UPCOMING EVENTS

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Through September 30th, 2010

NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS at CAFÉ MAXX“NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS”, is our answer to Florida's “Staycation” For those of you who are going to be here for the summer months, relax and enjoy a small slice of luxury right around the corner! Join Darrel & Oliver for dinner, and relax while the summer heats up. This promotion will be offered four nights a week, every Sunday through Wednesday, beginning Sunday, May 30th, through September 30th. Enjoy this summer long promotion featuring an amazing three course summer menu for $30 dollars. Chef Oliver has been working with his purveyors to provide us with the freshest ingredients at their peak of flavor and value. Oliver and staff will be highlighting seasonal favorites from our ever changing menu. The NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS menu will be updated monthly.

Every Sunday thru Wednesday

Café Maxx $30 Summer Menu

Not available with any other promotion.

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Starting July 1st

Our Half Priced Wine Special Begins

Every Night Except Saturday

July thru September

Our Way of Saying "Thank You" to Our Loyal Customers

Every Wine on Our Wine List Except Our by the Glass List

is Half Price.

You Drink It All and We Pay Half

Not everyone knows about this offer, so make sure you let your server know you are " "In the Know"

and want the wine special

Remember, Every Night Except Saturday

NOT AVAILABLE WITH ANY OTHER OFFER

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German/Austrian Wine Tasting at Cafe Maxx

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 06:30 PM

Germany was once only known for their sweet white wines and although Blue Nun and Black Tower are not the rage today most people still think sweet and white when it comes to Germany. As far as Austrian wines go most people have never tried a Gruner Veltliner, nor can they pronounce it. Tonight we will turn you on to the latest and greatest from Germany- dry Rieslings and a few Eclectic whites and reds from their neighbor Austria. Chef Oliver Saucy will be sending out a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this tasting event is $35 + tax, for reservations call 954-782-0606.

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Maison Louis Latour event at Café Maxx with winemaker Louis Fabrice

7pm Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 07:00 PM

Louis-Fabrice the winemaker for Louis Latour will be in town for this event. We have one of the premier houses of Burgundy here and with Louis here to preview the last few vintages from Burgundy this event will be a night to remember. The Fee for this tasting is $95 per person + tax, this includes a three course meal prepared by chef Oliver Saucy, gratuity and a tasting featuring 8-10 wines with professional instruction by one of Burgundies top minds- Louis-Fabrice. For reservations call 954-523-9463.

Some Info on Maison
The family-run company of Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its red and white wines, the company has built a reputation for tradition and innovation.

Regarded as one of the traditional négociant-éléveurs, Maison Louis Latour is the producer of some of the finest Burgundian wines but has also pioneered the production of fine wines from outside of the confines of Burgundy.

These wines from the Ardèche and the Côteaux de Verdon are slowly gaining esteem for their unmatchable quality outside of Burgundy.
The Latour family themselves have been viticulteurs since the 17th century, slowly building up a unique Domaine of 50 hectares (125 acres). This Domaine has the largest Grand Cru property in the Cote d'Or with a total of 28,63 hectares (71,58 acres) . The vineyards extend from Chambertin in the north to Chevalier-Montrachet in the south and are solely planted with the two noble grape varieties ; Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

All of the grapes from the vineyards we own are vinified and aged in the attractive cuverie of Château Corton Grancey in Aloxe-Corton. The winery was the first purpose-built cuverie in France and remains the oldest still-functioning. A unique rail-way system with elevators allows the entire wine-making process to be achieved by the use of gravity. This eliminates the threat of oxidation from unnecessary pumping of the must. Since 1985 Louis Latour has been selling the wines of its own vineyards under the name Domaine Louis Latour.

The Latour family founded the 'Maison de négoce', an important shipping company, in 1797 and is still based at 18 Rue des Tonneliers in Beaune. The company is unique in Burgundy in that it is still to this day family owned and family run, having passed down from father to son for over ten generations.

In 1997 to celebrate our Bicentenary, we published a commemorative book and were admitted into the exclusive club of the Hénokiens. This club only admits companies that are leaders in their respective fields, remain family owned, have a history of 200 years' experience and still bares the name of the founder.

There are only approximately 30 of these companies in the world. To this day Maison Louis Latour ships its wines to over 60 different countries worldwide and will be found on some of the most famous dining tables around the globe.

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Burgundy Wine Tasting at Cafe Maxx

Tonight we will be doing some important work evaluating the newly released 2008 vintage whites from Burgundy and the 2007 vintage red wines from Burgundy. Join us as we taste through the entire range of wines from Burgundy, beginning with the simple village wines, moving on to some Premier Cru wines which represent only 11% of the entire production in Burgundy and we have one Grand Cru wine to finish off the evening. Grand Cru is the highest rating for the vineyards of Burgundy with only 1% off all the wines of Burgundy carrying the title of Grand Cru these wines are very rare indeed. Chef Oliver Saucy will be sending out a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this tasting event is $35 + tax, for reservations call 954-782-0606

Join Oliver and company for their 19th season of cooking classes. Chef Oliver's innovative and inspirational style of cooking and teaching enables participants to leave with greatly enhanced cooking skills and a better understanding of modern culinary principles. Plus, you'll learn the "how to's" of simplifying home entertaining. Oliver is joined by chefs Mike Bruce and Darin Hoagland along with Pastry chef Danielle Herring and expert wine sommelier Andrew Lampasone (of the Wine Watch) providing valuable information on food & wine pairings and other interesting winery particulars. Each class is then followed by a sit-down dinner and wine tasting, sampling the foods we've just prepared (it's really more like "Eater-Tainment). This class will feature cuisine focused on preparation of Mediterranean Cuisine and the cost for this event is $65 + tax + gratuity for reservations call 954-782-0606

Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 07:00 PM

We will taste through 5 Sangiovese clones showing the tasters just how the Mazzei brothers make their top wine the 2006 Castello di Fonterutoli. Filippo and Francesco Mazzei will be on hand this evening to lead us through this blending seminar. Chef Oliver Saucy will be making a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. We will also taste the 2001 Castello di Fonterutoli as well to showcase an older vintage of this wine showing how it evolves over time and why you want to cellar this wine for a few years after its release. The fee for this tasting is $65 per person + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.

This tasting Features 5 Different clones of the Sangiovese varietal from the 2006 vintage.

2001Castello di Fonterutoli Tuscany
A blend of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. This is Fonterutoli's flagship wine and it is the most representative of the estate's production. With its extraordinary combination of power and elegance, it interprets in the best possible way the property's capacity to produce red wines with outstanding personality and ample body. Made from Sangiovese and a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine with its deep roots in the territory is a reference point for the whole of Chianti Classico.

2006 Castello di Fonterutoli Tuscan
A blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Made with different Sangiovese clones with a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the "Chateau" wine, the maximum expression of the very best vineyards. Elegance and strength perfectly blended, a wine with top-notch bloodlines.

Fonterutoli is located 5 km south of Castellina in Chianti (Siena), on the hills facing the Val d'Elsa, in the heart of the Chianti Classico. Owned by the Mazzei family since 1435, it still retains its original form, that of a tranquil country village: a cluster of houses, the church of San Miniato and the villa, built at the end of the 1500s where the medieval castle once stood. On the main square next to the ancient church is the family villa, surrounded by the charming village apartments and suites managed as luxury b&b that can be rented individually or as a single unit. Already known by the Etruscans and subsequently in Roman times as "Fons Rutolae" and "Fons Rutilant", it was considered a stopping-off point where travellers between Florence and Siena could find refreshment.

It was here, in 998, that Ottone III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued an edict transferring the possessions of the church of Arezzo to the Siena Committee. Fonterutoli was again the site, in 1202 and 1208, of the signing of the peace treaties that determined the historic assignment of the Chianti region to the Republic of Florence.

With regard to this, there is a popular legend saying that in the first years of the thirteenth century, the lords of Florence and Siena, in Tuscany exhausted by the endless wars over the Chianti region, agreed that the borders would be defined by a horse race: the riders would have started at the crowing of the cock, one from Florence and the other from Siena. The border would has been set at the place of their meeting. The Florentines chose a little black rooster, skinny and starved, who crowed constantly out of hunger. The morning of the race, this rooster crowed long before dawn, which permitted the Florentine rider to start out with a great advantage and to cover far more distance before meeting his opposite number, almost on the outskirts of Siena, at Fonterutoli, to be exact.

Since then, the black rooster became emblem of Chianti and then of the wine produced in this area, famous throughout the world. It's symbol also of the consortium which represents most producers. The Castle of Fonterutoli is still owned by the Marquis Mazzei family, who settled since 1435. Its appearance has not changed during the centuries, preserving some buildings. Only the original Castle has been replaced by the villa at the end of the sixteenth century.

Of all the wines made in California, no wine is more closely associated with the Golden State than Zinfandel. Though recent DNA research places its birthplace on the shores of the Dalmation Coast of Croatia, California has long claimed Zinfandel as its own. And rightly so; by the 1870s, Zinfandel was widely planted on the steep hillsides of Dry Creek Valley. I know you think that I hate Zinfandel but that is not true. It is just that if I had a choice I would rather drink: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Nero D'Avola, Sagrantino, Corvina, or Toriga Nacional. Hey everyone is entitled to their opinions- right? I do sell Zinfandel and I know that there are a lot of you ZIN Fans out there that covet this unique varietal's jammy fruit and zesty spice but I am not one of you. To prove that I am sensitive to the needs of my clientele, I will take one for the team and tonight is your chance to see me drinking and talking about Zinfandel. Chef Oliver Saucy will be sending out a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this event is $35 + tax, for reservations call 954-782-0606.