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Cork Wine Shop – Masi Wine Dinner at Fratelli

Food Dude — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:04:34 +0000

Apologies for getting your weekly news out late but a mid-week trip to Seattle to taste wines from the Loire Valley has thrown off my schedule a bit, but in the most delicious way!

TONIGHT our Friday Night Flight @ NE ALBERTA will feature some really lovely reds made from perhaps our favorite Spanish varietal, Mencia. This grape mostly grows in the Northwest regions of Bierzo and Ribeira Sacra. Eric Asimov of the New York Times wrote this article about the Ribeira Sacra region a few weeks back and I have been hunting for new wines from the area since. We’re excited to show off 3 wines that are brand new to Portland and a couple others that have made a return appearance after a short hiatus. Come check out these soft and elegant wines that many refer to as the Pinot Noir of Spain in reference to their Burgundian quality to really showcase the terroir from where they are grown. Tasting starts at 5pm and runs until the bottles are dry. $10 tasting fee.

FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE has just announced their 2009 American Wine Awards. I enjoyed being a judge for this competition for the second year in a row, and I am excited to see names like Tablas Creek, Copain and Arnot Roberts among the wines featured. Kudos to Sineann, but let’s hope more Oregon wineries make the list next year! At least the Winemaker of the Year is from the Northwest – Charles Smith of K Vintners gets that honor. To celebrate with him, we’ll be doing a fun KVintners tasting next week, including wines ranging from the Kung Fu Girl Riesling and Velvet Devil Merlot on up to the tiny production Guido and The Boy, plus a few single-vineyard Syrah. Put next Friday, September 25th on your calendar and join us at the NW Lovejoy location starting at 5pm.

On Wednesday, September 30th, we are partnering up with Ristorante Fratelli for another visiting Italian winemaker’s dinner, this time featuring the wines of MASI. This should be a wonderful evening and details follow below.

Don’t forget Saturday is the ALBERTA STREET FAIR, so if you are coming down to pickup your wine orders, try approaching the shop from Killingsworth and park on NE 29th. Otherwise, come down with friends and family and stroll along the street one last time while the weather is still warm.

Cheers,

Darryl and the Cork Crew

WINEMAKER’S DINNER

MASI Dinner @ FRATELLI
Wed, SEPT. 30
6pm : $64/person plus gratuity : Call Fratelli @ 503.241.8800 for reservations

The dry, rich, velvet afternoons of early Autumn turn our attention towards hearth and home. A worn wood table. The comfort of venison and squab. A freshly picked chanterelle. The taste of the countryside lingering in our chests. A brisk and powerful red, graceful and elegant, in the glass. Complex and easy to fall into. Familiar in the mouth and warm to the tongue.

Ristorante Fratelli, together with cork, welcome you for a night of signature tastes, a return to the local traditions of Eastern Oregon and Northern Italy. Tony Apostolakis from Masi Agricola will pour wines from the Veneto, including the lovely 2005 Campofiorin Valpolicella and the stunning 2001 Vaio Armaron Amarone.

Join us at Ristorante Fratelli on September 30th as we celebrate the coming of Fall with a menu inspired by its sentiments and flavors.

Potato gnocchi with braised rabbit and dried cherries
paired with 2007 Masianco (Pinot Grigio/Verduzzo blend)

Pan seared squab with an acorn squash bisque
served with 2005 Campofiorin (a super-Venetian)

Seared wild boar loin with sweet and sour chanterelle mushrooms
accompanied by 2004 Brolo di Campofiorin (a super-Venetian)

Braised venison shoulder with a huckleberry mousse
enjoyed with 2001 Vaio Armaron Amarone

cork will host a table for customers and friends, so please mention you would like to be at the cork table when you call 503.241.8800 to make a reservation. We will have special pricing on the wines featured this evening for you to take home after the dinner.

Fratelli is located at 1230 NW Hoyt Street in the Pearl District. Seating starts at 6:00pm with dinner service promptly at 6:30pm. Reservations required.

NEW ARRIVALS

These wines are now on the shelf at both shops:

2008 OWEN ROE Sinister Hand (Just Released!)

2008 LA VALENTINA Cerasuolo Rosé (Back in Stock – a cork exclusive!)

2008 MORDORÉE Cotes du Rhone Rouge and Rosé (Very limited)

2007 GAROFOLI Farnio Rosso Piceno

2008 RATTI Dolcetto d’Alba Colombé

2007 BETHEL HEIGHTS Eola-Amity Cuvee Pinot Noir

2006 ST. INNOCENT Seven Springs Vyd Pinot Noir

2003 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ Dehesa La Granja

and many other new bottles now lining the walls. Come down and browse.

Fratelli and Bar Due’ Tuesday Menu Features Weekly Bounty

Food Dude — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:21:42 +0000

Here is a simple event we’re doing at Fratelli and Bar Due’. Every Tuesday we are highlighting produce that has come into season in my home garden by creating a special menu to feature the weekly bounty. I’ll be harvesting choice items in the morning and giving them to our Sous Chef Adrian Hutapea, who will create an impromptu menu for you to enjoy each Tuesday night. These inspired menus will continue through September or until the garden is exhausted, for a truly Italian approach with a Portland twist!

Salute’

Tim

For reservations please call (503) 241-8800

Warm regards,

Tim Cuscaden

Co owner

Fratelli e Bar Due’

Owen Roe Corvidae Tasting, Tormaresca Dinner @ Fratelli

Food Dude — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:28:13 +0000

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Friday Tasting

Tormaresca Dinner

Hours

Both Shops
Open Daily!

Mon: 12-6pm
Tu-Sat: 11-7pm
Sun: 12-5pm

2 open seats
for Thursday’s
CLOUET Champagne
Dinner
Call 503.281.2675
to reserve!

This is one of those weeks when we really love working at cork. Heck, it’s 62 degrees in here all the time, so while everyone sweats riding by on their bike or in their sleek convertible, we’re inside chillin’. But we miss you, so come visit.

Here’s a great reason to do just that – this Friday @ NW Lovejoy, Heather Clark from OWEN ROE will be on hand pouring a whole lineup of the new Corvidae wines, along with some of the just-released 2008 Abbot’s Table. The fun starts at 5pm, and it should be roasting hot by then, so come cool down, eat some snacks and taste some delicious vino. Did we mention they’re all under $14!

Next Tuesday, there is a delicious dinner simmering at Fratelli Ristorante in the Pearl. I’ll be there to wine and dine with the folks from Antinori who will be showcasing the Tormaresca wines from their estate in Puglia. Join me? Details follow.

Stay cool, everyone, and drink lots of Txakoli. Or rosé.

Darryl and the cork crew

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHT

OWEN ROE Corvidae Tasting
Friday, July 24 @ NW Lovejoy
5pm to 7:30pm · $10 tasting fee

Just when you think they can’t get any better, Owen Roe surprises us. This past Spring, they released a new line of wines under the CORVIDAE label at even better values than their Sharecropper’s series. Made mostly from grapes grown in Washington, and processed at their Washington facility, Owen Roe has hit another home run. Not only are the labels adorable, but the wines are delicious. And they range in price from about $9 to $14. So what are you waiting for? Come taste them all this Friday. And as an added bonus, we’ll have the 2008 Abbot’s Table open to taste as well.

The fun begins at 5pm and goes until 7:30pm or the bottles run dry. On deck are the following wines: Mirth Chardonnay, Crowe White Blend, Rook, Lenore Syrah & The Keeper Cab Franc.

TORMARESCA DINNER @ FRATELLI

PUGLIAN DINNER WITH TORMARESCA
Tuesday, July 28th · 6pm
@ Fratelli Ristorante · 1230 NW Hoyt
$45/person plus gratuity

This past April, I had a chance to make a quick visit to some vineyards in Puglia and hang out in the wonderful baroque town of Lecce. Along with me on the trip was Shannon, the sommelier from Fratelli Ristorante, and the two of us made a pact to do some events together when we returned. Well, the perfect opportunity has just arrived and knowing the fine cuisine that Paul always puts out from the kitchen, this should be a delicious evening.

cork will have a table at the event, so please join me and my wife Sarah next Tuesday by calling Fratelli and making a reservation and specifying you are part of the cork party. I hope you can join us. I leave the creative prose in Shannon’s capable hands, here’s her details for the evening:

“Steps from the Adriatic sea, ancient towers guard the red clay and limestone of the Masseria Maime at the heart of the Salento peninsula. A hundred miles to the north, the Bocca di Lupo calls back, low and long and full throated. Twenty-six generations of the Antinori family have passed on the legacy that Marchese Piero Antinori brings to the riches and history of Puglia.” Join Ristorante Fratelli on Tuesday July 28th for a call of the wild with the passionate wines of Tormaresca paired with Puglian inspired dishes. Chairs at 6pm with repast at 6:30. Please call the restaurant for reservations at 503.241.8800.

The evening’s pairings will include the following…

2007 Chardonnay w/pan seared Albacore, mixed greens, capers & herb vinaigrette
2003 Torcicoda Primitivo with fava puree, chicory and Pecorino Margherita
2007 Neprica with house made gnocchetti, braised rabbit, roast summer squash
2003 Masseria Maime Negroamaro with a traditional eggplant caponata
2003 Bocca di Lupo Aglianico standing with wood fire oven roasted lamb, extra virgin olive oil poached potatoes, and a Bocca di Lupo glace’, finished with truffle salt and Pianogrillio extra virgin olive oil

Mamma mia, doesn’t that menu make you hungry? Call for reservations now at 503.241.8800. I hope to see you there!

Ristorante Fratelli and Cork wine shop present the wines of Tormaresca

Food Dude — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:03:02 +0000

Steps from the Adriatic sea, ancient towers guard the red clay and limestone of the Masseria Maime at the heart of the Salento peninsula. A hundred miles to the north, the Bocca di Lupo calls back, low and long and full throated. Twenty-six generations of the Antinori family have passed on the legacy that Marchese Piero Antinori brings to the riches and history of Puglia. Join us at Ristorante Fratelli on Tuesday July 28^th for a call of the wild with the passionate wines of Tormaresca paired with Puglian inspired dishes. Chairs at six with repast at six-thirty. Please call the restaurant for reservations.

The evening’s pairings will include the following…

2007 Chardonnay paired with pan seared Albacore tuna, with mixed greens, capers and an herb vinaigrette

2003 Torcicoda Primitivo accompanied by a puree of fava beans with chicory and Pecorino Margherita

2007 Neprica served with house made gnocchetti, with braised rabbit and roasted summer squash

2003 Masseria Maime Negroamaro to be enjoyed with a traditional eggplant caponata

2003 Bocca di Lupo Aglianico standing with wood fire oven roasted lamb, extra virgin olive oil poached potatoes, and a Bocca di Lupo glace’, finished with truffle salt and Pianogrillio extra virgin olive oil

Darryl from Cork wine shop is teaming up with us for this event, and will be on hand the evening of the event to take special orders on the featured wines.

We will see you and yours on Tuesday night, the 28^th of July in Ristorante Fratelli, located at 1230 NW Hoyt Street in the Pearl District. Seating starts at 6:00 with the event beginning promptly at 6:30. Reservations are being accepted at $45 per person. Please call us at 503-241-8800 or visit us on the web at www.fratellicucina.com. Amore in punta di forchetta!