, can I have some more?
Tasting Events Coming Soon
Mark your calendars, Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer 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, June 5th – 4-7 pm
Taste of Club! June 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, June 6th as well, from 12-7.
Tuesday, June 9th – 6:30 pm
French Wine Dinner with Lyle Railsback of Kermit Lynch and Laurent Zirotti of Fleur de Sel. Held at Fleur de Sel restaurant in Post Falls, only $65 per person all inclusive, and featuring some fantastic hand-picked selections of French wine. Contact Fleur de Sel for reservations at 208-777-7600.
Friday, June 12th – 4-7 pm
Robert Karl Wine Tasting with Rebecca Gunselman! We’re opening local favorites Robert Karl, hand crafted Phinney Hill wine, rich and intense in flavor, with Rebecca Gunselman. We’ll be pouring some new release wine as well as old favorites. We will taste these wines on Saturday, June 13th as well, from 12-7.
Thursday, June 18th at 7:00 pm
Samuel Adams Brewery Beer Tasting. Beer Club Member Troy Lobdell, who works for Samuel Adams will be here to share some great beer! $10 per person, reserve your tickets early!
Friday, June 19th – 4-7 pm
Montinore Estates Oregon wine tasting! On Saturday we’ll have Monika Seryukova here from the winery on Saturday from 4-7 to share details about the wine and winery. We will taste these wines on Saturday, June 20th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, June 26th – 4-7 pm
Clif Bar Wines wine tasting! Debbie Keller from IWM will be on hand to share these great wines from the same family that makes the Clif Bars! We will taste these wines on Saturday, June 27th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, July 3rd – 4-7 pm
Taste of Club! July 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, July 4th as well, from 12-7.
Thursday, July 9th – 7 pm
Joseph Phelps wine tasting! Come try these ultra-premium wines from California with Keith Nyquist, a winery representative on hand to share details and answer questions. Look for pricing details in an upcoming newsletter, and pre-register for this limited-seating event.
Friday, July 10th – 4-7 pm
3 Horse Ranch wine tasting! Come try these Idaho grown grapes bottled into wine in Idaho with the wine maker. Trust us, this is some Idaho State wine that tastes really good! We will taste these wines on Saturday, July 11th as well, from 12-7.
Friday, July 17th – 4-7 pm
Crew Wine Portfolio wine tasting! Steve Crosta from Crew Wines will be on hand to share a selection from the Crew Portfolio, which includes Sawbuck, Mossback, Matchbook, and Chasing Venus. We will taste these wines on Saturday, July 18th as well, from 12-7.
Wednesday, July 22nd – 7 pm
Revelry Wine Tasting! Someone from the winery will be here to pour Revelry wine on this Wednesday wine tasting event. Should be lots of fun!
Friday, July 24th – 4-7 pm
Artisan Collection Spanish Wine Tasting! Join Lee Anderson from New West Wines as he shares a selection of small winery, hand crafted wines from Spain. Spain is hot right now, great wines at fantastic prices, come learn all the details you could ever want to know! We will taste these wines on Saturday, July 25th as well, from 12-7.
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Salute’
Russell and Sarah
Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer
208-457-9885
service@corkjoy.com
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