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 Monsterville's Famous Wine Classes are Back!
Several years ago, Monsterville Horton started wine classes in Houston that became some of the most popular in the nation. The popularity of these classes sprung from the belief that providing great wine, delicious food, and world-class instruction at a reasonable price, in a fun, unstuffy atmosphere, would get people excited about wine, and would assist in furthering what was already fast becoming a wine culture in the Bayou City.
Fast forward nearly 8 years and Houston has arrived as a "wine lifestyle" city! Wine is everywhere, and the variety of wine available from around the world continues to grow as producers the world over take notice of our wine consumption numbers. What hasn't kept up is the availability of world-class wine education. However, that's about to change! Cova is bringing back the fun-filled, value-priced educational wine classes like the ones conducted years ago.
In addition to these classes, we will continue to hold our monthly Ultra-Premium Wine Dinners and our quarterly Cova Boot Camp. Look for these latter events in March. The February schedule for these classes is listed on the right. To register, call Cova Kirby at 713-838-0700 or Cova Washington at 713-868-3366.
Time to Experience Cova's Highly Allocated Wines
This is the time of year when many wineries release some of their most highly sought after gems. Of these, some are cult wines and others are limited production highly rated treasures. Many are listed in the "Top 100 Wines of the World" by a popular wine periodical. Usually, by the time this list is published the vast majority of the wines are sold out. However, at Cova, because we taste myriad wines yearly, we usually know what wines will make the list before it's published, and stock up on them. In particular, we knew that the wine we poured by the glass for weeks, the 95-Point Tignanello Cabernet Blend would be in the top 5, so we stockpiled dozens of cases so that everyone would get an opportunity to try this delicious juice. So, if you want one of the "world's best wines", we have it available while quantities last (limit 3 bottles per customer please).
Below, you'll find a partial list of other allocated wines that are available at Cova now! Some are in the Top 100, while others are cult wines that are generally only available in restaurants.
If there's something on the list that you must have, then don't hesitate. Call us and charge hold them to guarantee your bottles! Kirby 713-838-0700 or Washington 713-868- 3366.
Current Allocated Wines (as of April 31, 2008)
2005 Rauzan Segla
2005 L'Evangile
2005 Lafon Rochet
2005 Mouton Rothschild
2005 L'Angelus
2005 Domaine Chevalier Blanc
2005 Forts De Latour
2005 Burguet Gevrey Chambertin "Mes Favorites"
Cova's Gourmet Cheese & Charcuterie Platters To Go!
Planning a party? Our customized gourmet cheese & charcuterie platters are now a permanent feature at Cova! We can usually customize one with 2 hours notice. Platters are available in both 12-inch (serves 2- 4) for $29.99 or 16-inch sizes (serves 6-10) for $49.99. Each platter comes with 4 different artisanal cheeses and 4 cured meats. The large platter also features our homemade rillette. Please see below for cheese & charcuterie selections. Call in your order at 713-838-0700. Please no orders after 4:00pm.
Cheeses: Camembert, Petit Agour, Double Gloucester, Doux de Montagne, Goat Gouda, Gorgonzola Dolce, Manchego, Piave Vecchio, St.Andre, Texas Cheddar, Brillat Savarin, Explorateur, La Tur, & Roncal.
Charcuterie: Jamon Serrano, Sopressata, Braseola & Finnocchiona
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