Simple Pairings: Dinner Ideas and White Wine Pairings

Dinner suggestions for pairing with our wines offer both inside cooking and grilling options. Enjoy your Fireside wine while you prepare these recipes as well as during your meal!

BEVERAGE SELECTIONS

Seyval, made of Iowa-grown grapes, is our driest white wine and has a light, oaky goodness. It is very refreshing alone and pairs well with white and light meats and combinations with heavier sauces. For the palate that prefers a softer, yet light and crisp wine, pair our Riesling-style BLU with these same meals. If you are fortunate enough to have a bottle of Fireside Vignoles remaining in your wine rack, it would also be an enjoyable off-dry accompaniment for these recipes.

DINNER RECIPES (and pairing suggestions)

Photo by Jim Lamb

P. F. Chang's Lettuce 
Wraps with Chicken

(Seyval, BLU)

Chopping and mixing the chicken filling ahead of time can help make this entree come together quickly at meal time.

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/292/PF-Changs-Lettuce-Wraps-wit105082.shtml

Try dicing chicken in small pieces if ground chicken is not available.


Salmon with Dill and Caper Sauce (Seyval, BLU)

By Dash

This skinny skillet dinner is simple enough for a weeknight meal, requiring few steps, enabling you to enjoy a glass of Seyval while mixing the sauce.
http://www.dashrecipes.com/recipes/dr/s/salmon-with-dill-caper-sauce.html  

Peppered Pork Loin (Seyval, BLU)

Blogger Megan (writing on Brooklyn Farmhouse) presents this recipe as super easy, simple preparation with simple ingredients  - in other words, perfect as a recipe to pair with our wine on a weeknight or weekend.

Times Record News

http://www.brooklynfarmhouse.com/2008/11/30/pork-tenderloin-with-black-pepper/ 

 

Another simple and easy pork chop recipe has only 7 additional ingredients to add to the meat. 

Easy Pork Chops 

(Seyval, BLU) 

Grill 4 pork chops.

Melt 1 Tbs butter in skillet. 

Add 1 Tbs oil.

Add mushrooms and lightly saute.

Add 1 cup any flavor broth and 2 Tbs chives.

Stir to blend, then warm chops in the mixture.

Remove chops to serving platter and keep warm.

Add 1/2 cup light cream and 2 tsp Dijon mustard. Bring to a boil, stirring until reduced and thickened to taste, adding salt and pepper if desired.

Serve with noodles or rice.  

A tasty side for the above dishes is applesauce, so two options given below are ideas for homemade versions.

Crock Pot Applesauce

http://myfrugaladventures.com/2012/10/easy-crock-pot-applesauce-recipe/http://myfrugaladventures.com/2012/10/easy-crock-pot-applesauce-recipe/

Stovetop Applesauce 

Peel, core and chunk apples of your choices. Cook on stovetop on low with a very small amount of water. Watch, stir and add water as needed. When cooked down to your texture preference, add cinnamon or other spices to taste (red hot candies are a fun option, but need to be added earlier, allowing time to melt).  Serve warm or cooled as desired.

  

Fireside Winery offers guests covered and enclosed areas in which to enjoy our live music Friday nights, 7-10, and Sunday afternoons, 2-5. We have you protected rain or shine, so come on out to try our wines and listen to some wonderful groups and soloists! Find our events listing at www.firesidewinery.com/events.

FALL FOR WINE - Coming Soon!

Just in time for the Holidays! Join us for our annual Fall for Wine case sale. Save 20% off our regular prices when you purchase a case (12+ bottles) of your favorite Fireside wines (cases may be mixed).

NEW RELEASE - FRONTENAC (our award-winning signature dry red wine) will be released and available during the Fall for Wine event.

The 20% case discount does not qualify for enrollment in the Fireside Winery case club; however, renewals at 20% are accepted if expiration date is within one month of the event dates.

I-80 Wine Trail Uncorks Potential for X/C Tourists

 10 Million Vehicles Travel on New Iowa Wine Trail

I-80 Wine Trail Tempts Cross-Country Travelers to Sample Iowa Wines

Marengo, IA (August 18, 2011) – A new wine country is emerging amongst the rolling hills of corn and soybeans in Iowa tempting cross country travelers to exit the Interstate and to sample the new fruits of the land – Iowa grown and made wine!

The Iowa (and Midwestern) wine industry is growing by leaps and bounds in recent years and many wineries have banded together to help tourists identify local wineries by creating wine trails.  However, for cross-country travelers finding conveniently located wineries, in close proximity to I-80, has proved difficult.  The I-80 Wine Trail was developed in response to this tourism need.

More than 10,800,000 vehicles pass through central Iowa along I-80 each year!

(Statistic based upon the 2008 Iowa DOT Vehicular Traffic Map)

“One of our goals, says Fireside Winery owner and an I-80 Wine Trail organizer, Rona Wyant, was to make it easy for travelers to find wineries that are relatively close to I-80 (within 10 miles of an exit)”.  She adds, “We frequently have visitors from states like California, Illinois, and New York tell us how wonderful it is to find a winery in the Iowa and are pleasantly surprised by the high quality wines they taste and purchase”.

A colorful and informative I-80 Wine Trail brochure, including a map, winery contact information and exit number, is available at all State of Iowa Interstate Welcome Centers.  Visitors planning a trip through Iowa, via I-80, are encouraged to visit the I-80 Wine Trail website: www.I80WineTrail.com to plan ahead.

Current members of the Iowa I-80 Wine Trail, include (from east to west):

·         Brick Arch Winery (West Branch)

·         Fireside Winery (Williamsburg)

·         Jasper Winery (Des Moines)

·         Penoach Vineyard and Winery (Adel)

·         Dale Valley Vineyard and Winery (Stuart)

·         Danish Countryside Vines & Wines (Exira)

·         Breezy Hills Winery (Minden)

Down the road, organizers of the I-80 Wine Trail envision working with other I-80 connected states and adding them to the trail, until ultimately, tourists traveling coast-to-coast can visit I-80 Wine Trail wineries from New York to California.

The colorful and informative I-80 Wine Trail website serves as an illustrative guide and links to I-80 proximate wineries.  Visit: www.I80WineTrail.com for additional information.