Episode 217 Sponsored by: River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

Beth and Marcy's 2024 Year-End Celebration!

In our holiday episode, we reflect on a remarkable year featuring wine and food events, tastings at Google, and our 200th podcast episode, capped off with a sparkling Syrah from Amista. We bid farewell to the Varietal of the Month blog post, marking a significant moment in Wine Road's journey, and hearing about future plans for Wine Road!

Fast Five (there's TWO today!)

Richard's Petit Solier Spicy Almonds

-3 tsp Sugar -2 tsp Fennel Seed -1 tsp Dried, crushed Red Pepper -salt (to taste) -1 cup almonds -water

Toss all spices in a bowl, let almonds soak in water for a short while. Then fold the almonds in the spices. Bake at 325 until crispy and sweet.

- - - Marcy's Cauliflower Steak Dish

-1 large cauliflower - sliced into "steaks" -turmeric -olive oil -fennel seed -hot pepper flakes

Drizzle olive oil on cauliflower slices, sprinkle spices to taste over the pieces. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Optional (but delicious): feta, mint & parsley

Links:

https://www.amistavineyards.com/

https://www.leosteenwines.com/

https://www.ridgewine.com/

https://www.overshinewines.com/

Sponsor:

River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

Credits: The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA. http://thresholdstudios.info/