Is Your Beverage Vegan?
Is Your Beverage Vegan?
With more emphasis on organic and vegan options winemakers are changing the way they make wine.
by Beth P. Heiserman
What do you know about your wine? Is it vegan? How can you find out?
Veraison, is the ripening stage before we harvest
Veraison
It is the ripening stage before we harvest
The grape cycle begins with bud break, generally in March or April. Flowering, and fruit set happens shortly after. Then followed in the summer by veraison which leads into harvesting. By Thanksgiving, we have the beautiful colors of fall. The leaves start to fall, which leads into dormancy in the month of December and January. We then prune in January.
Currently, we are in the veraison stage. This is the stage before harvest. After “fruit set”, the red grapes varietals…
International Sauvignon Blanc Day
Did you know that May 6 is International Sauvignon Blanc Day.
It started in New Zealand to help promote the wine. They produce over 70% of the worlds Sauvignon Blanc production.
The celebrations will kick off on May 6th this year in New Zealand, a country that owes much of its reputation to Sauvignon Blanc, and will continue across the globe following the sun with tastings planned around the world and eventually finishing 43 hours later at the organization’s headquarters in San Francisco. Celebrate by enjoying a glass of Sauvignon…
Mixed Greens with Reyes 2012 Chardonnay Dressing
Renaissance 2011 Merlot Tri Tip
Mocha Reyes’ Renaissance 2011 Merlot Cupcakes
Reyes 2011 Muscat Green Beans
Reyes 2011 Muscat Green Beans
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients
6oz green beans, cleaned and trimmed
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp lemon pepper
¼ cup Reyes 2011 Muscat
Pam
Directions
- Heat large sauté or frying pan with lid.
- Spray Pam on pan.
- When pan is hot, put green beans in pan. Add salt and lemon pepper. Cook till they have some color.
- Add Reyes 2011 Muscat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Serve.
Reyes 2011 Chardonnay Onion and Corn Bread
Reyes 2011 Chardonnay Onion and Corn Bread
By Beth Heiserman
This is a bread machine recipe. It will make 1 ½ lb loaf.
Ingredients
½ cup Reyes 2011 Chardonnay
½ cup water
¼ cup olive oil
1 egg or 2 egg whites
1 tsp kosher sea salt
1 tsp seasoned pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp sugar
1 cup corn flour, preferably yellow
2 ¼ cups bread flour
2 tsp bread machine yeast
¼ cup sautéed onions, chopped
¼ cup fresh or frozen corn
Pam
Directions
- In a small frying pan, heat the pan and spray pam.
- Sauté chopped onions until they start…
Reyes Winery Muscat 2011 Lemon Cake with Reyes Winery Muscat 2011 Blueberry Jam Filling and a Reyes Winery 2011 Muscat Butter Cream Frosting
Reyes Winery Muscat 2011 Lemon Cake with Reyes Winery Muscat 2011 Blueberry Jam Filling and a Reyes Winery 2011 Muscat Butter Cream Frosting
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients for Cake
3 eggs
½ cup oil
½ cup Reyes Winery 2011 Muscat
½ cup water
¼ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
½ tsp kosher salt
3 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of dried blueberries
Pam
Directions for Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In bowl, sift flour, salt, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, mix wet ingredients; eggs, oil, Reyes Winery 2011 Muscat, water, lemon juice and sugar.
- Slowly add sifted dry ingredients to…
Reyes Chardonnay 2010 Mac N Cheese
Reyes Chardonnay 2010 Mac N Cheese
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients
2 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cups nonfat milk
½ cup Reyes 2010 Chardonnay
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp white pepper
2 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp nutmeg
1 cups white cheddar cheese
1 cups jack cheese
1 cups medium or sharp cheddar cheese
1 16oz packages of pasta
½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
Pam
Directions
- Melt butter in large sauce pan.
- Whisk in flour until combined.
- Whisk milk until blended. Then cook for 5 minutes and slowly whisk in Reyes 2010 Chardonnay.
- Add mustard, pepper, salt and nutmeg. Continue to cook until thick.
- Add cheese slowly and continue to whisk…
Reyes Muscat 2011 Meyer Lemon Muffins
Reyes Muscat 2011 Meyer Lemon Muffins
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients
2 cups of all purpose flour
3½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher sea salt
½ cup non fat milk
½ cup Reyes Muscat 2011
½ cup sugar
1 egg or 2 egg whites
½ cup oil
3 meyer lemon’s Zest
Pam
Directions
- Sift dry ingredients on bowl.
- Mix egg, sugar, milk, oil and Reyes Muscat 2011 in mixing bowl.
- When wet ingredients are combined, slowly incorporate the dry into the wet.
- Fold in zest to mixed ingredients.
- Spray Pam cooking spray into muffin tin.
- Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20-25minutes.
- Cool and serve.
Reyes Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Chocolate Pudding
Reyes Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Chocolate Pudding
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients
- ½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup instant non-fat dry milk
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup Reyes Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
Directions
- Place cocoa, cornstarch, powdered sugar, nonfat dry milk and salt into bowl and mix until combined.
- Place dry mixture into a medium saucepan. Add Reyes Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, milk and heavy cream and whisk to combine.
- Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil, continue to whisk gently.
- Reduce heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes while continuing to whisk.
- Pour mixture…
Reyes Chardonnay 2010 Peach Lavender Jam
Reyes Chardonnay 2010 Peach Lavender Jam
Ingredients
6 peaches, chopped into small pieces
6 cups of sugar
1 tbsp of lavender in a tea ball
1 package of Sure-jell Certo liquid pectin
1/3 cup of Reyes Chardonnay 2010
Directions
- Pour sugar into large pot and cook over medium to high heat.
- When sugar starts to melt and sides of pot, looks like it is a caramel color; add peaches, lavender and pectin.
- When it starts to boil, continue to cook until frothy.
- When the back of the spoon looks like it is sticking to the back. (Take a finger and go down the back of the spoon, if you…
Reyes Winery 2010 Chardonnay Scrambled Eggs and Chicken Sausage Hash
Reyes Winery 2010 Chardonnay Scrambled Eggs and Chicken Sausage Hash
By Beth Heiserman
Ingredients
2 lbs. Chicken apple sausage, out of the casing
2 apples, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
¼ cup of Reyes 2010 Chardonnay
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp kosher sea salt
2 tbsp butter or pam
5 eggs, mixed
2 tbsp butter or pam
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp kosher sea salt
¼ cup of parmesan cheese
Remainder of liquid after sausage hash is done
Directions
- In large frying pan, cooking over medium heat, brown the chicken apple sausage with butter.
- After 10 minutes, add the onions, salt and pepper; continue to brown slightly.
- When sausage is cooked, add Reyes 2010…
Blueberry Reyes Merlot 2010 Bread Pudding
Blueberry Reyes Merlot 2010 Bread Pudding
By Beth Heiserman
This recipe requires three steps: Bread, Custard, and Reyes Merlot Sauce. You can make the entire recipe from scratch or you can purchase the bread already made.
Ingredients for bread
1 egg
1 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 ½ Tsp. kosher salt
3 cups bread flour
2 ½ Tsp. Bread machine yeast
Ingredients for custard
3 eggs
1/3 cup of sugar
1 ½ cups of non fat milk
½ cup of heavy whipping cream
1 Tbsp. cardamom
1 Tsp. vanilla
2 cups of fresh/dried blueberries (not frozen)
Ingredients for Reyes 2010 Merlot Blueberry sauce
21 Oz. can of blueberry pie filling
2 cups of Reyes…
Spicy Cranberry Sauce
Spicy Cranberry Sauce with Reyes Winery 2010 Merlot Recipe
Growing up there was always a debate about the cranberry sauce, canned or fresh. Every year there always seemed to be both at the table. I definitely like fresh. Then recently, the new debate was relish vs sauce. I actually do like both. Since I am a fan of ginger, and some relishes have ginger I decided to experiment and make a sauce with relish flavors for Thanksgiving 2012.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (about 8 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 cups Reyes Winery 2010 Merlot
- 1 cup…
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