Our New “555 Tasting” Launches Friday So many wines, so little time. That’s the way it appears to many Carpe Vino visitors who lust after the 40 bottles of wine we have open for tasting every day. Now, we’re making it easy and affordable to sample anything we have open with our new 555 Tasting: Any day before 5 p.m. you can select five of the wines we have open at the bar and get one-ounce pours of each for just $5. Makes no difference if the retail cost of the bottle is $15 or $50, it’s still just five bucks for the custom flight you design.
The idea here is that you get to enjoy what is the equivalent of nearly a full glass of wine at a very modest price. And our hope is you discover new wines that you love and decide to take home. . .a few bottles, or maybe even a case.
The 555 Tasting is available any day we are open from noon until 5 p.m. There are some rules: This tasting is absolutely not available after 5 p.m.; we prefer each person order their own tasting (no sharing, please); and please do not ask us to open wine that is not already on our daily tasting list.
Other than that, have at it!
Silver Oak Winemaker Dinner is Sold Out With more than two weeks to go before our Silver Oak Winemaker Dinner on July 26th, our event is officially sold out. At this point, we are taking names for a waiting list, and if history is a guide, it is likely that we will have a few spots open up. So, if you’d like to get on the list, please email us at info@carpevinoauburn.com. As a reminder, the cost of the dinner is $150 per person, plus tax and tip; $125 per person for wine club members (a great reason to sign up).
A couple of nights ago we opened all of the wines we’ll be serving, and Chefs Courtney and Eric are now creating the menu. As soon it is available, we’ll post details on the web site and we’ll include the menu in an email.
This is going to be a great evening, and we’re really looking forward to bring Silver Oak to Auburn. We’ll have special pricing for wines ordered that evening.
As a head’s up, we’re already starting to kick around ideas for our next winemaker dinner. This one will feature all French wines.
2004 Mt. Vernon “Cooper Vineyard” Barbera (Amador County)
Regular Retail Price: $30/bottle
Sale Price: $24/bottle
Solid Case Sale Price: $19.99/bottle (Savings of $10/bottle)
2005 Fisticuffs Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
Regular Price: $30/bottle
Case Price: $27/bottle
Wine Club Price: $24/bottle (Deepest Discount)
2007 Lioco “Stainless Steel” Chardonnay (Sonoma County)
Retail $20 (case and wine club discounts apply)
100 New Wine Club Members Can’t Be Wrong. . . it’s a Freakin’ Smokin’ Deal Since we added an entire suite of new benefits to the Carpe Vino Wine Club, we’ve seen an incredible surge in new memberships. . .more than 100 so far. The huge draw right now is that by becoming a member, you save $40 on entrance fees for two people to Wine Thing and you get in an hour early. But that’s just the beginning. You also get:
-10% off any purchase for wine you purchase to take home; 15% on cases (standard discount is 10%)
-Free entry to all public tasting events at Carpe Vino (two per membership)
-$5 “restaurant charge” for wine purchased at Carpe Vino to be consumed in the building is waived
-$25 corkage fee for wine you bring into Carpe Vino is waived
-Service fee to use the “Wine Mine” for special events is waived
-Invitations to Wine Club Member-only events
-Invitations to Wine Club Member-only winery tours
-First crack at limited production wines
There is no charge to join; you just agree to purchase a minimum of 12 bottles per year that we select. You can opt out any time you wish.
No Country for Wine Discounters Video Now Online More than 700 people have viewed our new video, "No Country for Wine Discounters." If you haven't, just click here (it's just four minutes long and it will blow you away).
Online Wine Shop to Open Soon We sold wine online when we first opened the shop, but we got out of the business because it was strictly a price game. Our shtick is to seek out low-production, hard-to-find, great-tasting wines at value pricing.
Long story short, we’re putting up a new wine store to feature wines tasted in our videos, Placer County wines and special values we are promoting at any given time. Our goal is to limit the number of wines available in our online store to 25 to 50 selections.
This will be a service to the many fans of Carpe Vino who live outside of the area and can’t get in to buy wine in the flesh. We’ll give it a shot and see what happens.
Look for an announcement within the next couple of weeks.
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