Wine Tasting - The Sense of Touch
Touch is an important category of taste sensation. This is where we try to feel the wine on the palate. Here we seek to find impressions of such things as texture, body, temperature, and astringency. The aftertaste, finish, and length of a wine are all things we feel on our palate. We are looking for how the wine feels in weight (light, medium, full) and texture (silky, coarse, velvety). Try to observe how long the sensations last in your mouth. Most will tell you the longer it lasts, the better the wine!
Locals - A Collective Tasting Room
Come visit us at Locals located at the gateway to Alexander Valley in the once sleepy hamlet of Geyserville. Locals is a collective tasting room featuring the wines of 6 local boutique wineries. Taste over 30 unique wines from talented and noted neighborhood winemakers. These are small-scale producers making premium quality and hard to find award-winning wines.
While sampling these unique selections, discover the works of area black and white photographers, listen to music from local Sonoma Country musicians and be intrigued by Locals whimsical collection of art moderne wine accessories. It all combines to create an eclectic and tasty environment.
www.tastelocalwines.com
707.857.4900
yummy@tastelocalwines.com
Tuna Salad on Toast
Recipe courtesy of Napa Valley Grille, Yountville, CA
1 lb. diced sashimi grade tuna cut into 4 oz. blocks
cracked coriander seeds
kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup capers
1 red onion, julienne
12 each red radish, finely julienne
1 head romaine lettuce, julienne
1 bunch arugula, julienne
1/4 lb. radish sprouts
2 avocados, diced
Golden Balsamic Aioli Dressing
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup golden balsamic vinegar
1 T chopped garlic
1 T chopped ginger
2 T white miso paste
1 1/2 cup peanut oil
1 t salt
1 t white pepper
18 thin slices of focaccia fried to crisp toasts
*Place first 5 ingredients in blender
*Blend on high for 1 minute
*Slowly add oil
* If dressing is too thick add 2 T water
