Check out this awesome recap by the blogger the Amateur Gastronomer from the Key West Food & Wine Festival. So fun to see so many Floridians getting Barefoot! We love this picture the Amateur Gastronomer snapped:
Photo courtesy of the Amateur Gastronomer
Looking for a fun and affordable gift to give your wedding attendees? Get and give Barefoot! A great, easy to customize little gift that works well for any event favors.
This delicious recipe will no doubt keep you full and satisfied during the cold winter months! Thanks to Patch for this incretoeble recipe!
Lamb Shank Redemption
1 tbls. olive oil
4 to 6 lamb shanks
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 med. onion
2 or 3 tbls. tomato paste
1 can beef broth
1 tbls. fresh or dried thyme
1/2 tbls. rosemary ( if desired)
2 cups Barefoot Pinot Noir
Rinse the lamb and pat dry, put in a wide pan with olive oil (do not crowd the pan) and brown on all sides for 20 minutes or so. Remove the shanks from the pan. Mince the garlic and chop the onion in medium pieces and add to the pan. Stir and cook the onion and garlic until translucent, then add in the broth, the wine, tomato paste and herbs and cook at a low boil for 10 min. Add the lamb shanks to the sauce and cook for 3 to 4 hours until the lamb starts to fall off the bone. Make a roux and add to the sauce to thicken or use corn starch. The shanks will have a good bit of fat, the dish can be refrigerated overnight to harden the fat. The fat can be skimmed off and the lamb can be reheated the next day. Remove the shanks from the pan.
Serve with a lovely glass of Barefoot Pinot Noir! May be served over polenta or mashed potatoes for a hearty meal.
Check out our friends above from LRQA Client Services in Houston, Texas, gettin' Barefoot this holiday!
Hi Foot-Fans!
Harvest is over and the vines are dormant, but we are far from done for the year!
Our 2009 wines are beautiful and we are working on putting them in the bottle for you to enjoy!
As we pass from 2009 to 2010, I hope you have a chance to celebrate the New Year with one of our Barefoot Bubbly California Champagnes. We offer 5 sparklers: from dry (Brut) to sweet (Moscato Spumante) and several in between. Be sure to ring in the New Year and ‘Get Barefoot and Have a Great Time!’
We have many wonderful treats in store for you in 2010. Look for Barefoot California Pinot Noir and Riesling in 1.5L (double bottle) sizes in February. Other ‘toe’rrific treats to be revealed after we ring in the New Year.
All the best to you and your family this holiday season!
Enjoy and be safe!
Cheers,
Jen
This video, courtesy of TheBlendBlog.com, features our very own Jen Wall discussing Barefoot and why people are embracing our clean, fresh wines!
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This is a delicious recipe for those cold, winter nights. Pair it with the Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc for a tasty meal!
Ingredients:
Garnish:
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and salt, stir and cook until onions are soft. Add garlic and wine. Cook approx. 10 minutes until wine is mostly evaporated. Add cauliflower and broth, and then bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and let cook for 30 minutes until cauliflower is very soft. In 4 batches, blend in blender or use hand mixer until creamy.
Garnish: in a food processor add all ingredients EXCEPT truffle oil. Add salt if needed.
Ladle soup into bowl. Garnish with green olive oil / herb sauce and then with truffle oil.
Enjoy!
Hey Foot-Fans,
Happy Friday! In case you didn't get our newsletter that went out earlier this week, I wanted to share with you these special mixed Holiday cases I put together that will make perfect gifts for friends or additions to your holiday table!
We've partnered with The Barrel Room and created two special mixed cases of my favorite Barefoot wines and bubblies so that you can bring the Barefoot spirit to your holiday table!
The Ul-TOE-Mate Holiday Assortment includes a perfect mixture of reds, whites & bubblies:
• Pinot Noir
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Impression Red Table Wine
• Lodi Zinfandel
• Moscato
• Pinot Grigio
• Riesling
• White Zinfandel
• Brut Cuvee Bubbly
• Moscato Spumante Bubbly
• Rose Cuvee Bubbly
The Bubbly Bonaza Holiday Assortment includes three bottles of each of these fantastic bubblies:
• Brut Cuvee Bubbly
• Moscato Spumante Bubbly
• Rose Cuvee Bubbly
• Pinot Grigio Bubbly
No need to waste your time slaving over creating the perfect wine pairing, with a simple click of a mouse you can have this mixed case arrive straight at the door of your holiday host!
I guarantee all these flavors will satisfy the palettes of all of the wine drinkers at your holiday table. To order your special Thanksgiving case visit The Barrel Room.
If you order by the end of the day today, November 19, your order will arrive in time for Thanksgiving! Enter the offer code: HOLIDAY to receive Free Ground Shipping on your holiday assortment order.
May your tummy be overflowing with turkey & laughter this holiday season,
Jen Wall
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Happy Hallo-wine Foot Fans!
Hi Foot Fans!
We are ALMOST finished with harvest here in California.
The fruit is still coming in strong and the flavors (and colors) are amazing! I'm excited to share this vintage with you!
Look for the '09 whites as of early next year!
Cheers!
Jen
Hey Foot Fans!
I’m excited to share our brand new Barefoot Bubbly line up with
you as we move into the fall season. Barefoot has 5 (yes FIVE!) Bubbly
Champagnes from dry to sweet - we definitely have something for
everyone.
Our Brut Cuvee is the driest (1.1% Residual Sugar: RS) and is a
Chardonnay Champagne. Next we have our (famous!) Pinot Grigio Champagne (1.7% RS). It’s famous because it’s the ONLY Pinot Grigio Champagne
being made from California grapes.
The Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry is also a Chardonnay Champagne but is a bit sweeter than the Brut (2.2% RS).
And last but not least, we have our brand spankin’ NEW Barefoot Bubbly
Rose Cuvee Champagne (3.3%) is PINK, lovely, vibrant with a hint of
sweetness. Ou
r other NEW Bubbly is our Moscato Spumante (5.7%) which
has some residual sugar however you’d never know it since the fruit and
balance is so beautiful.
We can’t wait for you to taste these wines and look forward to your
comments! You can share your reviews with 3 ways! Share your review here on the Barefoot Republic, head on over to our Facebook page and post
your thoughts on our wall, or you can “tweet” us @barefootwine your
thoughts at our brand new Twitter account. Can’t wait to hear what you
think!
Hope your autumn is off to a fantastic start.
Cheers,
Jen Wall
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