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Blog ArchivesThe upcoming Winter 2010 release features two stellar single vineyard wines, 2008 Lorenzo Chardonnay and 2008 Saltonstall Pinot Noir. Lorenzo Vineyards has been our marquee chardonnay vineyard for well over a decade. This beautiful crisp Russian River wine is the closet chardonnay we produce to a true White Burgundy. The 2008 Lorenzo is paired with a lovely Sea Scallop dish. Saltonstall is the newest addition to our portfolio. It is a Sonoma Coast vineyard that sits about 9 miles from the coast. That is about as close as a vineyard can get and still expect to ripen fruit. This leads to an extremely complex Pinot Noir, with bright fruit and nice acidity. Unfortunately, Saltonstall is an extremely small production wine (112 cases), so if you want more, I would get your orders in now. Saltonstall is paired with Whole Roasted Quail and Sweet Potatoes Anna.
SCALLOPS WITH SWEET CORN ANDKathleen Hill reports of her visit to Landmark:
Coturri explained how after a phylloxera invasion of 2004, they turned a negative to a positive and basically plowed deeper to bring more bugs and minerals to the surface and turned the vineyard to an angle so that the September sun would hit both sides of each vine equally. Having suffered through much wine tasting research in France, winemakers Eric Stern and Greg Stach decided to favor southern Rhône reds like Chateau Neuf du Pape, planting mourvèdre, viognier and grenache, many of the vines arriving via Beau Castel and Tablas Creek winery in Paso Robles. The result is their Esprit du Rhône. Mary Colhoun’s dear friend and chef, Carol … Read more »
With a little more experience and some good feedback, we recently completed Episode #2 of Cooking with Carol. For those who missed Episode #1, Cooking with Carol is a new program that pairs Chef Carol Mason’s signature dishes with wines from our Heritage Wine Society releases. Since this is our Summer release, Carol designed a light menu that focuses on fresh produce. The menu requires little cooking, but it is big on flavor. The watermelon salad sparkles in your mouth. The Grilled Tri Trip masterfully combines it’s smokey character with the bright flavors of the Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Relish. Paired with the Watermelon Salad is the 2008 Rodger’s Creek Chardonnay. Rodger’s Creek is a new single vineyard bottling for us. The wine shows a beautiful golden yellow color with distinctive honey and pear fruit expression. The Tri-Tip is paired with the 2008 Steel Plow Syrah. This syrah has … Read more »
A few years back, I asked Carol if she would like to provide recipes for our wine club releases. Our releases follow the four seasons and Carol has done a masterful job of not only providing the perfect pairing, but also keeping it seasonal. Cooking … Read more » |
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