Honig Wine Dinner September 23rd 2009

CHEF’S 3-COURSE HONIG WINE DINNER
Saturday, September 23, 2009 Staggered Reservations at 6:30 | 7:15 | 8:30
Reservations: 703-255-0550

Here are the details for September 23. Also located at http://www.churchstcellars.com

Please join us this Wednesday, September 23 (21 and up only, please!) for a chef’s 3-course Honig Vineyard Wine Dinner. Cost is a mere forty-five dollars.

The wine bar will remain open until 11:00pm so after cpmpletion of your dinner you may continue to enjoy Church Street Cellars ambience. Here’s the line-up. Wine notes and bottle prices are at the end of this announcement if you’re interested.

CHEF’S 3-COURSE TASTING MENU ~ $45
(Chef’s Gift) Eggplant & Yellow Tomato Ravioli
Basket Curried Scallops | Creamy Sauvignon Blanc Sauce
Strip Steak |Rosemary |Black Pepper |Tomato Concasse | Nicoise Olives
with Mostarda | Pickled Shallots
Bavarian Banana Cream Pie Chocolate | Bananas | Blueberry Coulis

WINE PAIRING
Paringa Sparkling Shiraz
Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Honig Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Honig Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2008

LOCATION & PHONE
Church Street Cellars is located in the heart of Vienna at 111 Church Street NW Our phone number is (703) 255-0550.

PARKING ~ FREE & PAID
We have under the building parking. On-street parking is usually available within a 3-block radius. You can also park in the lot across the street and 1 building down., but do not park in the back of the Clock Shop next door to me!

WINE NOTES & BOTTLE PRICES

Sparkling will be served with Chef’s Gift

2008 Honig Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc ~ $27
(Rutherford, Napa Valley) 86% Honig Estate Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Honig Estate Muscat and 10% Napa Valley Semillon. Taste: A perfect mélange of honeydew melon, lime, floral, lemongrass and passion fruit. A creamy, rich mid-palate, accented with French oak and crème brulee. The finish is long, with refreshing minerality.

2006 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon ~ $39
(Rutherford, Napa Valley) 95% Cabernet, 2% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. Taste: Blackberry, cherry and plum fruit aromas and flavors are accented by vanilla, allspice and cocoa. The richly textured mid-palate is balanced by medium tannins and a lengthy finish.

2008 Honig Late HarvestSauvignon Blanc ~ $68 (500ml)
(Rutherford, Napa Valley) Winemaker’s Notes 100% Sauvignon Blanc, Honig Estate. Aromas and flavors of honey, dried apricots and citrus rind, layered with creme brulee and mineral. Luscious, with a rich, long finish and balanced acidity.

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New Web Page

New Web Page http:www.churchstcellars.com

New menu

New wine dinner

Now Open 7 Days A Week

Now serving lunch on Saturdays, Also serving Sunday and Monday evenings.

Come spend you Sunday afternoons relaxing outdoors to a great glass of wine and cheese plate.

Memorial Day Weekend – Viva Vienna

Saturday Doors Open At Noon. We will have a few selected wines open for tasting along with our new full menu and enomatic machines.

Sunday: BRATS AND BEER We are going to fire up the grill and tapping a few extra kegs to celebrate Viva Vienna. We will be open Noon until 9pm

Monday: Full Menu and Enomatics availiable Noon until 9PM

Thursday April 23rd – Relay for Life Team Good Humor

Team Good Humor will be hosting a fundraiser for their Relay for life team. 10% of sales will be donated, Good Humor will also be having a raffle and silent auction.

Come enjoy the fun for a great cause.

New Chef

Church Street Cellars has hired a new chef and we are currently working on a new menu.

We are open for business as usual and are serving fantastic meals. Throughout April we will be testing new meals and incorporating them into our menu.

We look forward to seeing all of you.

Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Dinner Febrauary 28th (Wednesday)

Hor D’oeuvres

Scharffenberger Brut

Herb Roasted Cornish Hens

Peruvian Purple Mashed Potato, Haricot Verts, Roasted Hen Jus

2007 Chateau Ste. Michelle Eroica Riesling

Pan Roasted Pork Loin

Fingerling Potatoes, Braised Southern Style Cabbage with Apple Wood Smoked Bacon, Robust Pork Jus, topped with Mustard Fruits

2005 Chateau Ste. Michelle Orphelin

Seared Hanger Steak
Basmati Rice, Cumin Scented Black Beans, Topped with Salsa Verde

2005 Chateau Ste. Michelle Ethos Syrah

Citrus Tartlet

Fresh Berries, Whipped Cream, Raspberry Coulis

Kluge Cru Chardonnay

$65.00 per person (tax and gratuity not included)

All courses will be served with 3oz pours.
Additional glasses of wine can be purchased.
Tax (8% in Vienna) and Gratuity will be added.
All Reservations will be secured with a credit card. Cancellation will be taken up to 48 hours before dinner.

Petite Sirah

What is Petite Sirah.

Petite – like a 350 pound ballerina. Ever heard “bull in a china shop”. (I get called that by my wife all the time). Perhaps this was a French attempt at Euphemism?

So, why “petite?” Petite Sirah (no, the “i” isn’t a typo) is one of those stealth grapes, like Carmènere in Chile, or Zinfandel in California, mistaken for something they were not until exposed by DNA tests. When DNA isn’t busy solving murders and tracing family trees, it’s hard at work sorting out wine grape confusion.

Petite Sirah turns out to be the offspring of Syrah and a very old variety from France’s Rhone valley called Pelousin. It’s also known as Durif, after the French nurseryman who bred it. So it’s petite only the sense of being Syrah’s love-child.

What it is….an amazingly potent wine varietal that will coat your teeth purple and wallop you with alcohol. For customers of Church Street Cellars two things that are not all that unpleasant.

Come by Church Street Cellars and enjoy a glass of Petite Sirah with our lamb chops or rib eye steak. Tuesday are still half-price on the enomatic wine serving machine.

Enjoy

Mark Heider – Owner

Church Street Cellars

Wine Order before Thanksgiving

Wine Order Specials

Order By Tues. Nov 25th 5pm Pick Up On Wed. Nov 26th

Why not keep this rolling.  Adding to the list!!! We are going to continue the specials on the wine from last week and add another bottle to it this week.  The following wine has special “Wine Order” pricing.

Menu for December 10th wine dinner coming at the end of the week.

2005 Chappellet Mountain Cuvee

This is the wine to choose when you’re looking for vivid fruit and rich, soft tannins–the perfect wine for the season. Mountain Cuvee is a winemaker’s red blend that beautifully expresses the distinctive qualities of the traditional Bordeaux varietals. Each of the grape varieties in the cuvee contributes nuances that harmonize with the other components, resulting in a complex array of aromas and flavors. The wine displays an incredibly aromatic nose, a rich mid-palate and a lengthy finish. Complex spice aromas and concentrated sweet fruit abound in this wine. The aromas entice with blackberry and ripe plum mingling with clove and vanilla. The mouth is alive with berries, cherries and spicy oak. Smooth and full, this approachable wine offers a long, lingering finish.Cabernet 57%,Merlot 41%, Petite verdot 2%.

Our Price: $31.98
Wine Order: $26.65 (Save 17%)
12+ Bottles: $23.99 (Save 25%)

Also

2007 Belle Glos Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir “Meiomi”
Meiomi (May-OH-mee), meaning “coast” in the language of the native Wappo tribe, symbolizes the origin of this Pinot Noir. Each of the vineyards chosen for this wine are found throughout the diverse sub-climates of the Sonoma Coast. Grapes grown in the cooler, maritime-influenced areas create wines with delicate cherry notes and slightly higher acidity. From the southern coastal hills, the fruit notes are darker and earthier. The inland valleys make full-bodied, fruit-driven wines with sweet tannins and excellent balance. Meiomi integrates these distinctive characteristics into a layered blend of flavors that enhance and build on each other.

Our Price: $32.98
Wine Order: $27.50 (Save 17%)
12+ Bottles: $24.75 (Save 25%)

Last Weeks Wine Will Continue On Sale

2005 Hess Collection Napa Valley “19 Block Cuvée”
Wine & Spirit 92 pts; Wine Enthusiast 91 pts
“An austere cabernet sauvignon blended with syrah and Malbec, this grows at the Veeder Summit Vineyard, where the vines have distant view of the San Pablo Bay. It feels rustic at first, emphasizing thick, mountain-grown tannins and black fig flavor. The wine’s elegance emerges with more defined structure, the dark fruit suited to grilled butterflied leg of lamb.”

Our Price: $34.98
Wine Order: $26.24 (Save 25%)
12+ Bottles: $23.32 (Save 33%)

2007 Conundrum
Tasting notes:
Powerful aromas of green apple, tangerine zest and honeysuckle. Core flavors of apricot, melon, pear and light vanilla are beautifully balanced by the sparkling acidity of cirtus fruits. The lush, creamy, mouth-filling texture is heightened by powerful floral and bright tropical fruit notes and leads to a full, powerful finish.

Our Price: $31.98
Wine Order: $23.99 (Save 25%)
12+ Bottles: $20.32 (Save 36.5%) (lowest price outside of California)

2006 Mer Soleil Chardonnay
Tasting notes:
Soft gold color. Richly perfumed nose, with light notes of honeysuckle, truffle and
buttery oak. Full, layered flavors of tropical fruit are balanced by a bright acidity
of sweet citrus, and linger though the long, creamy finish.
Our Price: $43.98
Wine Order: $35.61 (Save 21%)
12+ Bottles: $29.99 (Save 31%)

2006 Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay
Tasting Notes:
Light gold color with a pale green tint. Clean, lively aromas of honeydew melon and green apple carry over to delicate tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and papaya, balanced with crisp mineral notes. The full texture lasts through a luxuriously long finish.

Our Price: $42.98
Wine Order: $33.99 (Save 21%)

12+ Bottles: $29.99 (save 31%)

New Web Page is Out of Service Today

New Web Page will be active hopefully November 11th.  I had to shut it down today for security purpose.  We are adding a Web Store where you will be able to see entire inventory and purchase wine for pick up.

New Wine Order Service

Here is the way to maximize your budget.  “Wine Orders”.  The following wine has special “Wine Order” pricing.  Place an order by phone, email or in person from noon on Tuesday thru 5:00 pm on Wednesday, and the wine will be available for pickup on Friday.

Wine Order Specials

The Mer Soleil Vineyard, located in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation of Monterey County, is named for two natural forces that create its growing conditions: sea (mer) and sun (soleil).

Mer Soleil’s vines are nestled on lower slopes of the Sierra de Salinas range in what is one of the coolest, driest grape growing areas in California. During the growing season, warmer inland temperatures at the southern end of the Salinas Valley pull cooling morning and evening fogs into the vineyards, while the afternoons are warm and sunny. Brisk afternoon breezes keep the grapes dry and pristine.

Charlie Wagner II is the winemaker and viticulturist.

2006 Mer Soleil Chardonnay
Our Chardonnay from the Mer Soleil Vineyard, located in this cool, dry part of Monterey County on land we began cultivating in 1988, is now at full maturity. The sea (“Mer”) and sun (“Soleil”) climate of this coastal appellation causes morning and evening fogs and warm, bright afternoons, a combination that helps produce the high-quality fruit we use to make this California-style Chardonnay.

Tasting notes:
Soft gold color. Richly perfumed nose, with light notes of honeysuckle, truffle and buttery oak. Full, layered flavors of tropical fruit are balanced by a bright acidity of sweet citrus, and linger though the long, creamy finish.

Our Price: $43.98
Wine Order: $35.61 (Save 21%)
12+ Bottles: $29.99 (Save 31%)

2006 Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay
The grapes were pressed and fermented in both stainless steel and cement vats, with no oak contact or malolactic fermentation. We bottled the wine early in the year and capped it with a twist top to maintain its fresh character and crisp citrus finish

Tasting Notes:
Light gold color with a pale green tint. Clean, lively aromas of honeydew melon and green apple carry over to delicate tropical fruit flavors of pineapple and papaya, balanced with crisp mineral notes. The full texture lasts through a luxuriously long finish.

Our Price: $42.98
Wine Order: $33.99 (Save 21%)

12+ Bottles: $29.99 (save 31%)

We are committed to providing you the best quality wine at the absolute best price.  We spend a lot of time scouring our distributors inventory for deals and then passing those saving onto you the customer.  We developed the “Wine Order” program to allow us to pass on savings while keeping our inventory lean.  This helps both of us maintain our bottom line.

Sincerely,

Mark Heider
Church Street Cellars