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*This wine was received as a media sample. All opi

*This wine was received as a media sample. All opinions are our own. As we embark on the new year, we embark on a new relationship with L’Ecole No. 41 in Walla Walla.
They have invited a selection of writers to join them to explore their wines in 2021. We don’t take this
relationship lightly. We value the trust of our readers, and we will only recommend wines that we honestly trust and like. L’Ecole No. 41 stands to that challenge, so we look forward to sharing their wines with you over the next year.
_____ Today we will focus on the L’Ecole No. 41 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Walla Walla Valley. This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and is blended from several vineyards in the Walla Walla AVA, that covers 4 different soil types. The lots are hand-harvested and fermented in steel then racked to small French oak barrels 40% of
which are new.
_____ My tasting notes: Deep red ruby in color, this wine has a pronounced nose of Ground coffee, cinnamon, tobacco, forest floor, cocoa powder, baking spices, and bruised mint. On the palate, I get notes of mocha, spice, and black currant. I think of it not as large, but rather as
tall and elegant. This wine is 14.5% abv and retails for $39.00. They made 1,800 cases.
_____ So what to pair with this? Well, it’s a Cabernet Sauvignon, so I reached for steak. We did Filet Mignon with an arugula salsa
verde with a fresh green bean salad with grape tomatoes, feta, and lemon. But we didn’t stop there. For this wine, we decided to try some homemade wine truffles. Using the L’Ecole No. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon with chocolate and half and half, we mixed half with chopped dried cranberries and rolled them in ground pistachios and the other half with a bit of espresso powder and rolled them in cocoa powder. Both went beautifully with the wine. The espresso truffles went really well with the wine bringing out those dark brooding notes. The cranberry truffles were brighter and pulled out the fruit notes in the wine.
_____
Visit CrushedGrapeChronicles.com for the full recipe! 🍷🍷🍷 @lecole41
@wa_state_wine
#cabernetsauvignon
#wawine
#youcansipwithus
#wallawalla
#wineandfoodpairing

Beautiful. Far from normal, but beautiful.

Beautiful. Far from normal, but beautiful.

It's snowing in Vegas!

It's snowing in Vegas!

Want the recipe for that delicious cod in white wi

Want the recipe for that delicious cod in white wine and saffron sauce we posted about the other day? Here it is! In less than 30 minutes (we clocked it at about 17 minutes) you can serve up this elegant dish. With just a few ingredients: cod fillets, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, saffron, olive oil, white wine, salt and pepper, you've got a stunning dish and wine already open for dinner. We paired this with the 2017 Finca Alto Cantabria from Conde Valdemar. The wine is 100% Viura, fermented and aged in barrel. It has good acid and is rich and full enough to match the dish without overpowering it. Find the recipe at crushedgrapechronicles.com. @bodegasvaldemar
@valdemarestates
#WorldWineTravel
@rioja
#youshouldsipwithus

This month with the brand new #WorldWineTravel gro

One last recipe to share with you on our sides we

One last recipe to share with you on our sides we paired with that lovely Alloro Pinot Noir. This one is quicky and easy and makes a great bright side dish. Minted Pea Mash You can use fresh or frozen peas. There is a bit of garlic, some butter and sourcreme and then fresh mint! You can serve it warm, but we found it delicious and refreshing cold! Find the full recipe and video at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com! #mintedpeamash
#wineandfoodpairings
#greenthatisnotsalad
#recipes
#pearecipes

My celebratory bubbles for today come from @carhar

My celebratory bubbles for today come from @carharttvineyard This is the 2019 Nat/É Boi
It is 100% Sauvignon Blanc made in the ancestral method. It comes from Rancho Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley. This is made under their Venture Label. Sorry to say, only 60 cases were made. I have one more bottle so you might have to visit me to taste it! 12.5% abv Perfumed and glorious! I'll just dab this behind my ears. Really, it's like you stuck your head into a cooler in a floral shop. Beautiful white flowers, waxy, cool and in bloom. Forget my ears, I would bathe in a tub of this stuff! Heaven. @syvwine
@carharttvineyard
#heaveninaglass
#iwanttobatheinthiswine
#celebrating46
#itsagoodday

Starting the celebration early. I'll admit when

Starting the celebration early. I'll admit when Michael read off this blend I was skeptical.
40% Sangiovese, 34% Zinfandel, 14% Malbec and 12% Blaufrankisch. Yeah, weird, right? 14.1% abv, they speak of this as a wine to bring people to table. A wine that with it's fruit and acid is food loving. The nose is aromatic with a basket of fruit notes, the nuances of each variety vying for attention. It's boisterous, like an extended family dinner with the Italian side of your family (that from personal experience with a dinner with my cousin and her husband's family in EHC NJ). There are notes of sweet tobacco. In your mouth it's raucous and lively. It's a real pick me up, which is something I needed today. #weirdblends
#redwine
#joyfuljuice
#youcansipwithus

If you read our post on our pairing with the @allo

If you read our post on our pairing with the @alloro_vineyard Pinot Noir that we received as a #sampke, last week then you saw this dish, which is just so pretty I almost didn't want to eat it!
_____ This is Roasted Baby potatoes with burrata, spinach, basil and radicchio with lemon. It is so tasty! Get the recipe at @crushedGrapeChronicles.com! #sopretty
#foodporn
#foodandwinepairing
#pinotnoir

Full recipe on CrushedgrapeChronicles.com for this

Full recipe on CrushedgrapeChronicles.com for this pairing with the beautiful Alloro Pinot Noir we received as a sample. Roasted Cornish Game Hens with a Savory Berry Drizzle. Complete with recipe card and video. This is the perfect pairing to brighten a chilly winter day! #wineandfoodpairings
#cornishgamehens
#recipes
@alloro_vineyard
#pinotnoirpairings
#youcansipwithus

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*This wine was received as a media sample. All opi

*This wine was received as a media sample. All opinions are our own. As we embark on the new year, we embark on a new relationship with L’Ecole No. 41 in Walla Walla.
They have invited a selection of writers to join them to explore their wines in 2021. We don’t take this
relationship lightly. We value the trust of our readers, and we will only recommend wines that we honestly trust and like. L’Ecole No. 41 stands to that challenge, so we look forward to sharing their wines with you over the next year.
_____ Today we will focus on the L’Ecole No. 41 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Walla Walla Valley. This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and is blended from several vineyards in the Walla Walla AVA, that covers 4 different soil types. The lots are hand-harvested and fermented in steel then racked to small French oak barrels 40% of
which are new.
_____ My tasting notes: Deep red ruby in color, this wine has a pronounced nose of Ground coffee, cinnamon, tobacco, forest floor, cocoa powder, baking spices, and bruised mint. On the palate, I get notes of mocha, spice, and black currant. I think of it not as large, but rather as
tall and elegant. This wine is 14.5% abv and retails for $39.00. They made 1,800 cases.
_____ So what to pair with this? Well, it’s a Cabernet Sauvignon, so I reached for steak. We did Filet Mignon with an arugula salsa
verde with a fresh green bean salad with grape tomatoes, feta, and lemon. But we didn’t stop there. For this wine, we decided to try some homemade wine truffles. Using the L’Ecole No. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon with chocolate and half and half, we mixed half with chopped dried cranberries and rolled them in ground pistachios and the other half with a bit of espresso powder and rolled them in cocoa powder. Both went beautifully with the wine. The espresso truffles went really well with the wine bringing out those dark brooding notes. The cranberry truffles were brighter and pulled out the fruit notes in the wine.
_____
Visit CrushedGrapeChronicles.com for the full recipe! 🍷🍷🍷 @lecole41
@wa_state_wine
#cabernetsauvignon
#wawine
#youcansipwithus
#wallawalla
#wineandfoodpairing

Beautiful. Far from normal, but beautiful.

Beautiful. Far from normal, but beautiful.

It's snowing in Vegas!

It's snowing in Vegas!

Want the recipe for that delicious cod in white wi

Want the recipe for that delicious cod in white wine and saffron sauce we posted about the other day? Here it is! In less than 30 minutes (we clocked it at about 17 minutes) you can serve up this elegant dish. With just a few ingredients: cod fillets, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, saffron, olive oil, white wine, salt and pepper, you've got a stunning dish and wine already open for dinner. We paired this with the 2017 Finca Alto Cantabria from Conde Valdemar. The wine is 100% Viura, fermented and aged in barrel. It has good acid and is rich and full enough to match the dish without overpowering it. Find the recipe at crushedgrapechronicles.com. @bodegasvaldemar
@valdemarestates
#WorldWineTravel
@rioja
#youshouldsipwithus

This month with the brand new #WorldWineTravel gro

One last recipe to share with you on our sides we

One last recipe to share with you on our sides we paired with that lovely Alloro Pinot Noir. This one is quicky and easy and makes a great bright side dish. Minted Pea Mash You can use fresh or frozen peas. There is a bit of garlic, some butter and sourcreme and then fresh mint! You can serve it warm, but we found it delicious and refreshing cold! Find the full recipe and video at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com! #mintedpeamash
#wineandfoodpairings
#greenthatisnotsalad
#recipes
#pearecipes

My celebratory bubbles for today come from @carhar

My celebratory bubbles for today come from @carharttvineyard This is the 2019 Nat/É Boi
It is 100% Sauvignon Blanc made in the ancestral method. It comes from Rancho Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley. This is made under their Venture Label. Sorry to say, only 60 cases were made. I have one more bottle so you might have to visit me to taste it! 12.5% abv Perfumed and glorious! I'll just dab this behind my ears. Really, it's like you stuck your head into a cooler in a floral shop. Beautiful white flowers, waxy, cool and in bloom. Forget my ears, I would bathe in a tub of this stuff! Heaven. @syvwine
@carharttvineyard
#heaveninaglass
#iwanttobatheinthiswine
#celebrating46
#itsagoodday

Starting the celebration early. I'll admit when

Starting the celebration early. I'll admit when Michael read off this blend I was skeptical.
40% Sangiovese, 34% Zinfandel, 14% Malbec and 12% Blaufrankisch. Yeah, weird, right? 14.1% abv, they speak of this as a wine to bring people to table. A wine that with it's fruit and acid is food loving. The nose is aromatic with a basket of fruit notes, the nuances of each variety vying for attention. It's boisterous, like an extended family dinner with the Italian side of your family (that from personal experience with a dinner with my cousin and her husband's family in EHC NJ). There are notes of sweet tobacco. In your mouth it's raucous and lively. It's a real pick me up, which is something I needed today. #weirdblends
#redwine
#joyfuljuice
#youcansipwithus

If you read our post on our pairing with the @allo

If you read our post on our pairing with the @alloro_vineyard Pinot Noir that we received as a #sampke, last week then you saw this dish, which is just so pretty I almost didn't want to eat it!
_____ This is Roasted Baby potatoes with burrata, spinach, basil and radicchio with lemon. It is so tasty! Get the recipe at @crushedGrapeChronicles.com! #sopretty
#foodporn
#foodandwinepairing
#pinotnoir

Full recipe on CrushedgrapeChronicles.com for this

Full recipe on CrushedgrapeChronicles.com for this pairing with the beautiful Alloro Pinot Noir we received as a sample. Roasted Cornish Game Hens with a Savory Berry Drizzle. Complete with recipe card and video. This is the perfect pairing to brighten a chilly winter day! #wineandfoodpairings
#cornishgamehens
#recipes
@alloro_vineyard
#pinotnoirpairings
#youcansipwithus

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