October 2012
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chickpeas À la dregs
ingredients:
2 cups prepared chickpeas*
2 big handfuls chunky bacon lardons
couple cloves of garlic, smashed n chopped
fresh thyme. sea salt. fresh cracked pepper.
one farm fresh egg per bowl of this gorgeous stuff
splash of white vinegar
*a note on chickpeas before we start. in the past we here at the dregs have derided any notion of canned, processed foods. however, there are just some...
September 2012
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July 2012
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the dregs summertime mixed grill
the dregs summertime mixed grill
kick the tires and light the fires.
ingredients (SERVES 4-6):
2-4 8 oz. hanger, strip, or bavette (flap meat) steaks.
3 shallots, chopped. butter.
sea salt. fresh cracked pepper. olive oil.
2-4 lobster tails, split.
butter. smoked sea salt. Get Some @theMeadow @Olive Ave. Market @Mendocino Sea Salt Co. Or infuse your own likeaboss
lamb sausages of...
June 2012
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May 2012
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April 2012 The Dregs Club Letter
April 2012
The Dregs Club
The Wine: 2010 Breezette Rosé
The Region: Côtes de Provence
The Bottle: Cheesy. Looks like your Mom, at the Beach, Circa 96.
The Juice: Glorious
The Story: Provence Knows Rosé. This 80/20 Cinsault/Mourvedre is dry with great stone fruits, acid and a little spice.
Pairs: With all things Spring & Summer, including Poolside BBQ’s, Mediterranean Fare...
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2008 Cantele Primitivo
What’s Primitivo???
Stop Crying. It’s Just Zin.
But: From Italy.
We Proudly Present:
Nose:
Dried Mission FIg.
Tobacco.
Makes: “Typical Zin” Look Like A B.
When Typical Zin Gets Robbed, This Grape Steps In Like Nate Dogg
Pair It Up:
Fennel Sausage
Panzanella
Boom.
April 2012
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March 2012
3 posts
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the dregs chorizo roasted chicken
Ingredients:
1 Chicken, (free range/kosher if possible)
1 Large Onion, chopped into thick slices
Fingerling potatoes, washed
1/2 glass of dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken stock (homemade)
Fresh Lemon Thyme and Rosemary
Olive Oil
Spanish chorizo, sliced paper thin
Spice Rub: 2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp ground black pepper,
salt, garlic powder, red chili powder, & 1/2 tsp celery salt
step...
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February 2012
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The Dregs Twice Fried Frites & Game Changing Aioli
the dregs twice fried frites
ingredients:
1 or 2 lbs Idaho russets. More or less.
2 quarts peanut oil.
Kosher salt.
step 1:
Fill a bowl with ice water. Peel the spuds, cut them into ½-inch- thick sticks. Put em into the bowl of ice water. Trust me, don’t skip this step. Leave em in the water about 30 minutes, then rinse em in cold water. pat em dry, really really dry.
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The Dregs Lamb Shank Poutine
the dregs lamb shank poutine
ingredients:
2 or 3 lamb shanks. trimmed.
flour.
couple shallots and an onion. peeled n chopped.
bottle of red wine. equal amount of beef, lamb or veal stock.
fresh thyme.
butter. olive oil. sea salt. lots of fresh cracked pepper.
dutch oven
blue cheese. rogue or maytag if you got it.
bowl full of frites. see attached recipe.
step 1:
pat your shanks...
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Uinta Brewing Detour Double IPA
STRAIGHT OUT THE SLC
UINTA BREWING BRINGS YOU……
IF YOU GOT ONE: USE A TULIP GLASS
NOSE IN: MAD FLOWERS
DRINK IT: HOPS
MORE: FLOWERS
SOME: WET EARTH
DRY FINISH
9+% BOOZE
BE PERFECT WITH:
LAMB BURGER. RARE.
HOT PASTRAMI SANDWICH. JEWISH DOUBLE RYE. MUSTARD. PICKLES.
$13 BUCKS. EMAIL US AND WE’LL GET IT TO YOU.
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2007 Quinta Das Maias Vinho Tinto
WE LOVE: PORTUGUESE WINE
A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW DOURO.
THIS IS DAO. OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
THE WINE YOUR MAMA WOULDN’T LET YOU DATE.
NOSE:
SMOKED PEAT.
GRAPE TOOTSIE POP.
MOUTHFEEL:
EFFERVESCENT. EXPLODING POP ROCKS.
MOUTH:
RED FRUIT.
MEATY.
AND ON THE VERY END….SALTED DUTCH LICORICE.
ONLY $14 BUCK HERE
PAIR THIS BAD BOY UP:
EASY. MERGUEZ SAUSAGE STEW.
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January 2012
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January 2012 The Dregs Club
For the New Year we thought it would be cool to simplify your Club Benefits.
10 % Off any purchase in the Shop – Always - Ad infinitum
15% Off 6 or More Bottles – Fill A Dregs Bag , Save a Landfill
Tastings & Flights in the Shop are Free. So Tell your Friends.
Refer a Friend to the Club – You get Bubbles On Us*
Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles
*You are the...
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The Dregs Craft Beer Risotto
with Bootlegger’s Palomino Pale Ale
ingredients:
4 cups chicken broth (homemade if you are a rad like us)
unsalted butter
2 shallots, chopped. 3 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
1½ cups arborio rice
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
8 oz craft beer
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup heavy cream
Salt and Pepper
step 1:
Put the broth in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer, but never...
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the dregs game-changing chicken stock
the dregs game-changing chicken stock
ingredients:
3 lbs chicken bones, (ask your butcher for necks and backs)
extra virgin olive oil
kosher & sea salt
4 or 5 cloves garlic, smashed
2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 celery and 2 yellow onions, roughly chopped
bonus points, 1 leek roughly chopped
a handful of whole black peppercorns, fresh thyme, bay leaf
strainer & cheese...
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Biodynamics, Ciders & Casper the Friendly Ghost
Biodynamics, Ciders & Casper the Friendly Ghost
Biodynamics in a Nutshell
Rudolph Steiner (1861-1925) influenced by the writings of Goethe and his lectures on agriculture founded Anthroposophy or so called “Spiritual Science” . Using these teachings followers of Anthroposophy, let’s call them Mystic Hippies, established a field of practical cultivation that we know today as...
November 2011
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Autumn Roots. Cranberry Butter. Onion Confît.
INGREDIENTS:
2 carrots. 2 parsnips. 2 golden beets. 2 yellow onions.
fresh thyme
kale
bacon. good bacon. thick cut. organic if possible.
bacon fat
extra. virgin. olive. oil.
butter. lots of it.
kosher salt. fresh cracked pepper.
a little sugar
fresh cranberries. dried if you can’t get fresh.
a good roasting pan
step 1. onion confît:
slice your onions, about 1/4 inch thick. toss them...
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Duck Confît
ingredients (serves 4…or 2 if you’re greedy):
4 duck or chicken legs
sea salt. a lot of it.
fresh cracked pepper
a couple cloves garlic. smashed.
bay leaf
fresh thyme
handful of peppercorns
bacon fat. a lot of it.
sharp knife
dutch oven or slow cooker
step 1:
make bacon. a lot. you need enough to submerge your bird legs in completely. so get a couple good mason jars, cook some...
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November 2011 Club Letter
November 2011 Club Shipment
Duck Confit. Roasted Squab. Deep Fried Turkey.
it’s cold out and we want to eat some Bird.
That’s why we picked 3 Wines that will pair with the above or any of their salty, crispy, fine feathered friends.
The wines:
Michel Olivier Cremant De Limoux
languedoc-roussillon. france.
Cremant = Bubbles that are not from Champagne
Limoux = The place...
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2009 Terroir New Zealand Pinot Noir
NEW ZEALAND. GOOD ENOUGH FOR PETER JACKSON. GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
CENTRAL OTAGO. PERFECT FOR PINOT.
LIGHT BODY
NOSE:
CANDY APPLE
DRINK IT:
MODERATE ACID
LIGHT TOBACCO
A LITTLE MARSHMALLOW
LONG RED APPLE FINISH
$16 BUCKS ALL DAY LONG
PAIR IT UP:
DUCK CONFîT
CRISPY SKIN PORK BELLY. CHINESE FIVE SPICE. AU JUS. POACHED EGG.
GET AFTER IT.
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2010 Husch Mendocino Chenin Blanc
CHENIN BLANC: KILLER LOIRE WHITE WINE GRAPE
THIS ONE’S FROM MENDOCINO COUNTY
AND IT’S REALLY FUN TO SAY…..
HUSCHHHHHHH
NOSE:
KEY LIME
WET STONE
MOUTH:
MINERAL
BRIGHT ACID
LIGHT CITRUS
GOOD: EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY DON’T LIKE WHITE WINE
AND AT $11 BUCKS……
IT’S GREAT PARTY WINE
SO GET SOME
AND PARTY ON WAYNE
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2009 Samsara Larner Vineyard Grenache
CHECK IT: THIS WINE IS MIND BLOWING
AND A REALLY COOL LABEL RIGHT?
SAMSARA: MEANS THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
THIS WINE: IS THE PASSION PROJECT OF THE WINEMAKER FOR MELVILLE VINEYARDS
SAMSARA GRAPES ARE SPECIAL
MICROPRODUCTION
FROM MICROSCOPIC TERROIR DRIVEN VINEYARDS
ONLY: LIKE 90SOME CASES WERE MADE
WE HAVE SOME
AND IT IS KILLER!
NOSE:
LEATHER
LICORICE
BLACK FIGS
MOUTH:
DEEP CHEWY MOUTH FEEL
NEAR...
October 2011
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2009 Moulin De Gassac Guilhem Red
WHAT: SYRAH. GRENACHE. CARIGNAN. CINSAULT.
WHERE: LANGUEDOC
SMELL IT:
LEATHER
RUBBERY
SLIGHTLY SMOKEY
DRINK IT:
A LITTLE MORE LEATHER
STEMMY
LIGHTLY TIP-TOEING TANNINS
CHERRY/RASBERRY
ALMOST…..CHERRY AND RASBERRY TOOTSIE POP
ONLY: $12 BUCKS HERE
PAIR IT UP:
CASSOULET (HERE’S A RECIPE THAT WORKS)
GRILLED DOUBLE CUT PORK CHOPS. MELTED ONIONS.
THANK: ME LATER.
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2010 La Cabotte Colline Cotes du Rhone
GRENACHE. SYRAH. RED RHONE BLEND.
NOSE:
PEPPERCORN
EARTH
SLIGHT CIGAR
MOUTH:
BALANCED TANNINS
SLIGHTLY STEMMY
MORE EARTH
KILLER LONG FINISH
BONUS: 100% BIODYNAMIC
BONUS: $13 BUCKS
BONUS: SCREW TOP
SO: PUT IT IN ONE OF THESE BAD BOYS
AND HIT UP THE PARK!
COME ON….WHY SHOULD THE BUMS HAVE ALL THE FUN?
PAIR IT UP
HAM. FRENCH BAGUETTE. BUTTER. CORNICHON.
ESCARGOT. BUTTER. GARLIC....
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2009 Lachryma Christi Rosso
LACHRYMA CHRISTI
LITERALLY MEANS: THE TEARS OF CHRIST
SO THE WAY THE STORY GOES IS ONCE UPON A TIME SOMETHING MADE JESUS WEEP MERCILESSLY
AND IF HE’S ANYTHING LIKE ME….IT WAS PROBABLY WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THIS
ANYWAYS…SUPPOSEDLY HIS TEARS LANDED ON THIS WINE REGION, AND THAT’S WHY IT’S SO GREAT…
SO THIS WINE?
PIEDIROSSO
CRAZY ITALIAN RED WINE
IT’S...
September 2011
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2008 Olivier Larochette Bourgogne
OLD VINE PINOT
LIKE….OLDER THAN YOUR MOM
NOSE: DRY CIGAR
MOUTH:
LEATHER
CHERRY
CRANBERRY
$21 BUCKS
PAIR:
CRISPY SKIN PORK BELLY
CRISPY SKIN DUCK
DUCK FAT FRITES
RECAP:
OLD? CHECK.
LEATHERY? CHECK.
TOBACCO SCENT? CHECK.
NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH? CHECK
BASICALLY
DO. YOURSELF. A. FAVOR.
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L. A. Beer. Week.
Beer Week
But It Really Lasts 2 Weeks
Don’t Blame Us
We Never Really Went To School
Check Their Site
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Rosé Is The New Black.
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2010 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Gris
WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT GRIS
WE LOVE IT
AND NATE SAYS:
FEMININE. BUT BY NO MEANS OF LOOSE MORAL VALUES.
THINK….HARLOW
GRAPEFRUIT. KIWI.
HUGE: MOUTHFEEL
LONG: MINERAL FINISH
CARE ABOUT RATINGS? (BESIDES OURS OBVIOUSLY)
90+ BY PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE ON THE PLANET
BASICALLY: TOTALLY HONEY BADGER.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, SUBTLE NOTES OF HONEY
SCREAMS FOR:
ROGUE OREGON BLUE
MANCHEGO
ALMONDS
FRESH...