Join Us for Our Mother’s Day Prix-Fixe Feast: Dining hours are from 2 to 6p.m. It's a Sunday, but we don't care because it's all about "Mom". You can be hero and bring your loving mother (or the mother of your children) to Carpe Vino for an early dinner and enjoy a great menu at a fabulous price. We're offering a four-course, prix-fixe menu (with choices) for just $49 per person, plus tax and tip. Select from our stock of more than 500 wines and make it a perfect day!. Call 530-823-0320 for reservations. . .and hurry, because we're going to fill up fast.
Young’s Post-Release Tasting Set for May 20th Every year, Young’s Vineyard in Amador County has a huge release party in April, offering all of its wines for the vintage in one fell swoop. This year, eight wines were released simultaneously, and there is no doubt that as with past vintages, a number of the varietals won’t last long. The Young’s web site indicates the 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is already sold out (though Carpe Vino is allocated a quantity for retail sales).
Over the past 18 years, Young’s has developed a reputation for producing some of the best wines in Amador County. . .luscious fruit, great balance and wonderful with food. And the artistry in winemaking is matched with the creativity of label design. . .some of the most unique and fanciful in the business.
Zin Lovers Wake Up! 2003 Alderbrook Zinfandel $19.99/bottle or $15.99/bottle by the case The conventional thinking is you have to drink zins young, and at Carpe Vino, we pretty much subscribe to that notion, but it isn't a hard, fast rule. A couple of weeks ago I had the opportnity to open a bottle of 2000 Pezzi King Old Vine Zinfandel and I wasn't expecting much. We've sold a ton of it, and we always look forward to the new releases, but come on. . .an eight year old zin? Well, the stuff was freakin' awesome. . .still loaded with fruit and spice. We drained the bottle far too quickly.
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.
Cheap Eats at Carpe Vino! Okay, so maybe they aren’t exactly “cheap;” perhpas “great values" is a better choice of words. Check it out, kids, you wanted more food at the wine bar and the chefs have responded with--get this--barbequed baby-back pork ribs, slow cooked with a Zinfandel BBQ sauce. KC Barbeque ain't got nothin' on this finger-lickin' delicacy available on Friday and Saturday nights only and only at the bar.
Eric has created his own sauce blended with zinfandel wine and zinfandel port. I had a spoonful, and it's "somma spicy sh!T!" You get a giant half-rack of ribs, blue cheese cole slaw and Courtney's house-made corn bread. All for just $17!
Also, Wednesday and Thursday, we offer a prix fixe, three-course dinner with a bottle of wine for two people for just $40 per person (plus tax and tip). Without the wine the cost is $35 per person. The menu changes every week, so call for details.
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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Wednesday – Thursday
5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
5 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
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Carpe
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1568 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603 530-823-0320
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