Category: Glorious Gewurztraminer

The 2012 Red Newt Gewurztraminer – Sawmill Creek Vineyards offers flavors of caramelized pineapple, mango, and apple pie.  The finish is rich and persistent. This Thai inspired peanut dressing is rich, tart and poignant… a perfect match to this wine!

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Cold Noodle Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

Ingredients for Dressing:
1/2 cup sesame oil
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbs ground ginger
1 Tbs garlic, minced
1/4 cup honey
2 oz chipotles in adobo, finely chopped, with seeds and sauce
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup peanut butter, creamy
salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients for Salad:
Udon noodles (or your favorite pasta or rice noodle)
Finely sliced and/or chopped red bell pepper, snap peas, carrots… whatever is delicious and in the garden
Chopped green onion for garnish

Method:
Whisk all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Taste and adjust.
Allow dressing to set overnight before using. Flavors will intensify. Store in the refrigerator.

Assemble the Noodle Salad:
Choose your favorite noodle (udon, fettucini, rice noodles) and cook al dente according to instructions.
Drain, rinse with cold water and toss with a drizzle of olive oil (to prevent sticking together)
Chop up bell peppers and green onions.
Coat with spicy peanut dressing, add vegetables and garnish with chopped green onions.

It’s September and it is time to celebrate Glorious Gewurztraminer!!

Read all about our passion for Glorious Gewurztraminer!!
The Red Newt Gewurztraminer comes from two distinctive vineyard sites, both within a few miles of the winery.

In 2010, both vineyards were harvested at roughly the same time, so we had side by side winemaking through the whole process! Follow along with founding winemaker, David Whiting, and grab onto a piece of the excitement!!

The 2012 Gewurztraminer – Curry Creek Vineyard offers a firm, rich palate with textures of slate and peach pit, and fruit notes of ripe, brandied peaches. This delicious one pot chicken dish is comforting and delicious.  Tender, juicy chicken with ginger infused coconut rice make a stunning complement to this forwardly stern Gewurztaminer.

Dutch Oven Chicken with Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut in two
1/4 cup canola or peanut oil
2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 (13.5-ounce) can coconut milk
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped into ½” pieces
1/2 cup roasted cashews, coarsely chopped
fresh cilantro or thai basil, chopped

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Coat chicken with ~ 2Tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper.
3. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. In two batches, brown chicken on all sides (about 5 minutes per batch). Set aside on a plate.
4. Add the remaining 1 Tbsp oil, ginger and the garlic to the empty pot, and stir about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add rice and stir until evenly coated in the oil. Add broth, coconut milk, bell pepper, cashews, scallions and the remaining 1 tsp salt and 4 tsp pepper. Stir, and mix up the tasty browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Arrange chicken on top, add resting juices the plate and bring to a boil over high heat.
5. Cover and bake until all of the liquid is absorbed, rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, 25 minutes.
6. Plate chicken on top of rice and sprinkle with fresh cilantro or thai basil.
7. Pour your self a glass of Gewurz and enjoy!!

It’s September and it is time to celebrate Glorious Gewurztraminer!!

Read all about our passion for Glorious Gewurztraminer!!
The Red Newt Gewurztraminer comes from two distinctive vineyard sites, both within a few miles of the winery.

In order to extract flavor and character from the Gewurztraminer fruit, the grapes are crushed then allowed to soak at a cold temperature… sometimes for several days. The result is intensely flavored – and extremely juicy – fruit at press time!

It’s September and it is time to celebrate Glorious Gewurztraminer!!

Read all about our passion for Glorious Gewurztraminer!!
The Red Newt Gewurztraminer comes from two distinctive vineyard sites, both within a few miles of the winery.

Ripeness and flavor development in the vineyard is the key to making great Gewurztraminer!  We start to sample fruit weeks before we expect to harvest: We take samples into the lab to evaluate fruit chemistry and, even more importantly, we taste the grapes in the vineyard.  Join us for a 2010 throwback NooTTooB video of Red Newt founding winemaker for an early September grape tasting at Curry Creek Vineyard.  Even this early in September, the Gewurz at Curry Creek Vineyards is showing great flavors and maturity. Yeah!

The 2013 Red Newt Gewurztraminer – Sawmill Creek Vineyard offers a firm, rich palate with poignant spikes of baked pear, spice, and star fruit. As the weather starts to get cooler, there is no better way to enjoy this wine than with a piping hot bowl of Roasted Butternut Squash Soup! (IMHO)

Here is the classic Red Newt Bistro recipe for this delicious and satisfying soup:

Butternut Squash Soup (makes ~24 cup)

Ingredients:

Butternut squash, roasted 5 lbs
Onion, yellow 2 lbs
Garlic Peeled 2 oz
Butter, unsalted 8 oz
Cider, red jacket 1 qt
Paprika 1/2 Tbsp
Mustard yellow ground 1/2 Tbsp
Rosemary, dried 1/2 Tbsp
Sage, dried 1 Tbsp
Water 2 qt
Salt Kosher 1 Tbsp
Heavy Cream 8 oz

Method:

Roast the Squash:

Split fresh squash lengthwise and scoop insides with ice cream scoop (Start with 8-9 pounds fresh squash).
Place split, scooped squash face down on a parchment lined sheet pan and roast at 375 for about 45 minutes (until tender).
Remove from oven and cover the entire pan with plastic wrap and let set until cool enough to handle (This helps soften the skin!).
Remove skin/scoop insides.

Make the Soup:

Saute onions and whole garlic cloves in butter until soft.
Add roasted butternut squash.
Add apple cider, herbs, mustard, paprika and water.
Heat to almost boiling (200F) and blend with an immersion blender (or transfer to a countertop blender) until smooth.
Adjust thickness if needed with water or apple cider (to taste).
Add cream and salt
(Feel free to adjust the ratio of water, cider, and cream to your taste!)

It’s September and it is time to celebrate Glorious Gewurztraminer!!

Read all about our passion for Glorious Gewurztraminer!!
The Red Newt Gewurztraminer comes from two distinctive vineyard sites, both within a few miles of the winery.

Join us for an exiting morning harvesting Gewurztraminer at Sawmill Creek Vineyards. Enjoy this 2010 throwback video and talk with Jim Hazlitt (founding grower of Sawmill Creek Vineyard) and a ride on the harvester with Eric!
Enjoy!