Food Pairings & Recipes

Here you will be able to find different recipes to go with our wines. You will also be able to find pairings as well as hosting your own tasting ideas.

Beef Tenderloin Tips with Portabella Mushrooms in a Lady In Red Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds of beef tenderloin
1 cup Lady In Red
1 cup Beef Stock
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
½ pound sliced baby portabella mushrooms
3 garlic cloves, crushed
salt and pepper to taste

In a large frying pan, add oil and brown the meat well on all sides. Add the wine and simmer, uncovered, until the wine is reduced by half. Add the beef stock and simmer, covered for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, in a small frying pan, prepare the flour and butter mixture. Lightly brown the flour in the melted butter. When the meat has simmered for 1 hour in the wine and stock, add the flour and butter mixture to the sauce, stirring to thicken. Add the mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper (to taste). Cover and simmer until very tender at least another half and hour. This goes well with Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes, noodles, or rice.

 

Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

3 medium baking potatoes (1 pound)
2 tablespoons butter
2-4 tablespoons milk
4 oz. Cream Cheese, cubed
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced

Peel and quarter potatoes. Cook, covered, in boiling water for 20 to 25 minutes or till tender; drain. Add butter, milk, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and garlic to drained potatoes and beat with an electric mixer on low speed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

Recipes for Wine Spritzers

 

Maiden Blush Lemonade

Ingredients:

2.5 bottles of Maiden Blush
5 1/4 cups Lemonade(see homemade lemonade recipe)
2 cans (12 oz) Lemon & Lime soda
Frozen Raspberries, wedges of lemon for garnish

Chill wine and soda. Make homemade lemonade and chill. Blend chilled wine, soda, and homemade lemonade together. Gently stir. add the soda just before serving. Use frozen fruit instead of ice so that you do not dilute the wine. Make the recipe your own add more of less sugar to fit your taste. Use seltzer in place of soda for a less sweet taste.

 

Homemade Lemonade

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6 lemons)
1/2 cup of water

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved; let cool. In a pitcher, combine the syrup (that you just made) with lemon juice and 2 1/2 to 3 cups water.

 

Lady In Red – Sangria

Ingredients:

1 bottle Lady In Red
1 bottle Richmond Rouge
½ bottle Ruby Classico
2 can (12 oz) Lemon & Lime soda or seltzer water (less sweet)
Sugar to taste (optional)
Frozen Fruit

Chill wine and soda. Blend chilled wines together. Add sugar if desired. Gently stir. Add the soda just before serving. Use frozen fruit instead of ice so that you do not dilute the wine. Make the recipe your own by adding more or less sugar to fit your taste. Use seltzer in place of soda for a less sweet taste. Or make it a social event and assemble a Sangria bar with a variety of wines, soda, fruit and sugar.

 

Summer Celebration Sangria

Ingredients:

1 bottle Maiden Blush
1 bottle Estate Blanc
12 oz cranberry juice
4 oz pineapple juice
12 oz ginger ale or seltzer water (less sweet)
sugar to taste (optional)
Frozen fruits

Chill wine, juice, and soda. Blend chilled wines and juices together. Add sugar if desired. Gently stir. Add the soda just before serving. Use frozen fruit instead of ice so that you do not dilute the wine. Now, make the recipe your own! Add more or less sugar to fit your taste or use seltzer in place of soda for a less sweet taste.

 

Red, White, & Blue Sangria

Ingredients:

1 bottle of Release 6
1 large bottle of Ruby Classico
12 oz of cranberry juice
12 oz of lemon & lime soda or ginger ale (less sweet)
Sugar to taste (optional)
frozen berries and apple slices to garnish

Chill wine, juice, and soda. Blend chilled wines and ice together. Add sugar if desired. Gently stir. Add the soda just before serving. Use frozen fruit instead of ice so that you don’t dilute the wine. Now make the recipe your own! Add more or less sugar to fit your taste. Use ginger ale in place of soda for a less sweet taste.

 

Rock Valley White Sangria Blanca

Ingredients:

1 bottle Rock Valley White
1 bottle Ouro Classico
1 can (12 oz) Ginger ale soda or seltzer water (less sweet)
Sugar to taste (optional)
Fresh lemons, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, and an orange to garnish

 

Release 6 Blackberry Sangria

Ingredients:

1 bottle Release 6
1 bottle Ruby Classico
2 can (12oz) ginger ale or seltzer water (less sweet)
Sugar to taste (optional)
Frozen blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and an orange
A lime and strawberry to garnish

Chill wine and soda. Blend chilled wines together. Add sugar if desired. Gently stir. Add the soda just before serving. Use frozen fruit instead of ice so that you do not dilute the wine. Make the recipe your own add more or less sugar to fit your taste. Use seltzer water in place of soda for a less sweet taste or make it a social event and assemble a sangria bar with a variety of wines, soda, fruit and sugar.

 

Richmond Rouge Sorbet

Ingredients:

1 bottle of Richmond Rouge
Red raspberry sorbet

Put several scoops of raspberry sorbet in wine glasses and pour Richmond Rouge over the top to have a nice refreshing summer drink.

 

Ouro Classico Port with Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients:

1 bottle of Ouro Classico Port chilled
Your favorite vanilla ice cream

Place a few small scoops of ice cream in a wine glass and pour desired amount of Ouro Classico over ice cream and enjoy!