Uplands Cheese
Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Made in the Old World style of cheese making from un-pasteurized milk, this cheese exhibits flavors from the variety of pasture grasses which becomes more intense as the cheese ages. Typically served as an appetizer or with the dessert course, cooking with this cheese can add superb flavors to your dish.
Pairs nicely with Sauvignon Blanc.
What do you get when you cross Cabenet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc?
A hardy, extremely popular, and quite scrumptious grape known as Cabernet Sauvignon.
Another supporter of the earth!
Iron Horse
Iron Horse Winery takes special care to practice Earth-Friendly farming, packaging and recycling. They also host an annual fund raiser on Earth Day in conjunction with National Geographic!
A number of wineries that are featured at Gibby’s are “Earth Friendly”
Van Duzer
Van Duzer Vineyards has gone to great lengths to ensure their vineyards and their farming and production methods are Earth-friendly. They are certified by LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology), the Oregon organization which evaluates vineyards and wineries against a rigorous set of international standards, as well as Salmon Safe and IOBC.
A Little Sumpin
Ale
Super smooth with a touch of Wheat and Pale Malt flavors. A zippy Hop finish
HERE ARE SOME SPANISH TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW
TINTO: Red Wine
BLANCO: White Wine
CAVA: Spanish equivalent of Champagne
CRIANZA: Red wine that has aged a minimum of 2 years, with 1 year in a barrel. White wine must age 1 year with 6 months in a barrel.
RESERVA: Red wine that has aged a minimum of 3 years, with 1 year in barrel. White wine must be 2 years old with 6 months in barrel.
GRAN RESERVA: Red wine aged a minimum of 5 years with 1 ½ years in barrel (In Navarra, Rioja and Ribera del Duero the minimum barrel time is 2 years.) White wines must have aged 4 years with 6 months in barrel.
BODEGA: A general term for a winery
???Did you know???
In 2005 Spain became the second largest wine exporter in the world, overtaking France and surpassed only by Italy.
Keep hors d’oeurves to one bite. No one wants to talk with a mouthful!
Ingredients
1 Wind & Willow Chili
Pepper Cheese ball mix
1 lb hamburger
1 can tomato sauce or
diced tomatoes; don’t
drain
2 cans beans – choose
your favorite for interest,
Pinto, Great Northern,
red beans or kidney beans
are always good choices!
Tomato juice, optional
Directions:
Brown hamburger meat and drain.
Add both packets of Chili Pepper mix.
Add tomatoes or tomato sauce.
Stir until well mixed.
Add beans.
Add tomato juice for a slightly thinner style chili.
Garnish with minced onions and grated cheese.
Perfect!