Why use a wine barrel? What do barrels do for each wine?
Oak barrels used for making wine serve a few important purposes, adding flavors (spice, tannin and roasted notes) slowly adding oxygen to the wine (which helps aging) along with concentration to the wines […]
While the forecast is for a warmer than ever summer, so far our vineyards in the Willamette Valley are looking great. A generally warmer spring kept frost damage to a minimum and the weeks of warm but not sweltering weather in June have combined to make […]
Pairs with Spindrift Cellars Rosé
Ingredients:
1 bunch scallions
1 teaspoon butter
1 pound lump crab
14 oz. shrimp, peeled & deveined
2 eggs
1 pint heavy cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
1. Cross cut the green part of the scallion, 1/8” thick, and sweat in 1 teaspoon of butter.
2. Mix together […]
The sun is out and temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming and spring once again comes early to the Willamette Valley. The vines are developing already with signs of bud break, about 3 weeks ahead of average. Coming off 2015, one of the warmest years on […]
