By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards Easy Beefy Baby Bella Bites Makes about 9 servings (with 2 mushrooms per serving). INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided 1/2 small yellow onion, minced 1/2 tbsp. minced garlic 1/3 lb. ground organic grass fed beef burger 2 tsp. herbs de Provence, divided salt and pepper to taste 8 […]
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards Irish Beef and Potato Stew Makes about 12 servings. INGREDIENTS: 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided 2 1/2 lbs. choice beef roast, cut into 1.5″ cubes 2 tbsp. minced garlic, divided salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup flour 2 large sprigs of rosemary 3 slices bacon, chopped 1 1/2
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By Mark Clarin and Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards Autumn is just around the corner, but in the vineyard a new season has already begun! Harvest has started here at McGrail Vineyards and we want to share this new chapter with you. We asked Winemaker Mark Clarin to share his thoughts on our 2020 vintage
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards It’s summertime, which means most people are drinking crisp, chilled white wines. Accordingly, I’ve been coming up with more recipes for white wine pairings. This pairing suggestion came from Heather McGrail, who loves to recommend healthier versions to classic meals. Using just a bit of butter, a lean protein
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards If you’re anything like me, you live for the amazing fruits and veggies that come around during summer, but still, the quarantine hasn’t been great for your summer bod. Not being able to go to the gym and being stuck at home with a stocked fridge and an overflowing
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards It’s the time of the year when your friends, neighbors, and coworkers all seem to have an overabundance of some sort of delicious, fresh produce from their home garden. This past week I had pluots, figs, tomatoes, and zucchini shared with me. Since stone fruit is so good in
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards I am a huge fan of the delicious summer veggies that come with living in California and the tail end of summer seems to give us the cream of the crop (pun intended). Having easy access to what is arguably the best corn in the world here in the
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards One of my favorite vegetarian foods is a black bean burger. They can be so filling and so flavorful, like our Malbec! For those who don’t know, our Malbec comes from our Lucky 8 Vineyard, which we acquired a few years ago. We’ve updated the farming practices used on
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards Malbec, which is the favorite varietal of our Winemaker’s mother, is typically an easy drinking, jammy wine. Being a producer of heavy, tannic Cabernets, our Malbec is naturally bigger and bolder than the typical Malbec. The large body on this Bordeaux varietal makes it excellent for pairing with heavy
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By Laina Carter of McGrail Vineyards Since portobello mushroom burgers always seem to be our go-to vegetarian pairing suggestions for our big, bold estate-grown Cabernets, I thought it was time I finally created a recipe to pair with our wines. I chose not to add a bun or any kind of bread to this burger,
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