Wine Lovers Weekend
at The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel
March 8-10, 2013
TIME TRAVEL
Explore how the passing of time affects the taste profile of foods and wines. Whether discovering how the aging process impacts the flavor characteristic of wine or how food, song and spirits can take you back in time to enjoy a favorite moment, this weekend-long program will take you on journey through time and space.
The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel is excited to collaborate with Galena’s finest family of restaurants - Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill, One Eleven Main and Vinny Vanucchi’s 'Little Italy' - to create this one-of-a-kind Wine Lovers Weekend package available only on March
8-10, 2013. Our Wine Lovers Weekend package is available two weekends earlier than the community Wine Lovers Weekend celebration and includes gourmet meals, fine wines,
bourbons, two nights accommodations, shuttle between The Irish Cottage and the dinners, plus the following:
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013
Welcome Reception
The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel
at The Auld Dubliner Lounge
- 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
All of us would like to believe things get better with age. Well do they? This year's Welcome Reception features several great wines which have aged for different lengths of time.
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Classic Bourbon Cocktail
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"Flavors over the Ages" Dinner
Vinny Vanucchi's 'Little Italy' - 8:00 to 10:30 p.m.
Shuttle service provided
With a rich tradition of classic Italian foods and wines to the simplicity of modern flavors, this year’s Vinny Vaucchi’s
Wine Lover's Weekend dinner features great wines produced by Italy’s oldest vineyards. The Barone Ricasoli family has
produced wines for 32 generations and is credited with creating the original classic Chianti.
Start the evening sampling one of the world's oldest vineyards and finish with one
of the most popular modern day cocktails, the Limoncello.
Come celebrate 20 years of great Vinny’s memories! Complete menu information
Wines served:
Cinzano Asti Spumante
Santa Christina Bianco
Barone Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico
Villa Antinori Toscana
Limoncello |
Live Entertainment – Jon Conover
Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill - 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013
Hot Boutique Breakfast
Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill - 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Bourbon Tasting Program & Lunch
The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel
at Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill - 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
The return to classic cocktails and a renewed interested in American-made whiskies has catapulted bourbon into
the mainstream taste palate of American spirit drinkers. This program features several of the best bourbons for you to sample and enjoy. Discover the rich heritage and history of bourbon making in this country.
The program concludes with a Southern-themed lunch menu sure to transcend time. Complete menu information.
Bourbons served:
Makers 46
Accolades: 94 Wine Enthusiast, Top 10 Gayot, Top Esquire Bourbon
A highly-rated complex spirit that is aged a bit longer inside barrels containing French oak staves. The staves create bolder, more complex flavors while eliminating the bitterness that usually comes with longer aging.
Distillery: Beam, Inc.
Location: Loretto, KY
Company Website
Reviews
Buffalo Trace
Accolades: 93 Wine Enthusiast
Produced by the oldest continuously operating distillery in America, which was even permitted to remain
operational during Prohibition (to make whiskey for medicinal purposes). Value priced
for the quality.
Distillery: Buffalo Trace
Location: Frankfort, KY
Company Website
Reviews
Four Roses Single Barrel
Accolades: 100 Wine Enthusiast
Featuring the highest percentage of rye count of any bourbon on the market at 35%, Four
Roses is the only bourbon distillery with 5 proprietary yeast strains, two separate mashbills and 10 distinct bourbon recipes used to produce an unprecedanted line of products.
Distillery: Kirin Brewing Company
Location: Lawrenceburg, KY
Company Website
Reviews
Angel's Envy
Accolades: 93-95 Smart Rating, Top 10 Gayot
One of today's hottest new bourbons,
Angel's Envy is crafted by legendary distiller Lincoln Henderson formerly known for Woodford
Reserve and Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack. This bourbon's name refers to the portion
of whiskey (angel's share) lost to evaporation during the aging process.
With the name, Henderson declares the angels will want even more of his divine
drink!
Distillery: Louisville Distillery
Location: Louisville, KY
Company Website
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Horizontal Wine Tasting
The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel
Blarney Stone Event Room - 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
During
the Welcome Reception you discovered how the aging process impacts the taste profile of several wines.
But what if time stood still? During this tasting compare and contrast the
nuiances of two varietals each produced by a different vineyard located within
three distinct West Coast regions. The twist ~ all wines were produced in
the same year!
"Journey of Food and Drink through the Decades" Dinner
One Eleven Main - 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Shuttle service provided
Remember the famed TV and radio show “ This is your Life?”
Chef Boughton has masterfully designed a menu pairing food and drink to
take you on a journey through your own personalized episode of
"This is Your Life." All the
food and beverages for the night are period appropriate and paired with
house-infused and barreled-aged liquors. This dinner will take you for a walk down memory lane. Complete menu information
Drinks served:
Bloody Mary
White Wine Spritzer
Cosmopolitan
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Live Entertainment – Jon Conover
Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill - 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013
Package rates start at $350.00/person + tax based on double occupancy.
Due to the high demand for this package, a $250.00 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT is required. The $250.00 deposit is applied to the total purchase price of the package. A confirmation letter including a receipt for the $250.00 deposit will be sent within days of the reservation.
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