ENYE is a proud sponsor of The Chicago Lighthouse's "Sweets for Sight" event

The ENYE Group is a proud sponsor/sparkling wine purveyor to the "Sweets for Sight" fundraising event for The Chicago Lighthouse, which will be held on Thursday, February 11th from 5:30pm - 8:30pm at the Redhead Piano Bar, 16 West Ontario, Chicago. The Chicago Lighthouse is the leading charity in the city that helps the blind and visually impaired across many areas, including job placement.

The "Sweets for Sight" Valentine's Day event will be focused on supporting "Seeing is Believing", a Lighthouse program that provides no-cost low vision exams and corrective devices to all of the students in Chicago-area schools who require them. Event attendees receive ENYE cava, truffles, other libations, complimentary coat check and live entertainment including love song karaoke. Attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase cavas through our retail partner for the event, The Noble Grape.

Individual tickets: $45
Pre-event Group Rate tickets: 10 for $350

Purchase tickets online at http://www.chicagolighthouse.org/store/event-tickets

No one under 21 years of age will be admitted. Business casual attire required.

Sponsored by the The Chicago Lighthouse Young Philanthropists Board, The Redhead Piano Bar, The Enye Group, Sweet Miss Giving's and The Noble Grape.

ENYE announces its "Mega Holiday Tasting" in support of Chicago area wine merchants

On Saturday, December 19th between 12-4pm, the general public will be able to sample quality ENYE wines at over 30 Chicago area wine retailers. We are pleased to be able to staff these tastings in partnership with Premiere Tastings, Inc., and to support our off-premise customers during the critical weekend before Christmas.

Tastings will take place at the following locations (subject to change):


Whole Foods Market: Gold Coast, Halsted, Lakeview, Kingsbury/Lincoln Park, South Loop, Deerfield, Evanston North, Hinsdale, Naperville, Northbrook, Palatine, River Forest, Wheaton.


Binny's Beverage Depot: Lincoln Park, Elmwood Park, Skokie, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Algonquin, McHenry, Glen Ellyn, Highland Park, Orland Park, Willowbrook, Plainfield, St. Charles, Downers Grove, South Loop.


Kenwood Liquors: Oak Lawn, Homer Glen (4-7pm).


Famous Liquors: Lombard.


Sunset Foods: Northbrook, Libertyville, Lake Forest.

Please come out and join us on the 19th at one of these fine locations near you!!

ENYE announces its Chateau Renni Cava line just in time for the holidays

The ENYE Group is pleased to announce it has reached an exclusive agreement with the Vallformosa winery of Penedes to bring the "Chateau Renni" brand of quality cavas (Spanish sparkling wine) to the United States. There are three cavas in the Chateau Renni line: Chateau Renni Brut, Chateau Renni Semi Seco and Chateau Renni Brut Rose. The recommended retail price for the Brut and Semi Seco will be $9.99 and the Brut Rose is expected to retail for $10.99. Delivery to port/warehouse will be the week of November 23, just in time for the holiday season.

Dustin Goldstein, Managing Partner of The ENYE Group, said "we are committed to deliver value and quality to our retail and distributor partners and the Chateau Renni Cavas reinforce that commitment. Consumers in the US are discovering every day that there is no better value-quality play than Spanish wine. Furthermore, we are pleased to have partnered with Vallformosa, a family-owned winery obsessed with quality, and with a rich history steeped in winemaking traditions."

CHATEAU RENNI BRUT CAVA NV
Methode Champenoise, 16 months aging over lees in the bottle
50% Viura, 30% Xarello, 20% Parellada, 12.6g/l Residual Sugar
Straw color with greenish hues. On the nose, aromas of mature melon and banana as well as apricot, apple and toasted notes. Harmonious and appetizing in the mouth, with well balanced acidity and a rounded and elegant after-taste. Classic fruity long finish.

CHATEAU RENNI SEMI SECO CAVA NV
Methode Champenoise, 16 months aging over lees in the bottle
50% Viura, 30% Xarello, 20% Parellada, 34.8g/l Residual Sugar
Straw-yellow with hints of gold. Fine, persistent bubble and light crown. On the nose, fresh fruit aroma, full and round, with hints of vine flower, apple and mature peach. Very well balanced in the mouth, with a long, light sweet finish with melon and apple notes.

CHATEAU RENNI BRUT ROSE CAVA NV
Methode Champenoise, 12 months aging over lees in the bottle
70% Garnacha, 30% Monastrell, 11.3g/l Residual Sugar
Cherry red with ruby tones. Fine, persistent bubble and white crown. Elegant floral and fruity aromas of strawberry and raspberry with slight toasted notes from the lees. Round, sensual palate, very feminine. Fresh in the mouth, pleasant, lively, with a sensation of ripe red fruits lingering in a long finale.

For more information on how to purchase or pre-order the Chateau Renni line of cavas, please contact Manuel Pulido, ENYE Managing Partner, on 312-876-1200 or via e-mail at manuel@enyegroup.com.

9 Chicago Restaurants are participating in Rioja Restaurant Week with ENYE wines, Oct 18-25, 2009

The ENYE Group is pleased to announce that nine of Chicago's top area restaurants will be participating in Rioja Restaurant Week with one of ENYE's Rioja lines: Diez-Caballero, Hacienda Lopez de Haro, Aspaldi or ZINIO. The event will take place from October 18 - October 25, 2009.

Each restaurant is participating in the campaign launched by Vibrant Rioja, the US marketing arm of the DOCa Rioja. As a condition of their participation, each restaurant will be offering special discounts on Rioja wines or meals paired with Rioja wine, bar pairings and prix-fixe specials. More information on each restaurants' promotion can be found on the promotional website at www.riojarestaurantweek.com.

We encourage you to patronize the following restaurants and experience some of the best service, food and wine available in Chicago:

ENO @ the Intercontinental
505 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
25 E. Ohio Street
Chicago, IL

Eivissa
1531 N. Wells Street
Chicago, IL

SushiSamba Rio
505 N. Wells Street
Chicago, IL

Brown Trout Restaurant
4111 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL

TASTE Food and Wine
1506 West Jarvis Avenue
Chicago, IL

Zaidi's Steak, Sushi and Seafood Restaurant
1975 Springbrook Square Drive
Naperville, IL

DOLCE Chicago
4114 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL

Sabor a Cafe
2435 W. Peterson Ave
Chicago, IL

The ENYE Group expands its national market presence

ENYE is pleased to announce that it has reached agreements with distributors in key markets, expanding our national market presence. This is in addition to ENYE's home market of Illinois, which is self-serviced. Each distributor has agreed to carry a significant percentage of ENYE's boutique, all-Spanish portfolio. Products will be available in each of these markets no later than August, 2009, if not already available.

In the State of Michigan, ENYE has formed a partnership with Grand Rapids-based ADAMO Distribution. ADAMO is a distributor owned and operated by Proprietor Robert Rood, and will cover the entire state, including the major markets of Detroit and Grand Rapids. Like ENYE, ADAMO has chosen to focus primarily on Spanish wines for their amazing value and market potential. For more information, please contact ADAMO via their website, www.adamodistribution.com or via e-mail at robert@adamodistribution.com

In the State of Iowa, ENYE has partnered with Ruby Fine Wines, an Iowa City based distributor of boutique wines. Under the direction of Liz Goodman and her sales staff, they have expanded the penetration of key ENYE products in the state with retailers and restaurants alike. Liz can be contacted at 319-339-4566, or via e-mail at rubywines@mchsi.com.

In the States of Arizona, Nevada and Utah, ENYE has signed a Distribution Agreement with Globe Distributing, Inc. This includes the key markets of Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Globe is focused on providing a high-touch customer service while offering a unique portfolio of wines that offer unparalleled value to the consumer. The sales effort at Globe is led by Arthur Barlow, Director of Sales and Marketing. Arthur can be reached toll free at 888-544-5623 or via e-mail at arthur@globebusinesses.com.

Dustin Goldstein, Managing Partner of The ENYE Group, said "We are pleased to be able to share our initial success in Illinois with our partners in other markets. In this challenging economic environment, consumers have gravitated towards high quality Spanish wines as being best-in-class value. We believe demand will continue to rise in all markets for boutique, high-quality wines from Spain such as those offered by ENYE."

The ENYE Group is currently seeking distributors in other states for our unique brands. For information on how to partner with us, please contact Manuel Pulido, Managing Partner, on 312-876-1200 or via e-mail at manuel@enyegroup.com.

ENYE joins Illinois liquor retailers in opposing increase in state liquor taxes

The ENYE Group wishes to join its major retail partners in opposing the proposed increase in the Illinois Liquor Tax (House Bill 255) which is currently awaiting signature by Governor Pat Quinn (D). The proposed increase would raise the current tax on wine 90% from $0.73 a gallon to $1.39 a gallon.

According to the group Americans for Tax Reform, "These tax hikes will almost certainly result in lower tax revenue for the state as consumption naturally declines. Just this week, Kentucky announced that after applying the state’s 6% sales tax to alcohol beverages earlier this year, total tax revenue dropped by over $1.7 million and was 55% below last year’s revenue at this time. Similarly, tax revenue from wine consumption in Kentucky dropped by more than $75,000. Furthermore, the last time the federal government raised the distilled spirits excise tax, it took 11 years to bring in more revenue."

We believe that the increase will drive consumers across state lines to purchase alcoholic beverages, will hurt small distributors and retailers, and will not produce any significant additional revenue for the state due to lowered consumption. ENYE strongly encourages Governor Quinn to veto HR Bill 255 and just say no to higher liquor taxes in Illinois.

ENYE enhances its boutique portfolio with a collection of unique Spanish spirits

The ENYE Group is pleased to announce a new line of Spanish spirits, initially available in Illinois, in a move to broaden its base of high quality boutique Spanish wines. ENYE is currently seeking distributors for these products in all US states.

ENYE has partnered with Destilerias Manuel Acha, a family-owned distillery based in Amurrio (Alava), Spain, to bring these spirits to the US marketplace. Destilerias Manuel Acha has been in business since 1831, and is now operated by Gabriel Acha, the 7th generation family member now running the business. All ingredients used to make Acha's line of distilled spirits is natural, with no artificial flavorings or ingredients added.

Why bring these spirits to the US? In Spain, there is no such thing as a short and quick bite to eat. Dinners are long, social events capped off by the “sobremesa”, or after dinner conversation and a distilled spirit digestif. In more traditional Spanish restaurants, icy freezer-chilled bottles of Pacharán (a liqueur made of Anis Cream and Sloeberries) and Orujo (Spanish version of Grappa) are left on the table after dinner for guests to enjoy as they please. ENYE is pleased to be one of the only wholesalers in the country to bring these products to the United States, in our quest to find “The Essence of Spain”.

The ACHA spirits that are now an integral part of ENYE's all-Spanish portfolio include:

ATXA Black Label Pacharán (25% alc/vol) - 1L format
A typical after dinner digestif in Spain, served cold over ice. Macerated with sloeberries and anis cream.

Fonte do Miño Orujo de Aguardiente (40% alc/vol) - 750ml format
Spanish version of white grappa, made from distilled grain alcohol and grape pomace.

Fonte do Miño Orujo de Hierbas (30% alc/vol) - 750ml format
Orujo distilled with 15 different types of herbs, such as thyme, sage, basil, rosemary, etc.

Fonte do Miño Orujo de Cafe (30% alc/vol) - 750ml format
Orujo distilled with natural coffee beans.

WSK - Caramel flavored Whiskey (25% alc/vol) - 750ml format
One of Acha's biggest sellers in Spain. Complex aromas of sweet caramel and whiskey has significant potential both behind the bar and in the kitchen as a key ingredient in dessert.

For more information on any of these products or to inquire about exclusive distribution rights, please contact Manuel Pulido from the ENYE Group on (312) 876-1200 or via e-mail at manuel@enyegroup.com.