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Tapas are Spanish appetizers with a lot of variety. Some are hot, some are cold. Some are sweet and some are savory. All are fun and interesting. This will be a memorable evening as well as a full meal: 12 different Spanish appetizers prepared by Diana Tarasiewicz of DMT Catering, paired with fabulous Colorado Wines. Also joining us will be Rainer Thoma, winemaker from Garfield Estates winery to talk about the wines. There will be so many interesting dishes and combinations we won't even have room on the bar for our usual wine lineup. Don't delay in signing up for this one. It will be a terrific time, and one you shouldn't miss.
When: Friday August 24th, 6:30 -9:30 pm
Where: Colorado Wine Room in Fruita
Cost: $75 per guest, $65 for Wine Club Members
Pre-paid registration required. Limited space, signup soon!
Call the Colorado Wine Room to reserve your spots: 970-858-6330
Here is the menu:
White bean and basil spread
With assorted crudités and crackers
Assorted thyme, olive oil, cracked pepper and garlic marinated olives
Chicken and lemon kebabs, with a yogurt, garlic and lemon sauce
Albondigas:
Small fragrant spiced meatballs made with veal, pork and beef, In a white wine
tomato sauce. cumin, cinnamon and cayenne
Saffron shrimp and scallops in phyllo cups
Shrimp in garlic sauce, served with crusty bread
Corfu salad of orange slices, red onion, and kalamata olives, drizzled with an
orange juice vinaigrette and fresh mint
Lentil salad with red peppers, red onion, Feta and fresh mint, tossed with a
cumin vinaigrette
Watermelon and strawberry gazpacho
Figs poached in red wine, served with Mahon cheese ice cream and sherry
vinegar syrup
Salted almond honey wafers
Flourless lemon almond cake bites.
Incredible Healing Power of Wine
A friend pointed out a story in the Washington Post about an armed robber who was healed and rendered harmless by the incredible power of good wine, cheese, and a kind invitation. If you enjoy humorous, incredible true stories, click on this link to read the full story. Here's the condensed version. This hood barges in on a dinner party that's winding down. He puts the gun to someone's head and says "Give me your money or I'll start shooting." One of the guests asks him to have a glass of wine. He takes a sip and says, "Damn, that is good wine. He proceeds to take a little Camembert cheese along with the wine and puts his gun away, saying, "I think I came to the wrong house. He ends up with a group hug and departs a changed man, with the wine and the glass. If that's not incredible, what is?
Sangria Rocks Fruita Chamber Event
At a recent Fruita Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, hosted by the Kokopelli Animal Hospital, the Colorado Wine Room was in charge of vinous beverages. We brought several different options, but the one that took the show was a Sangria made by yours truly. I promised to numerous attendees that I would post the recipe in the next E-News. You can multiply the quantities in proportion as much as you like, and remember you can tweak it to taste.
Ingredients:
One each: orange, lime, lemon, apple, all sliced thinly, and a can of pineapple chunks with the juice
One bottle Rock Red Wine
12 oz. lemon-lime soda
1 cup orange juice.
Put all the fruit in a bowl or pitcher. Pour the Rock Red over the fruit until just covered and refrigerate the partial bottle and the fruit for 2 hours or more. Chill the lemon-lime soda and orange juice at the same time. Right before serving, crush the fruit with a wooden spoon to release the juices. Then add the rest of the wine, the soda, and the OJ. Stir and serve. Add smiles and share with as many people as you can! By the way, if you need a good veteranarian for your dog or cat, Dr. Baer Bechtel is about as professional and competent as they get. He's also one of the nicest guys we've ever met.
Turning Point
Veraison is a French word meaning the grapes are changing color. It marks the beginning of the final stage of berry development. This is the ripening stage, when the vines put much of their energy toward making the grapes sweet. Veraison is a process. It begins with just a few grapes turning color. As time passes, all the grapes eventually turn, and then they just continue to get sweeter and sweeter. At a certain point, the grapes stop getting sweeter because of photosynthesis. A freeze usually puts the leaves out of service. But the grapes continue to get sweeter because they start to dry out.
White grapes don't really change color much. They turn from a hard, katydid green, to a softer, yellower, golden green. They also soften quite a bit, and the seeds start to turn brown. These are the signs of physiological ripeness, and marks the time that the wineries need to finish up any last minute projects before "Crush". It's an exciting time for the winery . . . 'tis the season. Most of us only get one chance per year to make the best wine we can manage, so every decision is important.
Cheers!
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