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(3.21.13) Chef Peter’s Mussels Recipe and 2011 Barbera Pairing

While travelling through Oregon I met up with an old friend.  He had just come from the coast and had just procured some beautiful black mussels.   I was travelling for the winery and had our 2011 Barbera in my possession.  The recipe that follows is how we prepared them and it paired perfectly with our wine.  Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  Salute! - Chef Peter Janiak

1.       If you have a ricer, rice the tomatoes, if not you can use a food processor - just remember to use all of the tomatoes and their juice.  Once ready reserve for later.

2.       In a pot big enough to hold all the mussels, heat oil over medium high heat. 

3.       Add onions and cook until soft and translucent.

4.       Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

5.       Add saffron and chili flake, cook for 1-2 minutes to allow flavors to bloom.

6.       Deglaze with red wine.

7.       Add tomatoes and oregano.

8.       Cover and cook at a slow simmer to allow for the tomatoes to finish breaking down. This should take about fifteen minutes. 

9.       Add Parsley.  Add mussels and cover.

10.   Cook mussels into they all open and discard any that haven’t after about five minutes

11.   Drizzle the finishing oil over the serving bowls.

12.   Serve in bowls with warm Italian bread.

Wine Spectator Scores Four Seghesio Wines at 90+

We're proud to announce that the Wine Spectator reviewed four of wines and gave each glowing praise! Our 2009 San Lorenzo received 94 points and was labeled a "Hot Wine" by the Spectator. The 2009 Cortina Zinfandel - also named a "Hot Wine" - received 93 points. Our 2010 Monte Rosso Zinfandel and 2009 Il Cinghiale Petite Sirah each received an impressive 92 points.

02.07.13 - 93 points, Wine & Spirits Year's Best Zinfandel 2013,  2010 Home Ranch Zinfandel

Edoardo Seghesio planted this vineyard in 1895 on the western benchlands of the Alexander Valley, those original vines accounting for about one-third of this zin. The cool 2010 season created this complex blend with petite sirah (9 percent), a wine that develops floral scents over layers of tar, black currant and crushed black pepper. Saturated with flavor, this is ready to decant now; if you cellar it, wait ten years or more for the secondary flavors to develop.”

SF Chronicle names Home Ranch Zin among year’s top wines

The San Francisco Chronicle has included 2010 Home Ranch Zinfandel in its annual listing of the year’s Top 100 Wines.

Wine Editor Jon Bonne praised the wine as a “polished interpretation of gorgeous Sonoma fruit. ... It’s suave and seamless Zinfandel, as grown up as it gets.” To see the full review, follow the link below.

http://www.sfgate.com/wine/top100/2012/Zinfandel/

The 2008 vintage of Home Ranch Zinfandel appeared on the Chronicle’s Top 100 Wines list in 2010.

Seghesio hosts holiday food drive

Seghesio Family Vineyards is proud to host a holiday food drive to benefit the Redwood Empire Food Bank.

The food bank, an affiliate of Feeding America, the Nation’s Food Bank Network, is Sonoma County’s largest hunger-relief organization. Redwood Empire Food Bank serves 78,000 people each month, 30,000 of which are children.

From December 4th through December 23rd, winery guests who bring two canned food items will receive complimentary tasting for one. Weekend visitors who donate canned food will receive discounted pricing on special tastings featuring limited productions and library selections, along with our housemade salumi.

For more information, call our tasting room at (707) 433-3579. 

Wine Enthusiast gives 90+ points to Seghesio wines

Seghesio wines continue to receive high marks from Wine Enthusiast. Here’s a look at the most recent scores:

• 95 points: 2009 Cortina Zinfandel 
• 94 points and Editors’ Choice: 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel
• 93 points and Editors’ Choice: 2010 Sonoma Zinfandel 
• 93 points: 2009 San Lorenzo
• 93 points: 2008 Omaggio
• 92 points: 2009 Rockpile Zinfandel 

 

QRW ranks Sonoma Zinfandel among the ‘Best of the Best’

Quarterly Review of Wines featured 2010 Sonoma Zinfandel on its 28th annual Best of the Best Zinfandels in California list. QRW awarded Sonoma Zin a 93-point score, ranking it among the top wines in a blind tasting of nearly 40 California Zinfandels.

To read the full report, follow the link below.

http://www.qrw.com/articles/botb28-calif-zin.html

Snooth users vote Home Ranch top premium Zinfandel

Users of Snooth voted Seghesio Home Ranch Zinfandel as the top premium Zinfandel in the 2012 Snooth People’s Voice Awards. The wine-centric website’s editors described Home Ranch as a vineyard designate that consistently produces finely crafted Zinfandel.”

To read their full description, follow the link below.

http://www.snooth.com/articles/top-25-premium-winners/#!slide=16

Connoisseurs’ Guide awards 91 points, 2 puffs to Seghesio Sangiovese 

Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine awarded 91 points and 2 puffs to Seghesio 2009 Sangiovese, ranking it among “the very best local efforts.”

Here’s the full review:

“Segeshio has made a name for itself as a producer of deep and impressively stuffed Zinfandels, and the winery stamp is not at all hard to find in this very rich, fully ripened Sangiovese as well. The wine shows plenty of fruity concentration and depth, and it surprises by being energetic and very well-balanced for the big wine that it is. It sports a fine spine of tannin yet steers clear of toughness, and it shows great continuity and finishing length. It ranks right now with the very best local efforts, and it will only get better with age.”