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Happy New Year from Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer

Whether you drink dry traditional bubbly, sweet sparkling wine, red wine, beer, Sake, or anything else to toast the New Year and New Decade, we’ve got you covered. Stop on by Tuesday- Thursday this week, from 11 am – 7 pm to get what you need for your big party or little celebration!

Thank you for your patronage in 2009, we look forward to serving you in 2010 with exciting tasting events, a fun Wine of the Month Club, an interesting selection in Beer of the Month, and great retail service.

Let us know any time if there’s any way we can help you.

What’s New at Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer

1. Now On Tap: Grand Teton Double Vision Dopplebock
       1/2 Gallon Growler Fill: $24.99, Pint: $7.99
2. Shipping Services Now Available
3. Special: Last of the 2007 Vintage Owen Roe Ex Umbris Syrah.
   It got 92 points in Wine Spectator and is almost gone!
4. Upcoming Tasting Events
   • Big Oregon Pinots – Bergstrom and Amity 1/2 price!
         Thursday, January 7th, 7 pm, with Nick Lobdell
         $5 per person, tickets required.
         Of Amity … “One of the best Pinot noirs I have ever tasted” -Robert Parker
   • January Wine Club Tasting
         Friday, January 8th, 4-7 pm, Saturday the 9th, 12-7
   • Sakitini Tasting – Sake it to Me!
         Thursday, January 14th, 7 pm
   • Red Zinfandel Tasting – Compare the Zins
         Friday, January 15th, 4-7 pm, Saturday the 16th, 12-7
   • French Wine Class with Certified Sommelier Michael Williams
         Thursday, January 21th, 7 pm, $10, tickets required.
   • Big Sky Brewing Beer Tasting with Joe Petrilli
         Thursday, January 28th, 5 & 7 pm, $10, tickets required.
   • Full Sail Beer Tasting with Joe Neese
         Thursday, February 18th, 5 & 7 pm, $10, tickets required.
5. Can you recommend wine and/or beer to me once a month?
6. How is wine tasting at Enoteca different?

Last of the 2007 Vintage Owen Roe Ex Umbris Syrah

Big Pinots – Amity and Berstrom Wine Tasting next Thursday with Nick Lobdell

Amity Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc 2007
(Willamette Valley, Oregon)
89 Points Wine Enthusiast. This wine smells and tastes like a typical Alsatian-style Pinot Blanc with minerality notes accompanied by flavors of ripe melon, gooseberries and tropical fruits like guava and pineapple. The mouth feel is round and smooth and reminiscent of a stainless steel Chardonnay.

Amity Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2007
(Willamette Valley, Oregon)
A complex nose with aromas of cherry and wild raspberry, mixed with notes of milk chocolate and cassis, leads into a smooth, soft wine.

Amity Crannell Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
(Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon)
91 Points Parker & Tanzer. The Pinot Noir from Crannell Vineyards has consistently been our earliest maturing wine and the 2007 vintage is no different. This wine is loaded with aromas of red and black cherry, spice and violets. It’s well rounded and smooth with a lasting finish of cocoa, spice and cherry.

Bergstrom Old Stones Chardonnay 2007
(Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Recent press on the 2007 vintage: Portland Monthly Magazine recently listed this wine as the 2nd best value wine for Oregon! “One of the best chardonnays ever made in Oregon, this is truly a top value. Quite long, intense pear flavors, with a judicious use of oak barrels.”

Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve Pinot Noir 2007
(Oregon)
The base for the Cumberland is always the lion’s share of Bergström and de Lancellotti and Shea Vineyards. Then we add in our oldest vines from the Hyland and Durant Vineyards for structure; then the unique characters of some of our best sites such as Nysa, Temperance Hill, Palmer Creek, Anderson Family and Kalita Vineyards. Unlike many other winery blended wines, this wine is NOT a declassified wine made from the leftovers of the single vineyard program. This Pinot Noir is crafted first and foremost to showcase the Bergström style and the vintage character year in and year out. The 2007 Cumberland Reserve is dark ruby in color with deep red reflections at the rim of the glass. The perfume is, as always, complex with great spice notes, minerality, coffee and chocolate undertones and a great vein of dark red fruits such as black cherry and black raspberry. The attack is full of fruit and very supple with suave tannins and silkiness in the mid-palate and finish. This wine exudes the great possibilities that were achievable during the long and cool 2007 vintage and will drink very well now and for ten years to come if cellared carefully.

Bergstrom de Lancellotti Pinot Noir 2007
(Chehalem Mountains, Oregon)
A great achievement for us in that it could easily be confused for a young Barolo or even a Burgundy from the Cote-de-Nuits, but even better than that…..it’s from Oregon! The almost electric violet-ruby colored wine has excellent aromas of marionberry and wild blackberries with some baking spices like cinnamon, vanilla, clove, nutmeg and incense. The attack is pure and driven, with bright fruit flavors and great lithe texture which is focused and mineral-based. The finish has a long juicy acid structure with fine grained tannins. This wine will be amazing after 2-3 years of ageing and will drink well into 2020+ if cellared carefully. This wine is certified Biodynamic.

Enoteca Fun Tasting Events Calendar

Mark your calendars for tastings at Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer. Some are classroom format, which means we all sit down at the same time and can interact with the presenter with questions and whatnot. Our Friday & Saturday wine tastings are drop-in format, which means you can stop in any time during the tasting hours and try some excellent wine. We price our tastings to just break even on the quantity we pour for you, and our pours are quite a bit more than a typical winery tasting room experience. Join us for these excellent tasting events!

Bergstrom and Amity Pinot Noir Tasting
Thursday, January 7th – 7 pm [$5 flight, classroom]

Russell loves Pinot Noir! Come try these fantastic Oregon Pinot’s with some education about what to look for in Pinot Noir. Bergstrom is a high end brand, so we’ll be tasting some of their excellent single vineyard terrior driven Pinot’s and Amity provides some great values at their price point. See how different Pinot’s can be from each other, and what a range can be had.

Amity Pinot Blanc, Amity Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Amity Crannel Vineyard Pinot Noir, Bergstrom Old Stones Chardonnay, Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve, and finally Bergstrom Lancelotti Vineyard Pinot Noir.

Only $5 per person, this is a BIG lineup for a little price! Reserve your tickets early.


January Taste of Wine Club
Friday, January 8th – 4-7 pm [$10 flight, drop-in]

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 9th as well, from 12-7.


Saketini Tasting! Sake it to Me!
Thursday, January 14th – 7 pm [$TBD flight, classroom]

Sarah loves Saketinis! Give these fancy creatures a try on this Thursday event. What’s a Saketini? Think Sake + martini. Learn about what makes Sake unique, and learn new and fun ways to use it at a party.

As soon as we lock in a ticket price, we’ll announce that here. Reserve your tickets early.


Red Zinfandel Wine Tasting
Friday, January 15th – 4-7 pm [$10 flight, drop-in]

We’ve recently had requests for Red Zinfandel wine tasting, so here it is! Try an assortment of red Zinfandel wine and see what sort of variety is possible with this grape. We will taste these wines on Saturday, January 16th as well, from 12-7.


French Wine Tasting Class with Certified Sommelier Michael Williams
Thursday, January 21st – 7 pm [$10 flight, classroom]

Learn French Wine! This class is designed to be a primer on French Wine, with something sure to please the novice and trained alike. Try various wines during the class, learn to read French Wine labels and understand what is in the bottle, and perhaps discover some tasty French treats! If you’ve ever found French wine to be unapproachable, unfriendly, and just well… French, come to this class and discover a new side to the French!

As soon as we lock in a ticket price, we’ll announce that here. Reserve your tickets early.


Big Sky Brewing Beer Tasting with Joe Petrilli
Thursday, January28th – 5 & 7 pm [$10 flight, classroom]

Think Big Sky is all about Moose Drool? While it’s a good example of an English Brown, they make more stuff, and we intend to explore it all! After tasting a bunch of beers, you get to take home a glass from the brewery. We’ll be holding 2 tastings, one at 5 and one at 7 pm. $10 per person, reserve your tickets early! (be sure to specify 5 or 7 pm)


Pinot Noir Tasting with Dan Gorden
Thursday, February 11th – 7 pm [$TBD flight, classroom]

Dan Gorden represents a bunch of fantastic Pinot Noirs as part of the Northwest Core Collection, and will be sharing several of them. Come to find out more about Pinot Noir, taste some great examples of the wine, and have a good time!

As soon as we lock in a ticket price, we’ll announce that here. Reserve your tickets early.


Full Sail Beer Tasting with Joe Neese
Thursday, February 18th – 5 & 7 pm [$10 flight, classroom]

Joe Neese is coming back to Enoteca – Fine Wine & Beer for a Full Sail beer tasting. Full Sail of Hood River makes a fantastic set of Reserve Line beers and we’ve been stashing some here and there to fill out a great tasting lineup. Joe is excited to hold his 2nd tasting at Enoteca, and this will be one fun event! After tasting a bunch of beers, you get to take home a glass from the brewery. We’ll be holding 2 tastings, one at 5 and one at 7 pm. $10 per person, reserve your tickets early! (be sure to specify 5 or 7 pm)


You can keep yourself in the loop on Enoteca events! Subscribe to the Enoteca 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

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