Cova Hand-Selected Wines

Cova Hand-Selected Wines’
New Year’s Eve Menu

Chef Emerson and Sommelier Cass have created a New Year’s Eve celebratory $59 4-course degustation menu designed to kick off the New Year in style. Each course has been expertly paired with the perfect wine to compliment the myriad of flavors. Depending upon your wine tastes, Cova Hand-Selected Wines offers two different pairing options. The $59 wine pairing option features the best of the best in the wine world… Our $29 wine pairing option concentrates on classic flavors from across the globe. Celebrate the New Year with our live music artist and Houston’s best ambiance wine bar.
Reservations are available from 5.00pm to 11.00pm, only at Cova on Kirby drive! Limited seats! 713-838-0700 or [email protected]

Menu Option 1 ~ $118 including Progressive Wine Pairings

Reception
Piper Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage, Reims, France, NV

Appetizer
Watercress, Endive, Fennel, Pumpkin Seed, Roasted Yellow Beat Vin & Piave Salad
Domaine Sigalas (Assyrtiko), Santorini, Greece, 2010

Pre Entrée
Seared Quail with Duck Confit, Dirty Quinoa & Black Eyed Pea Butter
Ken Wright Cellars ‘McCrone Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton District, OR, 2009

Entrée
(guest’s choice)

Beef Tenderloin with Parsnip Puree, Portabella & Red Wine Reduction
Castello Poggiarello ‘Montebruno,’ (Cabernet Sauvignon) Tuscany, Italy, 2007

Opakapaka (Pink Snapper) with Roast Baby Vegetables & Herbed Butter Vinaigrette
Palmaz ‘Amalia’ Chardonnay,
Napa Valley, CA, 2009

Dessert
(guest’s choice)
Crème Brulee / Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding / Cheese Plate
M. Chapoutier, Banyuls, Languedoc, France, 2007


Menu Option 2 ~ $88 including Classic Wine Pairings

Reception
Gruet Rosé Brut, New Mexico, NV

Appetizer
Watercress, Endive, Fennel, Pumpkin Seed, Roasted Yellow Beat Vin & Piave Salad
Perrin & Fils Reserve White (Grenache Blanc blend), Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, France, 2010

Pre Entrée
Seared Quail with Duck Confit, Dirty Quinoa & Black Eyed Pea Butter
Henry Fessy ‘Château des Reyssiers,’ Cru (Gamay), Régnié, Beaujolais, France, 2009

Entrée
(guest’s choice)
Beef Tenderloin with Parsnip Puree, Portabella
& Red Wine Reduction
Fongoli, Montefalco Rosso,
(Sangiovese/Sangrantino) Umbria, Italy, 2008

Opakapaka (Pink Snapper) with Roast Baby Vegetables
& Herbed Butter Vinaigrette
Joel Gott Chardonnay,
Monterey County, CA, 2010

Dessert
(guest’s choice)
Crème Brulee / Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding / Cheese Plate
Willowglen Old Tawny Port, South Eastern Australia, NV

Menu is subject to changes due to purveyor availability. New Year’s Eve menus are reservations only. We will attempt to accommodate all substitutions and dietary requirements, but please provide proper notice in order for us to confirm. Prices don't include taxes and service.

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Sommelier Holiday Wine Packs

The Holidays are here and many of us plan on drinking some delicious wine in the coming month. At the same time, most of us are uninterested in spending valuable time picking out vino….family and celebration are far more important. Cova Hand-Selected Wines provides guests with an easy solution: mixed cases representing multiple wine styles, regions and flavors. The Holiday gift pack below was chosen by our in-house Sommelier and pairs perfectly with the traditional fare served over the Holidays.
They also pair well with another argument between Uncle Dan and Auntie Shirley.

12 Bottle Selection $389

Evening Land Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2010 3 Bottles
A balanced Chardonnay with subtle vanilla-butter notes and bright yellow apples. Perfect for your everyday Chardonnay drinker and the sincere enthusiast alike.

Left Coast Cellars ‘Cali’s Cuvée’ Pinot Noir,
Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2006 3 Bottles
Classic Willamette Valley juice with a cherry-berry aroma and beautiful acidity. Pairs beautifully with a variety of Holiday cuisine.

The Federalist Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, California, 2007 3 Bottles
Our Sommelier’s favorite Holiday wine, beaming blueberry fruits with a kick. The ham and turkey won’t ever be served alongside another wine again.

Reynold’s Family Winery ‘Inky – Naughty’ Syrah & Petite Sirah Blend,
Napa Valley, California, 2005 3 Bottles
Big, bold & beautiful. And the name says it all.

Six Bottle Selection $195

Choose any six of the wines above for the perfect 6-pack

That wonderful time of year is upon us again... Beaujolais Nouveau! On the third Thursday of November the current harvest of Beaujolais is released to the public. This easy-drinking, fruity juice is guzzled by the barrelful by people across the globe. Cova Hand-Selected Wines throws a Beaujolais party like no other. We present the new release of Beaujolais in two different forms on Thursday, November 17, 2011: enjoy it like a normal glass of wine or allow the bartender to shake it up martini-style. After you taste the new release, Cova offers three examples of top-notch Cru Beaujolais, considered the very best of the appellation.

Beaujolais-Nouveau Martini
$4

Georges Deboeuf, Beaujolais-Nouveau, France, 2011
$5

Henry Fessy Brouilly Cru, Beaujolais, France, 2009
$8

Henry Fessy Fleurie, Beaujolais, France, 2009
$9

Henry Fessy Regnie, Beaujolais, France, 2009
$10

Available at both of our locations!

$49 ~ Le Menu ~ Friday November 11, 2011

- Provincial Salad
Roasted Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Peppers & Red Onion Dressing
* Anne Amie Vineyards ‘Cuvée A’ Müller-Thurgau, Yamhill-Carlton District, OR, 2010

- Pan Roasted Duck Breast
Celeriac Puree & Pan Fried Apple Bacon Hash
* Domaine Skouras ‘Synoro (Cabernet Franc/Merlot/Saint George),’
Peloponnese, Greece, 2006

- Vanilla Crème Brulée
Classic Brulée flavored with Madagascar Vanilla Bean & Mixed Berry Garnish
* Domaine de Durban Muscat, Beaumes-de-Venise, Rhone Valley, France, 2006

Women & Wine: Ladies Night. Each Tuesday (8pm to 11pm), 2 for 1 on all wines by the glass for the fairer sex— plenty of options for bubbly! Happy Hour Passport to California from 4pm to 8pm!

Tuesday is Steak Night! Chef’s firing the grill up at 6pm and flipping 10 oz New York Strips with 2 Grilled Shrimp, Roasted Potatoes, and Chimichurri Sauce for only $17.95! Happy Hour Passport to South America (4.00 to 8.00).

Sip, savor, and soothe your soul now that the toughest day of the week is over. Happy Hour Passport to Pacific Northwest, from 4.00 to 8.00. On-going live jazz performance by Darrel James, from 7.00 to 11.00!

Regardless of your day’s outcome, we have the prescription: discounted bubbles to sip during Happy Hour (4.00pm to 8.00pm), then we slide into our Raffle Night where every hour on the hour from 8pm to midnight we are giving away a bottle of wine! Each by the glass purchase earns one ticket towards the next drawing and a bottle earns you four chances.

Chef’s Table meets Sommelier’s Flight School. Reserve early for our new Friday night “Le Degustation Menu,” Cass and Chef Mike team up to creates a unique 3 courses tasting menu harmoniously paired with our hand-selected wines. $49/per person prix-fixe menu. from 8.00pm to closing.
Also, don't forget our Happy Hour Passport to France from 4.00pm to 8.00pm!

Thursday night, after 8.00pm, is date night and we’ll add a little extra juice to a fun evening with half-off any purchase on a bottle of bubbles for all couples (limit 1 per table). On-going live jazz performance by Darrel James. Happy Hour Passport to Italy from 4.00 to 8.00pm.