Several of our wineries wanted to share their suggestions for food and wine pairings for your holiday meals. All are open for business this week and ready to help you select the right wines to go with your dinners or to give as gifts.
Vynecrest Winery - our holiday favorite is Cherry DiVyne paired with chocolate and gift wrapped at the winery. It makes a great hostess or grab bag gift for anyone. For a special food and wine pairing, try Vynecrest Spiced Winter Red served warm with homemade Christmas cookies!
Blue Mountain Winery - Our 2011 Nouveau will taste great with your holiday turkey and ham. Our 2009 International Award Winning Petite Syrah pairs nicely with a beef entree. Victoria's Passion is a wonderful semi-sweet red wine that would taste delicious with a chocolate dessert. If you plan on making brownies, try substituting the wine instead of water in the recipe.
Stop by one of our locations and pick up a mulling spice packet to mix with our 2004 Chambourcin to make spiced wine. We also have our apple wine called Mountain Spice that is best warmed up with a 1/2 cup of brown sugar mixed in (per bottle). Add club soda to our Mountain Frost with some sliced peaches for a sweet cocktail.
Galen Glen Winery recommends the following for your holiday feasts:
• Vin Gris with Honey Glazed Ham
• Riesling with Roasted Turkey, Shrimp and other seafood delights
• Wine cocktails – Bring a taste of summer to the holiday season with a Wine-a-Rita. One kit and a bottle of our wine will make two pitchers of icy wine slushies. Our favorites are Peach Bellini and Berry Pom-a-Rita.
Amore Vineyards – Our pairing recommendations include:
• Turkey or seafood: Gregg's Gregio, Chardonnay or Vidal Blanc
• Pork/Ham: Cayuga or Rosé Amore
• Beef: Chambourcin or Cabaret Amore
• After dinner: Rapport or Vidal Blanc Dessert
• Bubbly: Celebration or White Mist for toasting; Peach Mist for morning mimosa
Pinnacle Ridge Winery - What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a glass of local sparkling wine. We recommend either our Brut Rose or Blanc de Blanc as a great way to welcome guests to your home. Just pair some savory appetizers with the sparkling wine for a winning combination.
For the rich holiday meals we suggest "bigger" wines. Try our Veritas with lamb or beef dishes, Pinot Noir with roast pork, Chardonnay with roast turkey or chicken and our Oasis with ham. For dessert try our Late Harvest Vidal Blanc with pumpkin roll, creme brulee or cheesecake.
Clover Hill Vineyards - Make a holiday ham glaze using 1 cup of Clover Hill Holiday Rosé and one cup brown sugar. Dissolve and use this glaze to baste your holiday ham. We love to serve this with our Riesling. Our Holiday Wine is a sweet rosé that is spiced with cinnamon, cloves and citrus flavor.
For sparkling wines, a favorite is the Generations Sparkling Pinot Noir. It is a dry sparkling wine made from 100% Pinot Noir fruit. Festively pink in color with fresh strawberries and a yeasty characteristic. We have also been whipping up a wine cocktail called a Wicked Turtle. It is 2oz. Turtle Rock Red, 1oz. passion fruit rum, and 2oz. lemon/lime soda. Try it!
Franklin Hill Vineyards recommends the following food and wine pairings -
• Kiss, Vidal, Chardonnay, Seyval Blanc and White Jade are all wonderful whites to pair with ham, turkey or fish.
• Chambourcin and Simply Red go well with lasagna.
• For anyone intrigued by black cherry, our Fainting Goat added to Chambourcin or Evanswood is a great pairing. There is no sweetness but the hint of black cherries with chocolates or try it with barbecued ribs is fantastic.
• For dessert, Harvest Berry is great with cheesecake or anything chocolate. This effervescent wine is perfect with cranberry juice instead of a mimosa.
For a wine cocktail, mix Pomegranate Peach with cranberry juice, lots of ice, and seltzer or lemon-lime soda to make it bubbly. Or try Bliss with vodka for a martini, or Bliss with lemon-lime soda for a festive spritzer.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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