Ottawa Women's Wine Club: VINO VIXENS!

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Theme : Caribbean food with wine pairing Date : June 21, 2014 Guests : Tayisa, Shereen, Reem, Carm, Andrea, Jacquie MENU : Coconut Sangria and fruit kebabs Sangria Recipe: 1 bottle of white wine (Pinot optimally; Chardonnay if you prefer something a little more acidic) 1.5 cups of Malibu 1/2 cup of frozen Limeade 2 cups of pineapple juice 1 Starfruit Chopped mango, lime, pineapple or your tropical fruit of choice 1 can (355 mL) Sprite or 7-Up (Add just before serving) Cream Cheese crab dip with crackers Recipe:  http://www.food.com/recipe/cream-cheese-crab-dip-caribbean-372707 Caribbean Green salad with orange vinaigrette Recipe:  http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/05/caribbean-salad-with-sweet-orange-vinaigrette/ Tilapia with mango salsa and coconut rice Recipe:  http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/214541/mahi-mahi-with-coconut-rice-and-mango-salsa I omitted the salsa and made my own:  http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/48032/mango

Theme - Mexican and Wine Pairing Friday February 21, 2014 - Anna's Wine Club Attendance: Jacquie, Andrea, Carmela, Shereen, Reem, Tayisa, Julie Food: Shredded Beef Tacos (Carne Deshebrada) and Cumin scented black beans Dessert: Lemon coffee cake with side of raspberry/blueberry sorbet Wine: Sophora Sparkling Rosé ($19.95 - #353664) – entry is almost sweet with raspberry but has a nice lemon curd backing. (*** ½+) SCINTILLA D'AMORE LAMBRUSCO DI SORBARA LCBO 336065 | 750 mL bottle  ($14.60)   CASTILLO DE MONSERAN GARNACHA LCBO 73395 | 750 mL bottle Price $ 9.95 4. LAS ROCAS GARNACHA LCBO 269977 | 750 mL bottle ($15.60) 5. SELLA & MOSCA CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA RISERVA (V) VINTAGES 425488 | 750 mL

Excerpts below are taken from various internet searches. We enjoyed a delicious Moroccan chicken stew and apple crisp for dessert. BIG HOUSE CARDINAL ZIN 2012 California $13.45 It's still an outstanding Zinfandel, made from "Beastly Old Vines," as it says on the label. The winery selects grapes from all around the state. Some of the vines are more than 100 years old, so the yield is low and the quality high. It's a warm, spicy, silky wine full of blackberries and ripe fruit, but the alcohol is low (13 percent), so it doesn't overpower you. Sometimes you get a hint of vanilla, oak and herbs, as the complex flavors develop in your mouth. The grapes are 80 percent Zinfandel, 10 percent Mourvedre, 8 percent Carignane and 2 percent Petite Sirah. Now that the wine is part of the Big House Brand, the clever storyline says the Cardinal consoles the straying souls of the Big House. (All of their wines have something to do with ja