Wine makes every meal an occasion,

every table more elegant, everyday more civilized.

...Andre Simon

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"Cooking with wine can be a pleasure and an

enhancement to good food and a fine meal !!"

*** When wine is heated, the alcoholic content

as well as sulfites disappears, leaving

only the essence imparting a subtle flavor. ***

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Grilled Turkey

Ingredients: 1-large onion            salt & pepper to taste

1-750ml bottle Red Wine             12 lbs. Whole Turkey

Any of Rustic Acres Reds will do.

Directions:

1.In a pot style grill, fill the bottom with a 5 lb. bag of

charcoales. Light the charcoal, and when ready, spread to

cover the bottom of grill.

2.Wash the turkey down and stuff with onion. Rub the exterior

down with salt and pepper.

3.Place the turkey in a deep aluminum roasting pan. Place the

pan on the grill's grate. Pour Wine over the turkey cover the

top of the turkey with foil

4.Cover the grill with the lid and open the vents. Grill turkey

for 60 - 90 minutes, or until meat is to your liking. Baste

frequently. You might need to add water to the pan if the wine

evaporates.

Flank Steak with a Port Wine Marinade

Ingredients:

1/2 C Lemon Juice              1-C. Rustic Acres Port Wine

3/4 C Orange Juice             1 (2inch) piece of ginger grated

1/4 C Honey                     5-cloves of garlic,sliced

3/4 C olive oil                   2 1/2 lbs of Flank Steak

Directions:

1.Whisk together the lemon juice,orange juice,honey,oil,wine,

ginger,garlic. Add flank steak, and toss to evenly coat. Cover

the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in refrigerator 1hr to

overnight.

2.Preheat grill for med-high heat, and lightly oil grates

3.Cook steaks until they are browned on the outside and red in

the center, about 3min.per side. An instant-read thermometer

inserted into the center should read 125 degrees F. Slice the

steak thinly across the grain.

Cajun Barbecued Chicken

Indredients:

1/4 C Veg Oil                  2-Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning

1/2 C White Wine             6-skinless chicken breasts

Any of Rustic Acres Dry-Semi-dry White Wines will do.

Directions:

1.In a bowl, mix the oil,white wine, and Cajun seasoning. Place

chicken in the bowl, and coat with the mixture. Cover, and

refrigerate for at least 3 hrs.

2.Preheat the grill on high heat

3.Lightly oil the grates on grill. Discard marinade, and place

chicken on the grill. Cook for 6-8 min. on each side or until

juices run clear.

Quick Crab Mornay

Indredients:

1-(10.75oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup undiluted

1 6oz can crabmeat drained and flaked

1/3 C White Wine           1-egg lightly beaten

A nice Chardonnay or Stone House White will work well

1/2 Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, combine soup, wine,Cook and stir over

medium heat until blended and heated thru. Stir in 1/2 Cupful

into the egg, return all to the pan. Place crab in greased

shallow 1-qt baking dish: top with soup mixture. Sprinkle with

cheese.Bake at 350degrees for 20 Min. or until the top is

lightly browned and cheese is melted

Pretty in Pink Sangria

Indredients:

1-10oz packages of frozen strawberries thawed

1-12oz can frozen lemonade concentrate thawed

2-750ml chilled Stueben Wine or Pink Catawba

2-C pineapple juice

1-liter of ginger ale

Directions:

1-Stir the strawberries,lemonade,wine,pineapple juice in a

punch bowl until combined. Stir in ginger ale just before

serving.

Blackberry Wine Cake

Ingredients:

1-18.25oz white cake mix     1 & 1/2 C Blackberry Wine

1-3oz package blackberry jello  1/2 C chopped pecans

4-eggs                          1-C Powdered Sugar

1/2 C. Veg Oil                  1/2 C butter softened

Directions:

1.Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 or 10

inch tube pan. Put chopped pecans on bottom of pan

2.Combine the cake mix,blackberry jello,eggs,oil,and 1 C of

the Rustic Acres Blackberry Wine.Beat for 2min, pour batter

on top of pecans.

3.Bake at 325 for 40-45 min. or until cake tests done.Pour

the extra 1/2C Blackberry Wine Glaze over the top of the

cake while still warm.Let set for 10min.,then remove from pan.

Allow cake to cool fully before pouring the remaining glaze on

top.

4.To make the Blackberry Wine Glaze: Mix-powdered sugar,

1/2 C Blackberry Wine, the softened butter. Beat until smooth.

We hope you enjoy these recipes and watch over

the next couple months for other great

recipe's

Traditional formula for pairing wine with cooking:

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