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August Wine Club Pairing Recipe

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Grilled Sausages with Summer Vegetables

INGREDIENTS:

  • ¾ cup peach preserves
  • ½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • dash hot pepper sauce, optional
  • 4 medium sweet red peppers
  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 3 small zucchini
  • 2 small yellow summer squash
  • 12 hot Italian pork or turkey sausage links (4 ounces each)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Place the first 5 ingredients in a blender; if desired, add pepper sauce. Cover and process until blended.
  2. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Cut eggplant lengthwise into ½ inch thick slices. Cut zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into quarters. Place all vegetables in a large bowl; drizzle with ½ cup of the sauce and toss to coat.
  3. Place vegetables on a greased grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly charred, turning once. Cool slightly. Reduce grill temperature to medium-low heat.
  4. Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Toss with additional ¼ cup sauce; keep warm.
  5. Grill sausages, covered, over medium-low heat 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°F for pork sausages (165°F for turkey sausages), turning occasionally. Remove sausages from grill; toss with remaining sauce. Serve with vegetables.

© Recipe courtesy of Nancy Daugherty on Taste of Home.
© Photo courtesy of  Taste of Home – All rights reserved.

AUGUST WINE CLUB:

Bold wine Style logoSignature_19_CabFranc_TastingNotesBroken Earth Winery
Cabernet Franc
Paso Robles, California

BOLD WINE STYLE

From Broken Earth’s estate vineyards, this crop of Cabernet Franc was a much anticipated one. It has a very robust style that retains elegance and finesse. It is quite firm on the palate, but the masses of spicy fruit and balancing oak compliment the grip nicely. The color is deep and intense, reflecting the wines brooding nature. Bright natural acidity will ensure this wine ages for many years.

WINE DETAILS:

  • Varietal: Cabernet Franc
  • Analysis: 14.5% alcohol / volume
  • pH: 3.47
  • Total Acid: 7.5
  • Residual Sugar: 3.0 g/L
  • Harvest: September
  • Bottling: March
  • Awards: 92 Points – Wine Enthusiast, 2019

WINEMAKING NOTES: 
“Cabernet Franc is a significant Bordeaux variety that figures prominently in the “right bank” styles of Pomerol and St. Émilion, although it is rarely released there on its own. Paso Robles’ climate has the ability to get it ripe on its own and we are confident, and excited, to release this 100% varietal.” – Winemaker, Chris Cameron

ABOUT BROKEN EARTH WINERY:
Celebrating 50 Years: In 1973, Wayne Rodgers (Mash), James Caan (Godfather), Peter Faulk (Columbo), Jack Webb (Dragnet) and local visionary Herman Schwartz established the first large scale vineyard on the Central Coast, planting 520 acres. They anticipated the growth of Paso Robles to be another 2,000 acres with 10-15 wineries over the long-term. Paso Robles now stands around 70,000 acres under vine and over 300 wineries. 

Continental Vineyard was a grower for many Napa wineries in the early 70’s and 80’s. Winemakers from all over the world would travel to this vineyard to see what Paso Robles was capable of growing.  They continue this tradition today, establishing many new varieties that have never been planted in the US, and have 34 of the 72 varieties grown in the region. 

Broken Earth, as a brand, was born from the heritage of the vineyard property originally named “Rancho Tierra Rejada”, meaning “land of worked or farmed earth”. For generations, farmers have cultivated and ‘broken’ the soil in the region with care and respect. Their goal is to respect the land and its treasures. Broken Earth winery encompasses a philosophy to provide wine that reflects the personality of where it is sustainably grown and the personality of its talented craftsmen, the winemaker and crew. Learn more about the winery here.

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