Some cheesy advice: tips for pairing wine and cheese

Cheese has been enjoyed with wine for centuries. Part of the reason for this affinity is they are both the product of fermentation and they can be aged for extended periods to produce complex flavor experiences.  But like wine, most cheeses are meant to be enjoyed in their youth when freshness is at it’s peak.
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Timeless Words of Wine Wisdom from Rodney Strong

By Katie Ambrosi, Wine Club Manager
There was a fun article in today’s Napa Valley Registrar about a staff writer in a monthly St. Helena Star/Napa Valley Vintners Wine Tasting Panel, who found herself slightly unprepared and a bit intimidated on the subject of Zinfandel.
Surrounded by a room full of glass-swirling, aroma-sniffing wine experts, equipped like [...]

Vineyard Report: Wet Weather, Little Frost

Posted by Marco
We’ve been experiencing a relatively wet Spring this year. This follows an oddly schizophrenic winter in which we saw the warmest and driest January on record as well as sustained rain and cold weather in March.
The main concern for us this time of year however, is frost.  Last year saw us have record [...]

Shuck & Awe: Pairing Sauvignon Blanc with Fresh Pacific Oysters

Posted by Katie Ambrosi, Wine Club Manager
Oysters and Sauvignon Blanc are an undisputed culinary delight, and last week, the management at Vintage Wine Estates treated our company to a fantastic feast of oysters both barbecued and raw, along with delicious Sauvignon Blancs from our amazing line-up of wineries: Windsor Vineyards, Windsor Sonoma Winery, Sonoma Coast [...]

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition – Wine Judging Demystified

We are pround to announce that just recently at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Windsor Vineyards was awarded a grand total of 14 medals!
As one of the most-award winning wineries in the country for the past several years, we’ve had many customers ask us a few questions.  What exactly the medals mean? Who are [...]

Wine & Food Pairing: Part 2

Posted by Steve
Second in our Food & Wine Pairing series by Steve Ross (read part 1)

In this session we’ll discuss pairing wine with foods containing fats. As you are aware, some foods contain natural fats (dairy products, meats, seeds and nuts), while other foods have their flavor and mouthfeel enhanced by adding fat [...]

Here’s One for the Birds: Wine Box Bird Feeder Crafted By Pinot-Drinking Conservationist from Georgia

Ruddy O’Boyle, from Hoschton, Georgia is an absolute fan of Windsor Vineyards.
He’s also got a resourceful and creative streak that we appreciate, one that kicked in when a neighbor of his recently gifted him a 3-bottle collection of Windsor Vineyards wines. These special wines arrived at Ruddy’s encased in a beautiful wooden [...]

Cheers!

“I drink Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it – unless I’m thirsty.”
- Madam Lilly Bollinger

Posted by Steve
The holidays are [...]

Your Manischewitz Alternative

Posted by Pamela
A few days ago our owner excitedly called me into his office to tell me we are now going to offer a kosher wine for the many customers who inquire about kosher wines. Being a nice Jewish girl from New York, I smiled broadly when he told me the clever name of the [...]

Food and Wine Pairing: Part 1

Posted by Steve
Welcome to the first installment of our multipart discussion on Wine & Food Pairing. Our goal is to demystify the art and science behind why certain wines match well with a particular meal and others don’t match up or “pair” as well. The ultimate objective in any wine & food pairing is to [...]