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A Biweekly Conversation.

The Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma to locals and visitors with tips and news on events, wineries, restaurants, outdoor activities, and places to stay.

Hosts Marcy Gordon and Beth Costa share their insider stories about the places to check out when you're exploring along the Wine Road.

Thank you to County of Sonoma, Board of Supervisors - District 5 for their support.

Dec 26, 2024

Episode 217
Sponsored by: River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

Beth and Marcy's 2024 Year-End Celebration!

In our holiday episode, we reflect on a remarkable year featuring wine and food events, tastings at Google, and our 200th podcast episode, capped off with a sparkling Syrah from Amista. We bid farewell to the Varietal of the Month blog post, marking a significant moment in Wine Road's journey, and hearing about future plans for Wine Road!

Fast Five (there's TWO today!)

Richard's Petit Solier Spicy Almonds

-3 tsp Sugar
-2 tsp Fennel Seed
-1 tsp Dried, crushed Red Pepper
-salt (to taste) 
-1 cup almonds 
-water

Toss all spices in a bowl, let almonds soak in water for a short while. Then fold the almonds in the spices. Bake at 325 until crispy and sweet. 

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Marcy's Cauliflower Steak Dish

-1 large cauliflower - sliced into "steaks"
-turmeric
-olive oil
-fennel seed
-hot pepper flakes

Drizzle olive oil on cauliflower slices, sprinkle spices to taste over the pieces. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Optional (but delicious): feta, mint & parsley

 

Links:

https://www.amistavineyards.com/

https://www.leosteenwines.com/

https://www.ridgewine.com/

https://www.overshinewines.com/

 

Sponsor:

River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

Credits:
The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at
 Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA.
http://thresholdstudios.info/