Food & Wine — White Wine
Grilled Swordfish with Fig, Orange and Olive
Posted by Plume Ridge Bottle Shop on
This simple but impressive dish is excellent for entertaining or enjoying any day of the week. Very easy to prepare and oh sooooo tasty accompanied with Chateau Saint Martin de la Garrigue, Picpoul de Pinet 2021 or your favorite dry white wine from Bottle Shop. For the Sauce 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 1 Medium Shallot, minced One 8.5 oz jar Dalmatia Fig, Orange Spread Available in Whole Foods cheese section or online (or substitute you preserves of choice) 2 Tablespoons White Wine, preferably the wine you with enjoy with this meal Instructions Heat olive oil in a small skillet. Sauté...
- Tags: Christina Coulourides, Food Blog, Seafood, White Wine
Five Fast Facts: Sauvignon Blanc
Posted by Plume Ridge Bottle Shop on
One of the fasting growing varietal and popular in the last 10 years has great history and a wide variety of styles. Here are 5 Fast Facts for Sauvignon Blanc. Check out our Sauvignon Selection Here. The Wild Bunch. Sauvignon Blanc takes its name from the French words sauvage, meaning “wild”, and blanc, or “white”—an accurate description of the white grape’s penchant for unbridled, enthusiastic growth. It is often conflated with Fume Blanc, which is a marketing term coined by Robert Mondavi to rebrand the varietal for the American audience. There’s a Sauvignon Blanc for everyone! Noted for its crisp...
Creamy Smoked Cheddar Cauliflower Soup
Posted by Plume Ridge Bottle Shop on
A weeknight recipe that is savory and embeds the flavors of smoked cheddar cheese, leek and white wine for a delicious soup. Chef’s notes: you can use any cheese you have on hand. I have used smoked Gouda with good results. My favorite cheese for this recipe is Tillamook Smoked White Cheddar with black pepper. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 large leek, cleaned and thinly sliced using the white and light green parts. 1/4 cup dry white wine 32 ounces low sodium vegetable broth 10 ounces (1 large) Yukon gold potato, peeled and 1 inch diced 1.5 pounds (1 medium head)...
- Tags: Food Blog, Nanette Berning-Pate, Soup, Spring, White Wine
Quince: An Oldie But A Goodie
Posted by Monica Yu on
This old world fruit has become all the rage over the last couple of years. Now that products made from this fruit are being imported, this exotic fruit is becoming more readily available. One reason we love quince so much is that its season picks up where figs leave off. It can be difficult to find figs to add to our cheese plate after late summer. Luckily, autumn is when the quince is at its peak and its jellies, jams and pastes pop up in all sorts of markets around town. Our cheese plates can go on without feeling incomplete....
- Tags: Appetizers, Cheese, Food Blog, White Wine
Halloween Chocolate Treat and Wine Pairing
Posted by Monica Yu on
- Tags: Chianti, Chocolate, Dessert, Food Blog, Halloween, Holidays, Monica Yu, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, White Wine, Wine Blog, Zinfandel