Recipe Week...1st up... Lemon Bars by Tony

Monday...the week prior to Thanksgiving when we are pulling out our recipe books and planning for all those holiday gatherings.

I would like to offer several recipes that are made using Corcoran wines, so if you have something you have created, let us know!!

Here is my first one, LEMON BARS, which was created by one of our favorite customers, Tony!

Enjoy, I sure am!!

Crust:

2 sticks softened unsalted butter

big 1/2C powdered sugar

1 egg yolk

2C flour

Filling:

8 eggs

1 1/2 Corcoran Cello

1/2C sugar

3/4C heavy cream

2 lemons (zest + juice)

oven 350

In processor, mix crust. Knead on floured counter. Add powdered sugar if too sticky. Spray oil 13x9 pan. Press into pan. Bake 15-20 min til golden.

Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon, zest, and Corcoran Cello til combined. Stir in cream. Pour over crust. Bake 15-20min til set. Cool on rack. Fridge. If you fridge while still warm it will weep.

Cheers!

Trick or Treat?!

Happy Halloween!

We had our first snow storm of the season and it wasn't even winter yet, so I thought!

Since the weather is soooo cold, we are quick to change our wine drinking from crisp whites to full bodied reds.

But wait, it is still fall and I am going to take the kids out trick or treating and we'll have candy to enjoy at home, so what shall I drink with that?

Some quick thoughts for pairing your treats:

Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter, great with light bodied reds with little to no tannins (Corcoran Chambourcin).

Dark Chocolate with Carmel & Nuts, great with a medium bodied red with medium tannins (Corcoran Hunters Run Red).

Corcoran offers two dessert style reds; RAZ & USB, both will go excellent with any dark chocolate.

Need I say more?

Cheers!

It's Harvest Time

Grapes are being harvested and wine is being made, but last year I made wine with 100% Virginia grown apples and I love it! Not one grape was added to this wine and it has become one of our most popular. Not sweet, not tart, but crisp! I like to say I made this wine to be similar to a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio. Perfect for a warm fall day or with turkey and all the fixin's...yum!
Cheers!