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KQED Wine Club wines of the week

Kaiken

KQED Wine Club: International

Kaiken

This Mendoza Malbec is a deep violet color packed with aromas of leather, cedar, spice box and blackberry. Keep swirling and notes of licorice, coffee bean and chocolate waft from the glass. The Kaiken is velvety and very approachable with lots of mature red fruit and good fleshy tannins. The...

Platense Wines

KQED Wine Club: Reserve

Platense Wines

Malbec wines from Argentina have stormed onto the American scene in the last few years. The Aleph is one of the most sophisticated Malbecs we have come across. It’s a big, bold wine with unexpected elegance, and the tannins are ripe and beautifully integrated. An initial burst of fresh...

 
KQED Wine Club weekly recipes
Strip Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce

International Recipe

Strip Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri is a great sauce or condiment (just think of it like an Argentinean “pesto”) to so many foods, be it meat, fish, poultry or vegetables. It can even be used for a salad dressing.


Cumin and Honey Scented Lamb Chops with Eggplant

Reserve Recipe

Cumin and Honey Scented Lamb Chops with Eggplant

Serve with a green salad on the side and a crusty loaf of bread.


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Wine posts from KQED's Bay Area Bites
Calistoga: A Weekend in Food (and Drink)

bay area | Jan 04, 2010

Calistoga: A Weekend in Food (and Drink)

Posted by Megan Gordon

Calistoga is a small, sleepy town in the Napa Valley that literally sits on top of thermal hot springs, so its famous for its mineral waters and fortified mud (and thus, many resorts and spas have cropped up around the area). I hadn't been to Calistoga and was pleasantly surprised that a lot of the pretension of restaurants and wineries in the Napa Valley is noticeably absent.

Day Trippin' to Boonville

beer | Nov 16, 2009

Day Trippin' to Boonville

Posted by Megan Gordon

I'd driven through Boonville with my Dad and my sisters once, all too briefly en route to Mendocino. We stopped at the Boonville General Store for a sandwich and sat outside admiring the coolness of the little stretch of road and the delightfully slow pace of life. All along Hwy 128 there were orchards, farm stands, hidden hiking trails, and--of course--vineyards. I vowed to come back and do some exploring.

16th Annual Shuck & Swallow Oyster Challenge

events | Oct 07, 2009

16th Annual Shuck & Swallow Oyster Challenge

Posted by Stephanie Im

155 oysters, 10 minutes, 1 stomach of steel...that's what it takes to be the reigning champ of McCormick & Kuleto's 16th Annual Shuck & Swallow Oyster Challenge.

Harvest Time: Robert Sinskey Vineyards

wine | Sep 12, 2009

Harvest Time: Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Posted by Stephanie Rosenbaum

Down the road, this frothy juice will become a suave Napa Valley Pinot Noir. But on this hot September morning at the beginning of the 2009 harvest at Robert Sinskey Vineyards, these grapes are just a day or two off the vine, busily fermenting its way from juice to wine.

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