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- February Tasting Events
- Orange Wine Sale
- Gin Specials
- Wine of the Week: Arrowood Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
- Beer of the Week: Hopewell Ride or Die American Pale Ale
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite food and beer days of the year. The vast array of flavors and textures on the holiday table make for endless pairing options for beer. The best part is there are no wrong answers, drink what you enjoy, but a few thoughtful pairings can help elevate the entire meal!
Some simple concepts to keep in mind to make your next beer and food pairing a delicious success:
Consider these beers for your holiday table:
Light, Bright, and Easy
Great for lighter fare: Appetizers, salads, sides, or lighter meats (white turkey/chicken meat, pork tenderloin, whitefish).
Weihenstephan Kristall Weissbier
A filtered version of a German Hefeweizen, the Kristall Weiss has a very delicate fruitiness with a snappy, effervescent finish.
Noon Whistle Bruski Czech Lager
Noon Whistle’s riff on the classic Pilsner style. Medium, round body with a very fresh grassy and bread-dough character.
Effervescent, Herbal, Floral
Saisons are the all-purpose food beer, making a great match with just about anything on the table. Their high carbonation and dry body cut through richness while their herbal and floral qualities complement roasted meats, vegetables and grains alike!
Baladin Wayan Saison
Solf and round with delicate white-flower, honey, and herb garden aromatics.
Is/Was Will Be Spelt Saison w/ Brettanomyces
Dry and effervescent with subtle stone fruit and almond notes. Is/Was is producing some of the best saisons in the country and just recently cracked Beer & Brewing Magazine’s list of top 20 saison producers.
Toasty, Nutty, Hoppy
Winter IPA’s toasty, nutty, malt character is a perfect match for all the rich, caramelized features on the table, especially roasted meats. Their snappy, citrusy finish helps cut through all the festive richness and refresh the palate.
Half Acre Tend Winter IPA
The perfect balance of toasty, nutty malt character with citrusy orange marmalade hop character. A fireplace or bonfire staple.
Brooklyn Winter IPA
A hoppy red ale with notes of dark fruit, blood orange, juniper, and pine.
Dark, Roasty, Chocolatey
Perfect with darker and sweeter meats: dark turkey meat, glazed ham, pork shoulder, beef roasts. Stellar with mashed potatoes and heavier stuffings. Could even move these over to the dessert table!
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
A world class doppelbock. A touch drier with subtle roast than other classic examples – keeping it hearty but approachable.
Tynt Meadow English Trappist Ale
The lates offering in the world of Trappist ales – and the first from England! Notes of milk chocolate, subtle roast, and dried fruit on top of a silky-smooth texture.
Dessert Time!
Look to big roasty stouts for all sorts of decadent pies or cakes, especially pumpkin or pecan pie. Swap the Kriek in for cheesecakes and chocolate-based cakes. When it comes to fruit beers, sour/dry fruit beers can also be great with dinner, making a solid pairing with glazed meats and side dishes with grains or nuts. Keep sweet fruit beers for dessert!
Revolution Deth’s Tar BA Imperial Stout
This beer is pretty much dessert on its own, but can make a really nice complement to the richest of desserts – dense fudge or flourless chocolate cakes
Alesong Kriek
Could be a dual-purpose beer. Alesong Kriek is pleasantly tart, making it suitable for dinner; but a subtle touch of vanilla bean can surely make its case for the dessert table, offering a nice complement to cheesecakes, creme brulee, and chocolate mousse.
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Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel 2019
SALE $39.99 reg. $45.99
This beautifully balanced and deeply concentrated Zinfandel boasts elegant, complex layers of crushed clove, fresh blackberry, and creamy mocha on the nose. A velvety texture of fine- grained tannins provides structural weight to the ripe fruit flavors of plum compote as well as violet, thyme, and black pepper.
Blend: 90% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah
THE WINERY
Take a trip back in time at the Frank Family Vineyards. First constructed as the Larkmead Winery in 1884, the building was refinished with native sandstone from the nearby hills in 1906 and still stands tall today. The massive stone edifice is considered an archetype of California’s wine country; it appears on the National Register of Historical Places and is listed as a Point of Historical Interest in the state of California.
Owner Richard Frank focuses his energies on making superb still wines. The winery produces Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Sangiovese and several distinctly different Cabernet Sauvignons. The highly regarded Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, which is barrel aged for two and one-half years, is emerging as one of the most sought-after wines in the valley and their Napa Carneros Vineyards produce some of the finest Chardonnay available. The Sangiovese, a rising star, is created entirely from grapes grown on Rich’s property and the Zinfandel comes from the Brown Vineyards in the Chiles Valley. Once owned by wine legend Hans Kornell, the winery originally secured its reputation with sparkling wines. Five sparkling wines are handcrafted today in the old building: Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, occasionally the Rouge and Reserve. All of these are made in the traditional French methode champenoise style.
Frank Family Vineyards wines are produced in small quantities and currently sold only at the winery and a handful of select retailers. A visit to the winery is not complete without a story-filled tour or at least a walk through the historic building where the thick stone walls, high-stacked barrels and rich bouquet of aging wines create the utmost in winery ambience. The winery provides separate tasting areas for sparkling wines and still wines. Just outside, to the south of the building, visitors are welcome to sit under the giant oak trees, relax at the wooden picnic tables and enjoy spectacular vineyard views.