Category: Wine Trends

If you prefer sweet potatoes, try using the Hawaiian Sweet Potato and Walnut stuffing for your holiday meal.  Goes best with a salt cured or blackened turkey and can be paired with Messina Hof Angel Late Harvest Riesling, Glory Late Harvest Muscat, Ebony, Ivory, Solera Sherry, and Papa Paulo Port. Sweet potatoes are a traditional…

If you’re thinking of preparing a fired, baked, roasted, or boiled turkey – try pairing your dish with the Green Pesto sauce. It’s easy to make and full of flavor. This recipe will go perfect with Messina Hof Chardonnay.  Some choices for other great wines to go along with your meal include Messina Hof Sauvignon Blanc,…

Add some new flavors to your traditional holiday turkey with the California Wild Mushroom dressing. Make this bold recipe a part of your holiday selections while pairing this dish with dry red wines such as Messina Hof Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz, Merlot, or Reflections.  – 2 teaspoons unsalted butter – 3 cups…

To give a sweeter taste to a salt cured or blackened turkey, you should consider using the Asian Plum Sauce recipe. This sauce brings a unique flavor to the traditional holiday turkey. An excellent wine pairing would be the Messina Hof Angel Late Harvest Riesling. -1 cup sugar -½ cup water -A pinch of salt -1 Tbsp. red bell…

Vegetables are the new health food. When I was a kid, the adults used Popeye the Sailor man to get me to eat spinach. It worked. I love spinach! Not only do I love spinach but I have a tendency toward vegetarianism. Fruits and vegetables are much more appealing to me than meat, chicken or fish. The challenge is to find…