http://www.elevagewine.com Seattle Wine Consultants Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:57:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was, sadly, sick with the flu over the weekend, and missed the annual Taste Washington event put on by the Washington Wine Commission. Though I have little to report from the actual event, I can say that for me this year marks a threshold in terms of the Washington ... http://www.elevagewine.com/taste-washington/ James and I love wine, beer, and cocktails but we also believe that beverages without alcohol can be a great pairing for food. This gives people that can't for one reason or another have any alcohol for the evening a more interesting option than just water, juice etc. Recently I ... http://www.elevagewine.com/non-alcholic-beverages-can-be-delicious-too/ Here is yet another recipe for the ladies of Innis Arden. . Medjool dates - use a sharp pairing knife to make a short cut along the pit to remove it and provide a pocket for your stuffing. Dry cured Spanish chorizo - small dice pine nuts - toasted and roughly chopped fresh thyme - ... http://www.elevagewine.com/chorizo-and-pine-nut-stuffed-dates/ This recipe makes a beautiful pairing with the 1998 Lopez de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Rosé discussed in a post below. Enjoy! . Paella! . 12 oz shrimp – shell and heads on 18 oz clams, mussels, or whatever is fresh 6 oz squid – cleaned 6 oz loose chorizo finely chopped onion chopped garlic tomato sauce fresh peas roasted red bell ... http://www.elevagewine.com/paella-and-gran-reserva-rose/ Look for a few more recipe posts from the Spanish food and wine exercise that we recently presented at Innis Arden in Seattle. And please do check out the notes we’ve posted on the wines below! . This dish is really easy to prepare, and pairs well with the Buil & Gine ... http://www.elevagewine.com/recipe-apple-garroxta-and-walnut-crostini/ Look for a few more recipe posts from the Spanish food and wine exercise that we recently presented at Innis Arden in Seattle. And please do check out the notes we've posted on the wines below! . Bacalao-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers . Serves 6 . 12 piquillo peppers – the Spanish table in Seattle's Pike Place market ... http://www.elevagewine.com/recipe-bacalao-stuffed-piquillo-peppers/ We had the recent pleasure of presenting a Spanish food and wine pairing exercise to the members of Innis Arden in North Seattle this past week. Below are some notes on one of the wines we presented. Enjoy! . 2007 Buil & Gine Nosis Rueda . varieties: 100% Verdejo . region: Rueda, Spain. Rueda lies along ... http://www.elevagewine.com/2007-buil-gine-nosis-rueda-spain/ We had the recent pleasure of presenting a Spanish food and wine pairing exercise to the members of Innis Arden in North Seattle this past week. Below are some notes on one of the wines we presented. Enjoy! 1998 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Rose . varieties: 30% Tempranillo, 60% ... http://www.elevagewine.com/gran-reserva-rose/ We had the recent pleasure of presenting a Spanish food and wine pairing exercise to the members of Innis Arden in North Seattle this past week. Below are some notes on one of the wines we presented. Enjoy! . 2000 La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial, Rioja, Spain . tasting note The nose is ... http://www.elevagewine.com/la-rioja-alta-rioja-reserva-vina-ardanza-2000/ We had the recent pleasure of presenting a Spanish food and wine pairing exercise to the members of Innis Arden in North Seattle this past week. We thought it appropriate to present what is perhaps Spain's greatest and definitely Spain's most underrated wine, Sherry. Though once enormously popular, Sherry has ... http://www.elevagewine.com/sherry-sure/