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Featured Music Pairing

Tonic - Tonic

Tonic’s hits make a great pairing with this lovely dish and a fine wine.  A hearty and easy to make pasta incorporating Portabella Mushroom and Fried Sage is a great way to rock out with Grammy-nominated Platinum selling rock band – Tonic and their latest single “Release Me.”

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Featured Wine Pairing

Hartwel Sauvignon Blanc

Hartwell Vineyard’s lovely Sauvignon Blanc make a light but sophisticated pairing with this pasta and compliments this dish perfectly.  Tonic’s hits make a great pairing with this lovely dish and a fine wine.  Hartwell Vineyards is a small and semi-private amazing boutique winery located on Old Silverado Trail that has incredible wines and wonderful ambience.  Don’t be afraid to call the winery and make a relaxed and enjoyable appointment to taste their world-class wines.

About Hartwell

We are proud to present Hartwell Vineyard’s Sauvignon Blanc from our estate vineyard in Carneros. Our vineyard, in Napa Valley’s cool southernmost appellation, is just one mile from San Francisco/San Pablo Bay. Three distinct clones of Sauvignon Blanc provide individual characteristics in this layered, complex wine. Grapes are carefully sorted to eliminate imperfections and then gently whole-cluster pressed. The resulting juice is clean and intense, with rich flavor and mouthwatering acidity.

The wine was fermented in 60% small stainless steel barrels and 40% French oak château barrels (25% new oak). The small stainless barrels bring a vibrant acidity to the wine and protect the lively varietal character. The wine's bright aromatics include notes of mango, passion fruit, grapefruit and vanilla while the creamy mouth feel is balanced by mouthwatering acidity.

Aged on the lees for eight months and stirred frequently, some barrels have accomplished the malolatic fermentation to give more complexity to the blend. This Sauvignon Blanc is meant to be enjoyed now, while some time in the bottle will enhance the wine’s delicious mineral characteristics.

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Featured Recipe                                      

Portabella Mushroom Pasta w/ Fried Sage

Prepared by LITV Executive Chef, Lisa Stalvey

Ingredients

Fry Sage in Veggie Oil, drain (watch video)
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 large portabella mushrooms, chopped
½ box Vermicelli pasta
2 Tb butter
2 Tb. Light sour cream
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Saute  the red onion in cast iron. Boil the water and cook the vermicelli pasta. Add portabella mushrooms, salt, pepper to the onions and cook 4 minutes., Add butter, light sour cream and parmesan. Place a 4th of the pasta in a bowl and spoon the mushrooms on top making sure to separate into 4th’s. Garnish with sage.

Serves 4

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