Red Mare Wines

Which white wine pairs well with winter?

A Note From Our Winemaker, Anne Vawter...

I’ve been tasting and writing the descriptors for our soon-to-be released wines this week and I am constantly struck with the descriptors that I use for our Russian River Chardonnay. It always sounds like the fall harvest in a glass. If you are wondering which white wine to pair with your holiday meal, don’t forget to include our 2016 Russian River Dutton Ranch Chardonnay at your table.

This famed Sonoma County vineyard planted on the coveted Goldridge soils has been our only source for Chardonnay since the 2011 vintage. I recently tasted the 2012 vintage and was wowed by its age-ability! My husband poured it for me blind and I thought it was delicious. I mentioned this to Lisa, our marketing and club manager and she found 10 bottles tucked away in our cellar...it is like finding gold! My goal was always to make an age-worthy Chardonnay, and now I know - we are.

If you'd like to taste a beautifully aged California Chardonnay, made to last, only 10 bottles left

You can take home our 2016 Russian River Dutton Ranch Chardonnay and enjoy it this Christmas or for Christmases to come, knowing that it will be delicious whenever you pop the cork.
This fresh, clean yet rich Chardonnay is constantly converting people who claim they don’t like Chardonnay…Try it yourself!

We continue our Holiday Gift of Complimentary Shipping on any order of 6 bottles or more! Save the gas, the stress and the time and order with us at our online store, or just send us an email or give us a call at 877-310-3335 or by using Promo Code: HOLIDAY2019 

Price: $43.20 Per Bottle

Wine Club Price: $43.20 Per Bottle

To receive by Christmas Eve, orders must be placed by 12/15/19 & for
New Year's Eve by 12/20/19.

Red Mare Wines Dinner at Bob's in Dallas

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Join us for a specially crafted, five-course menu paired with select wines from Red Mare Wines while proprietor, Jim Striegel guides you through our Artisan quality wines that are shaped to perfection with meticulous detail.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Reception ~ 6:30 p.m. | Dinner ~ 7:00 p.m.
$185 per person.*

SPACE IS LIMITED AND RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. 214-652-4804 or Brooke.Little@Bobs-SteakandChop.com

Located at: Omni Dallas Hotel
555 S Lamar St, Dallas, TX 75202

Just look at the spread...

 

Join Us At Prime To Table For This Amazing Culinary & Wine Tasting Experience

Join us for a lovely evening of amazing wines & a farm-to-table dining experience at Prime Farm To Table in Flower Mound,
while Jim Striegel, proprietor of
Red Mare Wines, leads us through our premium wines and
Chef Chris Flahaven will prepare a culinary experience with Local and Sustainable ingredients for a FARM-to-TABLE Cuisine you won't experience anywhere else.

Get ready for fall and join us at Prime Farm to Table Restaurant in Flower Mound, as we explore this spectacular line up with
Red Mare Wines on Wednesday at 6:30pm for $95.00 per person located at:
5810 Long Prairie Rd #200, Flower Mound, TX 75028
(972) 539-1902

Just take a look at the spread...

Join Us For An Amazing Wine Dinner at Prime 47 in Carmel, IN on October 9th 6:30-9:30pm

Join us for a lovely night of amazing wines, festive menu and great conversation. Jim Striegel, owner of Red Mare Wines, will lead us through his premium wines while enjoying an elegant dining experience featuring top-of-the-line gourmet dishes in a fabulous, historic setting is all yours when you join us at Prime 47 - Indy's Steakhouse on Wednesday, October 9th.

Prime 47 is locally-owned steakhouse in Indianapolis, IN, that stops short of nothing when it comes to serving you the best meal experience you've had in a long time.

The Menu

1st Course
Red Mare Wines 2015 Chardonnay
Oysters Rockefeller
2nd Course
Red Mare Wines 2016 Alpha Mare White
Couscous Shrimp Salad
3rd Course
Red Mare Wines 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
Pan Seared Quail with a Berry Sauce
4th Course
Red Mare Wines 2015 La Vaquera...Our Cowgirl
Pork Loin Filet Seared & Wrapped in Bacon with an Apple Brandy Cream Sauce
5th Course
2015  Red Mare Wines Red Alpha Mare
Trio of Pie, Blueberry, Cherry and Apple

Call: 317-660-0720 to book your reservation!

 

What to pair with Cabernet Sauvignon

Got meat? Then Cab wants to come over to play. Full-bodied and rich, Cabernet Sauvignon is assertive and complex, moreso than Merlot (its gentle neighbor in Bordeaux). It has plenty of tannin and acidity and shows off flavors of blackberries, plums, and cassis, along with vanilla, cedar, chocolate, and coffee.

Bottom line, it's a great choice for big, meaty dishes and rich sauces. And it's friendly with all manner of preparations: braised, broiled, roasted, grilled, seared, stewed.

Here are some of our very favorite pairings from AllRecipes.com with Cabernet Sauvignon:

1. Blue Cheese Burgers

Why it works: You can't go wrong with a grilled burger and Cabernet; it's already approaching perfection. But add a little funky blue cheese, and the Cab friendliness goes extreme.

2. Rosemary Braised Lamb Shanks

Why it works: Lamb and Cab, it's kind of a no-brainer. (See also, Grilled Lamb Chops and Roasted Rack of Lamb.) What helps vault this recipe over the top is the rosemary. Cabernet just loves it. Truthfully, rosemary makes almost any dish more red wine friendly.

2. Rosemary Braised Lamb Shanks

Why it works: Lamb and Cab, it's kind of a no-brainer. (See also, Grilled Lamb Chops and Roasted Rack of Lamb.) What helps vault this recipe over the top is the rosemary. Cabernet just loves it. Truthfully, rosemary makes almost any dish more red wine friendly.

Get these amazing recipes here: http://dish.allrecipes.com/best-recipes-pair-cabernet-sauvignon/

Red Mare Wines Dinner at the Network Bar in Dallas, Thursday, September 12th

You are invited to an evening of conversation, wine and delicious food with special guest and owner, Jim Striegel on September 12th from 6:30 - 9:30pm.

This is a perfect chance for attendees to discover new favorites and learn what goes into wine making over a fabulous meal. Seating is limited and costs $110 per person which includes a delicious five-course menu with wine pairings. We hope to see you there!

Featured Wines:

1st: Sauvignon Blanc

2nd: Chardonnay

3rd : Alpha Mare White Blend

4th: La Vaquera Blend

5th: Cabernet Sauvignon

6th: Alpha Mare Blend

Menu

 

 

PLATEAU À FROMAGE

Roasted Fig/ Whole Goat's Milk Cheese/ Sleeping Beauty/ Giardiniera/ Maple Salami

Red Mare Sauvignon Blanc

 

CHICKEN MILANESE

Sweet Potato/ Thyme Balsamic/ Heriloom Tomato/ Mesclun Greens

Red Mare Chardonnay

 

BLACKENED DUCK

Black Bean/ Crispy Portabella/ Basil Gastrique

Alpha Mare White Blend

 

CRISPY PORK

Backberry/ Corn Succotash/ Herb Goat Cheese

La Vaquera Blend

 

ADOBO FILET

Cilantro Grits/ Crema/ Mint Chimichurri

Red Mare Cabernet Sauvignon

VANILLA FLAN

Orange/ Raspberry Compote

Alpha Mare Blend

Details

This wine dinner is priced at $110. 

Click the link below to purchase tickets:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-mare-wine-dinner-with-owner-jim-striegel-tickets-69774121275

 

 

Red Mare Wines Dinner at Union League Club of Chicago

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Join us for a Red Mare Wines Dinner at the legendary Union League Club of Chicago on Thursday, September 19th at 6pm.

This wine dinner is a once-in-a-lifetime culinary adventure and enjoy an exquisite 4-course dinner paired with refined unique wines from Red Mare Wines with Proprietor, Jim Striegel. For one evening, let’s embrace this culinary and wine paring dinner when it comes to winemaking.

The price for this event is $135.00 per person. To make a reservation, please email Debbie Lee at: dlee@uicc.org

The dress code is no demim, t-shirts or shorts. Dress Business Casual

Union League Club of Chicago is located at 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago IL 60604

 

Join Us For A Red Mare Wines Dinner at The Vineyard in Florence, Texas

 

For this unique wine dinner, you can choose to stay the night at the Vineyard and it's relaxing environment or just the wine dinner on Friday, August 9th, 2019

Menu:
Amuse
  Fig | Whipped Feta | Toasted Pecan | Mint
Sparkling of Chef’s Choice
Insalata
Stone Fruit | Vineyard Chevre | Shallot | Baby   Friseé | Focaccia Crouton | Red Wine Vinaigrette
Red Mare Wines 2015 Sauvignon Blanc
Pesce
  Seared Striped Bass | Polenta | Heirloom Tomato |      Tomato Jus | Microgreens
Red Mare Wines 2015 Chardonnay
Primi
  Texas Wagyu | Duck Fat Fries | Rainbow Chard |      Cabernet Reduction
Red Mare Wines 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
Formaggi
  Redneck Cheddar | Point Reyes | honeycomb | f      Fresh Fruit | Nuts | Grilled Bread
  Red Mare Wines 2015 La Vaquera...Our Cowgirl

To learn more and book your reservation, visit: https://store.thevineyardatflorence.com/collections/events

2015 Napa Valley Alpha Mare Red Release

 

As a winemaker, we are usually very focused on the vintage at hand. But, sometimes we are sent back into time when a wine which is in the market makes waves or when a consumer emails with a question about an older vintage in their cellar. Earlier this year, I was very pleasantly jolted back to the 2015 vintage when Our Alpha Mare blend received a Double Gold and 95 points from the prestigious American Fine Wine Competition.   

It took me back a bit, recalling that vintage and the time we spent making this wine.  The vintage was small, owing to a string of dry years as well as cool temperatures during the bloom. The Blossom Creek Vineyard which was where the bulk of this fruit came from showed very well that year. We harvested Cabernet Sauvignon and a bit of Petit Verdot which were co-fermented. This was the first year that I started playing around with barrel fermentation in my wines and I can still recall the fun of trying to figure out how to make that all work at our winery. Getting the barrel heads off, the grapes in and the heads back on has become something I can do without thinking much, but in that first year, it was a new skill being developed and a little daunting. Rolling the barrels in order to encourage extraction was also fun, but at that time, took a lot of space before we invested in barrel rollers.   

2015 taught us so much and we are so blessed to be able to do what we do. It is particularly pleasing when others appreciate the wines that we put so much individual thought and effort into.   

Elegance. Defined. Vintage after Vintage.

Cabernet Sauvignon source for Alpha Mare comes from the famed Prichard Hill area of the Napa Valley. This small amount of mountain fruit is thick and dense, with tiny berries. It provides a strong backbone for Alpha Mare, giving it firm tannins and a depth and minerality that is unique to this location. 

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Red Mare Wines 2014 La Vaquera Scores 93 Points & a Double Gold Metal

At the 2019 American Fine Wine Competition, our 2014 La Vaquera not only received 93 Points, but earned a Double Gold Award. These intense and lush flavors we get from the lean soils, namely in Calistoga, allowed us to find the "just right" window of physiological maturity and concentration of flavors. This wine is a blend of our richest, darkest and juiciest wines. Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot and Malbec and make up the main voice of the blend.