June 2019 - Farm Wine Dine

Cinnamon Bun Roses

Posted on June 22, 2019June 24, 2019 by Lonnie Metzler

It’s a snowy Saturday morning at the farm and I’m hungry for warm cinnamon buns. What is it about a morning like this that makes me crave the taste of cinnamon? There is nothing like the aroma of freshly baked cinnamon buns wafting through the kitchen. The only thing is, making cinnamon rolls takes a lot of time! A quick and easy way to create delectable, warm cinnamon buns is to use biscui...
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Review: 2014 Simi Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on June 20, 2019June 24, 2019 by Lonnie Metzler

In the realm of wine reviews and tasting notes, one usually ends up in a world of weariness. When I read of review of a wine that’s description reads something like: [Read in a distinctive professorial tone] This wine has a deep, garnet color with toasted oak and complexity of dark fruit. Peppery with hint of coffee and firm tannins. I find myself trying to figure out what the heck this wine is ac...
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Review: 2016 Fleur de Mer, Côtes de Provence

Posted on June 10, 2019June 24, 2019 by Lonnie Metzler

What are you doing this evening? I am sitting on the patio drinking a refreshingly light and fruity rosé wine from Provence. I know, sounds fancy right?! Well kind of...I don't look fancy, but I feel fancy. It's been a long, hot day on the farm. It's 90 degrees, 5 O'clock and the hubs is in the tractor. So, I think I'll drink wine! It seems like lately rosé wines are becoming more and more popula...
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Caprese Pasta

Posted on June 9, 2019July 25, 2019 by Lonnie Metzler

Have you ever wanted to fix a caprese salad during the winter months but didn’t because you knew it wasn’t going to be any good? Without the bright juicy vine ripened tomatoes of summer, the whole idea just seem bland. Tomatoes in the winter can be downright tasteless! Well, what if I told you you’re wrong? The secret to brining out the flavor of tomatoes in the winter is to slow roast them. This...
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