Beaujolais Noveau

BEAUJOLAIS HAS ARRIVED...

This Thursday the 19th and all weekend come celebrate Beaujolais Noveau with Eric at Napa & Co. Enjoy a flight of this just released fun and fruity Gamay paired with French cheeses, charcuterie and olives. The easiest and quickest way to learn Fench!

Oregon Project

Napa & Co is excited to announce a new second label wine project.
We first created a classic jammy Cabernet with Girard Winery of Napa Valley. It is rich, decadent, and explosive and shows the true terroir style of Napa Cab.
This time we were looking for a wine that showed and expressed a different style of terroir and spoke of the land where it comes from. We have found that in the wines of Evening Land. Their pinot noir is earthy, dirty and full of that leather and smoke you want from a great pinot. The marriage of food and wine is a serious one and we take this partnership seriously as well. We believe you'll be equally excited when you taste this Pinot next to the cuisine of Chef Arik. Expected release: late December 2009.
Evening Land Vineyards
http://www.eveninglandvineyards.com/.

Four Course Truffle dinner tonight!

Come celebrate that dirty, farm-yard, earthy funk called TRUFFLES~! tonight. Chef Arik has created an incredible 4 course menu featuring white and black truffles. $100 or $139 with wines paired from Italy, Spain and France. Call for reservations. 203-353-3319. Any time...just say you're coming for TRUFFLES!

Napa & Co Birthday Celebration this Monday!

Napa turns 3! This may not seem like a big deal but 3 in restaurant years is 30 in most other businesses! Here's an excerpt from Parents.com and I found the development to be pretty similar actually...

• Stands on one foot for multiple seconds (yes, more like 12 hours)
• Walks on tip-toes for multiple steps (some of us do)
• Climbs stairs using alternate feet (when not drinking)
• Handedness is developed (thank god!)
• Copies a circle and imitates intersecting straight lines (again, when not drinking)
• Starts to dress self (hmmm...)
• By 36 months: Says approximately 1500 words, uses run-on sentences, can identify self by name/age/gender, and the majority of language is understood by strangers (not all of us)

Come enjoy some great complimentary wine and food with us on Monday, November 2nd from 5:30 to 7pm! Learn about holiday menus, private rooms and upcoming events...no need to RSVP just come celebrate.

Cult Wine Class

These are the wines we tried tonight:
2004 Heitz Vineyard Cabernet Napa Valley, California
2005 Kathyrn Hall Cabernet Napa Valley, California
2004 Dominus Cabernet Napa Valley, California
2006 Quintessa Cabernet Rutherford, California
2005 Joseph Phelps "Insignia" Cabernet Napa Valley, California
2001 La Jota, Anniversary, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California
1999 Ridge, Montebello, Cabernet Santa Cruz,California

And the winner is...Joseph Phelps!!

Women in Wine tomorrow night and every Friday

Women In Wine Happy Hour at the Bar
“Women in Wine” wines from female winemakers just $3 a glass. 4 to 7pm Fridays.

Check out Handley, Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, CA 2007
Bodan Roan, Cabernet Sauvignon, California 2007
Celebrate the power and passion of women!!

Zin Class tonight at Napa

Zinfandel class tonight: Fouir Vines port yummy and perfect with chocolate. August Briggs Napa 06 the winner of the night. The not so hot...Grgich Napa 05 but will try a new bottle. Next week Cult Wines of Napa...sign up at 203-353-3319