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One more shot to share...a little behind the scene

One more shot to share...a little behind the scenes on yesterday's video shoot.

I promised some photos from our visit to @quadynor

I promised some photos from our visit to @quadynorth and our vineyard walk with Herb Quady. The first photo (I believe) is the Ox block at Mae's vineyard where the Viognier for yesterday's wine came from! #vineyards
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Michael brought this wine up from the cellar the o

Michael brought this wine up from the cellar the other night. I vetoed it because I knew I wanted to make the right pairing to honor this wine. I needed time to plan.
One of the toughest things about pairing when you only have one bottle, is pairing before tasting. I went to look for tasting notes from Herb Quady on this wine. He notes “Peach pie, apricot and citrus rind aromas”. So I dug in the cupboard to riff on those flavors. We had chicken breasts, I had quinoa, there were 3 partial jars of homemade apricot jam with rosemary in the ‘fridge (don’t judge!), as well as left over roasted butternut squash.
I found a recipe for a sticky apricot chicken, that we did with a toasted herbed quinoa and the butternut squash. We finished with orange zest (that was the best decision ever!). The zest made the wine pop and really complimented the umami in the sauce. What's in the sauce? You will have to check that out on our facebook page later today!
This was a delicious meal that was beautiful with this wine!
About the wine.
Viognier, Ox-Block Mae’s Vineyard 2017
This wine comes from Mae’s Vineyard in Southern Oregon from the Ox Block. We walked the vineyard and visited this block with Herb Quady last summer (I’ll post photos soon). This vineyard is “LIVE” certified sustainable. It sits at 13.8%
Glorious wine, great people and a great pairing…Thursday was a good day! (Brianne, Neal and Alyse….this was the glorious wine we were sipping during the #VirtualVino last night!) #pantrypairings
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How are we rolling this Tuesday night? Sav Blanc

How are we rolling this Tuesday night? Sav Blanc and 'za my friends! Crisp, juicy with tart grapefruit notes. This wine zings! @carharttvineyard
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It's the last day of #tastewashingtonwinemonth and

It's the last day of #tastewashingtonwinemonth and we are celebrating with a piece on Kitzke Cellars Candy Ridge Vineyard in the proposed Candy Mountain AVA. This will be a double nested AVA in the Columbia Valley AVA and the Yakima Valley AVA. Seth Kitzke is the winemaker. He also has @upsidedownwine in Hood River.
Visit our website to take a stroll through the vineyard with us! @kitzkefamilyvineyards
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Yeah...it's not wine...it's banana bread...homemad

Yeah...it's not wine...it's banana bread...homemade and delicious.

Some days are for writing...some days are for rese

Some days are for writing...some days are for research. There is banana bread in the oven...it smells divine. I was curled up on the couch with my issue of Food & Wine when Michael turned on Wine Show TV and then opened this. We are traveling and nesting and deepening our wine knowledge in multiple ways today! Cheers! @santabarbarawinecountry
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2016 Syncline Mourvedre from Horse Heaven Hills.

2016 Syncline Mourvedre from Horse Heaven Hills. It paired beautifully with roasted butternut squash with sage, thyme, rosemary and lavender, bacon wrapped filets and roasted beets with parmesan Notes of raspberry, smoke, eucalyptus, dried herbs and roasted meats. @synclinewinery
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So my #pantrypairing for tonight! We had some tor

So my #pantrypairing for tonight! We had some tortilla Crushed tilapia in the freezer as well as a big bag of quinoa that I seasoned with dried thyme. Michael picked up beets at the store this week which had beautiful greens on the top, so those got cooked dow. With olive oil s&p and a bit of white wine vinegar. A little sliced apple for it's brightness. This was paired with a 2018 Cadaretta SBS. In my last post I called this a Sav Blanc, but it's more than that. In a Bordeaux (specifically Entre deux Mers) style this wine is 66% Sauvignon Blanc and 34% Semillon (that grape we came to love in Australia's Hunter Valley). #youcansipwithus
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Tonight we will open this Sauvignon Blanc from Cad

Tonight we will open this Sauvignon Blanc from Cadaretta. We had an amazing visit to their glasshouse on their vineyard back in October of 2018 with the Wine Media Conference. (Scroll through to see the photos) More recently we visited their tasting room when we were in Walla Walla in July. Sadly this is the last bottle of their wine that we will get to enjoy.
Back in February they decided to take their family business in a new direction and closed Cadaretta.
We will give a toast to Kris Middleton, as well as one to Greta who took care of us both in the tasting room and at the dinner. (More on the dinner pairing later) #Washingtonwines
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