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The wine to have with Asian cuisine or a spice-laden filet of fish. A / $20 2021 Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Russian River Valley – Previous expressions of this wine have been on the punchy, blown-out side, but this 2021 release settles into a more vibrant groove quickly and efficiently. Versatile solo or with a range of foods.
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I infused Edmond’s Honor with brown butter for the baking spice caramel notes that pair well with vanilla. Once boiling, leave to infuse at room temperature for an hour and then strain through a chinois. Strain into a red wine glass. Muddle the grapes and bring to a boil. Dry shake for 10 seconds.
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In a nutshell, it combines vacuum oleo-saccharum, “oil sugar,” to pull the aromatic oils from an herb via osmotic dehydration, and a good old fashioned liquor infusion. Can it be used as a single infusion to highlight that flavor? We top that with a bit of sparkling wine on a tall cube. Oxygen is the enemy here.
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