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Some night's the #pantrypairings look better than Some night's the #pantrypairings look better than they taste! LOL. My catfish, in herbs and white wine was a bit bland. And the quinoa and butternut...yep more left overs. But the oranges made it look pretty and the rosemary paired really well with the wine. The moon was spectacular with it's rings through the clouds. Sadly the camera couldn't catch the sea of tranquility as well as our eyes.
Today we opened this beautiful 2018 Spiral 36 whit Today we opened this beautiful 2018 Spiral 36 white blend from @cowhornwines in Southern Oregon' Applegate Valley AVA. 1st I will say that this is a biodynamic wine. You can check Crushedgrapechronicles.com for our series with Cowhorn co-founder and winemaker Bill Steele. This wine is a blend of 50% Viognier, 30 % Marsanne and 20% Roussanne a true Rhône style white blend. Okay! Time for unfiltered notes: Clear Lemon yellow Intense nose Bright zesty lemon Effervescent nose Chalk that dissipates Opens to warmer savory notes On the palate it enters softly then opens in your mouth and heats up a little It is slightly tooth texturing and gum numbing Dry, med high acid Med/long finish Continues bright but deep. It sits heavier on the palate, like a deep sigh as you melt into the earth (okay...yes..I do yoga and this is a little bit of Shavasana,) This surprised me by being wonderful with rosemary. It should not have. This is a rhone blend and rosemary is one of those provincial herbs. Opens to herbs.... We tasted this with the quady North viognier. And the Viognier was so much sweeter like honey and apricots... the spiral we could suddenly smell the roussanne. It's amazing the differences you find tasting two different wines side by side and they way they change each other in your perception on you palate. #youcansipwithus #Wine #winestgram #rhonestylewines #Viognier #Marsanne #roussanne #myhappyplace #watchforthepairing #artbyRuBen @act2artbyruben #thanksforthemaskshoney!
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 #southernoregonwine #MaesVineyard #HerbQuady #ApplegateValleyAVA #winestagram
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 #Stayhome #Travelinabottle #Viognier #ApplegateValleyAVA @quadynorth @roguevalleywines @oregonwineboard #wine #youcansipwithus #winestagram #winelovers
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 @santabarbarawinecountry #youcansipwithus #wine #winelovers #sauvignonblanc
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 @wineyakimavalley @taste.washington @wa_state_wine @upsidedownwine @usdoingwine #youcansipwithus #winestagram #moretocome
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 @carharttvineyard #santabarbara #santaynez #rebelroan #rhônelover #youcansipwithus #youcanlearnwithus #winestagram
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 @taste.washington @wa_state_wine #horseheavenhillsava #Mourvedre #youcansipwithus #stayinghome #flatteningthecurve #winestagram
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