Boise Coop Wine Shop

Co-op Culinary Class: Perfect Wine Pairings!

• May 24, 2010
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If you’ve never taken a Boise Co-op Culinary Class before, now’s the time. Take a break from gardening and softball and join us for a Wednesday night of great food, fabulous wine and a ridiculoualy good time. Mystified by how to pair wines with different foods? This is the class for you. And even if you’re not, this one promises to be a lot of fun. Let Leslie Young from the Boise Co-op Wine Shop and Sylvie Ryan, the Co-op’s Culinary Educator, walk you through some great food and wine matches. You’ll feast on delicious appetizers, cheeses and other fare while tasting and learning to choose the perfect complementary wines!

Wednesday, May 26th, 6:30 pm at the Pottery Gourmet Kitchen downtown.
Cost is $40 for Boise Co-op members, $50 for non-members.
Register at the Co-op Customer Service Desk, or by calling 472-4500.

Kacher Sale & Tasting

• May 17, 2010
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It’s one of our most anticipated events of the year; the arrival from France of the Robert Kacher Selections container. Reds, whites and rosés from one of our top importers—great wines, great low prices for your spring and summer enjoyment. We buy in big to keep you in wine all season, but to kick things off it’s a big sale and a free tasting—try before you buy.

Saturday May 22 & Sunday May 23

Take 15% off 6 or more bottles of

All Robert Kacher Wines — Mix & Match

Free tasting both days from Noon to 5 pm

Wine 101 at Café Vicino

• April 19, 2010
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Join us for a whirlwind tour of wines from around the globe. From the old world to the new, and from the north to the south, we will taste wines from all over the world, and give a broad overview of all of the world’s major growing regions. Beginners are warmly welcome, and questions are encouraged, so if there’s anything you’ve always wanted to know about wine and never got to ask, this is your chance. This class will be taught by Leil Cardoza at Café Vicino, from 2-4 pm, Saturday, April 24. The cost is be just $20 per person. For reservations call Café Vicino (208) 472-1463.

Kestrel Vintners

• April 15, 2010
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Kestrel opened their Prosser, Washington winery in 1999 with the intent to innovatively craft wines of the highest caliber, showcasing the unique terroir of the Pacific Northwest. Here’s the scoop on five of their wines:

Kestrel Pure Platinum, $11.49
An elegant white table wine carefully created by blending Gewürztraminer and Viognier. The two grapes were harvested simultaneously and blended as fruit in the press. This wine possesses the brilliant spice of the Gewürztraminer grape and the floral perfume of the Viognier. On the nose you will find hints of honeysuckle, passion flower and orange blossoms. The mouth explodes with sweet citrus and stone fruits (tangerine, apricot, peach), with hints of sweet clover honey on the lingering finish.
2008 Kestrel Rose, $12.49
The Rosé is the winery’s melting pot wine: most every variety they have found its way into this wine including Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Mourvedre, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah and Viognier. It’s created by a process called Saigné, which literally means to bleed. They pull off some of the juice immediately after crushing to increase the skin to juice ratio. By doing this they create a red wine that is darker and richer. The Saigné juice that’s been bleed off is fermented in stainless steel at low temperatures, then immediately bottled to preserve freshness and fruitiness. The result is a beautiful, coral colored wine that offers floral aromas and flavors of peach, pomegranite, currant and cranberry. The taste is delightfully refreshing and crisp.
Kestrel Lady in Red, $12.49
A blend of Merlot, Cabernet and Syrah, this wine offers enticing aromas of blueberry, cherry and red currant. The palate has intense red fruit flavors balanced by touches of by tea, tobacco, cedar, earth, dried herbs, white pepper, and vanilla. It finishes with lingering cherry, dried herbs, and blueberry notes. An exceptional value.
2006 Kestrel Merlot, $18.99
The majority of the fruit for this wine came from the Kestrel View Estate Vineyard, located on the Rosa, just six miles North of Prosser. A dark crimson, almost inky wine, both the aroma and the palate are filled with multiple layers of ripe red fruits: black cherry, blackberry, elderberry, dried cranberry, black currant, dried blueberry and plum. There are also hints of dried herb, rose petal, violet, sage, vanilla, clove, cardamom, white pepper and tobacco. The wine is full bodied, complex, and boasts a long finish with firm acidity. Should age well for years to come.
2006 Kestrel Cabernet Sauvignon, $18.99
Sourced from a medley of vineyards near Prosser, including their own Kestrel View, with the grapes picked and sorted by hand. The wine is a very deep purple, with aromas marked by dark fruit including black cherry and currant, and backed by dark spice, dried herbs, toasted coconut and vanilla. This expansive and generous wine is full bodied, dense, and elegant, with firm tannins and a lingering finish.