Gourmet Guide to Harvest Wine Weekends
Pairing Menu for Harvest Wine Weekends, November 6 & 7 and 13 & 14, 2010
Consider this event a prelude to your Thanksgiving celebrations: try some recipes for that cooking-intensive week without any time in the kitchen!
For hors d’oeuvres, consider the Honey Onion Marmalade on Garlic Crostini at the new Courtyard Winery in North East. Or as a candidate for your first course, try Butternut, Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup at 7 Vines in Westfield or Chambourcin Onion Soup at Willow Creek. At Mazza Chautauqua, sample Grappa Candied Sweet Potatoes for a new twist on this traditional yam side dish. For a main course, Lakeview is partnering with The Kelly Hotel to offer a Rosemary & Thyme Turkey Breast, while Quincy Cellars will be offering a gourmet sandwich perfect for any leftover turkey. Or, for those contemplating a break from the traditional bird for dinner, Merritt Estate is featuring a Genoa-Stuffed Pork Loin. Naturally, traditional flavors prevail for desserts – but sampling might introduce you to some new variations. For Johnson Estate’s pairing, Brick Village Gourmet is preparing Pumpkin Tarts with a Toasted Hazelnut Crust, while Sensory and Mazza Vineyards are preparing different versions of pumpkin cake for you to taste and decide.
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Appetizers, Soup, Pasta or Sides:
Chambourcin Onion Soup, Chambourcin Wine Willow Creek Winery
Spicy Corn and Shrimp Chowder Seyval Blanc or Pastavino Noble Winery
Creamy Butternut, Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup, Cayuga Wine 7 Vines Winery
Honey Onion Marmalade on Garlic Crostini, LaCourette Merlot Courtyard Winery
Main Courses:
Chili con Carne y Vino, Walleye Wobbler, a semi-sweet red Sparkling Ponds Winery
Rosemary & Thyme Turkey Breast , Riesling Lakeview Wine Cellars & Kelly Hotel
Honey Mustard Brie and Turkey Sandwich , Chardonnay Quincy Cellars Winery
Stuffed Pepper Soup, Lambrusco Red Wine Penn Shore
Winter Squash with Gruyere Croutons, Unwooded Chardonnay South Shore Wine Company
Grappa Candied Sweet Potatoes, Vignoles Mazza Chautauqua Cellars
Desserts:
Pumpkin Pound Cake with Honey Orange Glaze, Xero white wine Sensory Winery
Grape Salad with Pecans, Riesling Woodbury Vineyards
Pumpkin Tarts with Roast Hazelnut Crust, Red Ipocras Johnson Estate & Brick Village
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Cream Sherry Mazza Vineyards
Toffee Brownie Trifle, Apple Wine Burch Farms Winery
Grilled Angel Food Cake w Jelly Sauce, Lucy in the Sky wine Liberty Vineyards
Pumpkin Ginger Panna Cotta with Cranberry Sauce, Riesling Vetter Vineyards
Apple Cranberry Pie, Raspberry Wine Blueberry Sky Winery
Apple Streusel Cheesecake, Lake Erie Vidal Presque Isle & 3 Sails Café
Quick Apple Crisp, Niagara Heritage Wine Cellars
