Lynsey Amundson of Idaho 6 News sat down with Beverly and asked about the family’s 112 year history of growing fruit and farming in the Sunnyslope area of Caldwell. Check out the video and article here: After four generations, Williamson Orchards and Vineyards now handcrafting award-winning wine
The wait is over for the 2021 Albariño! If you’re wine club, you can pick up a bottle right now. If you’re not yet a wine club member, it will be available to everyone staring June 30, 2021. We think you will love our newest white varietal.
Tasting Notes: Our second vintage of this wine is a lovely clear, bright, straw-hued wine. Interesting aromas of light pineapple, kiwi, and lemongrass greet you in the glass. Bright and zesty lemon and starfruit flavors change into a straw and barley flavor in the midpalate. This wine finishes with a burst of grapefruit and hints of jasmine on the tongue.
Food Pairings: Oysters on the half shell, lemon chicken piccata, new potatoes in butter and herbs, quiche Lorraine, and pasta salad with Italian flavor.
Wine club member price – $19.55
General public price – $23.00 (starting 6/30/21)
We are in the orchards this month, join us to get a little advance information on what to expect during our U-Pick Cherries event running June 18, 19, & 20 from 10am to 4pm, while supplies last. We also plan on reopening on June 25, 26, & 27 from 10am to 4pm, while supplies last. Beverly & Mike let us know the details.
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Stacy Slinkard of Decanter wrote a glowing article about Idaho Wine in both value and atmosphere. In the article, readers are reminded that we are “sharing a similar latitude with Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France”. Must be one of the reasons why the Syrah & Cabernet taste so good!
Read the full article here: Idaho wine: fresh, fruit-forward and great value.
Don’t miss out on our amazing offer! We’re changing it up every two weeks, until June 22, it’s our amazing 2019 Dry Riesling.
Available while supplies last.
To tantalize the taste buds, our tasting notes: This wine is a pale straw color and crystal clear. It brings bright lemon zest, green apple, and Bosc pear on the aroma. There are hints of gooseberry playing with the tart apple on the mid-palate finishing with hints of lemongrass and savory dried grass.
Pick up a bottle (or two) of this featured wine from June 9 through June 22 at an amazing price!
Original price is $15.00 per bottle.
Discounts will apply at checkout, go to the webstore here.
Don’t miss out on our amazing offer! We’re changing it up every two weeks, until June 8, it’s our amazing 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Available while supplies last.
To tantalize the taste buds, our tasting notes: This wine is a clear and bright brick red in the glass. Aromas of intense dark red fruit, violet, cherry amaretto, sweet hay and earthy minerality greet the nose. The bright cherries in the beginning segue into a preserved cherry and earthy mid-palate with hint of oak on the finish. Tannins and acid are bright but balanced.
Pick up a bottle (or two) of this featured wine from May 26 to June 8 at an amazing price!
Original price is $32.00 per bottle.
Discounts will apply at checkout, go to the webstore here.
Patrick and Mike update us as to what they’ve been doing in the vineyards this spring.
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We talk about the versatility of these funny little fungi! Learn why you need more mushrooms and wine in your diet!
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Join us for a quick and painless lesson on the magic of “culinary” mushrooms!
If you’ve thought to yourself, “Why would I pour wine out of a perfectly good bottle into another glass receptacle?”, then this month’s VHH is for you. We’re talking about the what, why, when, and how of decanting. Grab a glass of something to sip while we go over a few facts about making your wine even more enjoyable.
What better way to cheer on warmer weather than with a little dose of Irish influence? If you’ve never combined stout with chocolate, here’s the perfect opportunity. A recipe with few ingredients and minimal time spent over a hot stove is our idea of the perfect meal-ender, or late afternoon pick-me-up. We recommend using your favorite stout, we love Guinness. If you really want to get decadent, sip a little Doce or Malbec with your chocolate treat.
Chocolate Stout Lava Cake
5 oz butter , plus extra for the ramekins
7 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa), roughly chopped
1/3 cup golden caster sugar (regular white sugar will work)
3 large eggs
1/3 cup Guinness
Heavy whipping cream, stiffly whipped, to serve (optional)
1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Butter four 6 ounce ramekins and set aside. Place the butter, chocolate and a pinch of salt into a heatproof bowl. Set over a small pan of just-simmering water and stir until melted, then remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
Put the sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale, almost doubled in volume and thick enough to leave a trail when the beaters are lifted up. Gently fold in the melted chocolate and the Guinness. Spoon the mixture into the ramekins, then chill in the fridge for 1 hr. Heat oven to 400°f and put a baking tray on the top shelf to heat up.
Place the ramekins on the hot baking tray and bake for 18 mins. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips (if desired) leave to stand for a minute, then serve with a dollop of cream, if you like. Ice cream is also delicious.
Enjoy!