i love food. i mean, i really truly am madly in love with food. that's why i married a cook!

this blog was originally started to write about food. i have expanded to all kinds of things available alongside food, like shampoo, conditioner, dishwasher powder, and laundry detergent. i hope i can enlighten your curiosity.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

warwick valley winery

the warwick valley winery has to be one of my favorite destinations on a beautiful day.  its a gorgeous drive to a gorgeous winery with gorgeous scenery and gorgeous wine!

this past sunday, we hit up the winery after spending a few hours apple picking down the road at och's orchard.  there were a bunch of us, so we found a nice big shady spot under some trees.  we spread out a blanket, bought some wine, beverages, and food, and had ourselves a lovely little picnic.

our red was their red dirt red.  its a table wine, "mineraly"as eric puts it, but once it breathes, its beautiful.  we had some left the next day, and it was even better.  the fruit notes could really come out, and it made a spectacular drink for both our picnic under the trees, and our lunch out on the deck the next day.

for our picnic spread, we had 4 sandwiches and a pizza.

the first sandwich was sliced turkey breast, bacon, cheddar, cranberry chutney, and honey mustard.  we had to get 2 of them because one didn't suffice, we all wanted a piece.

the rest of the sandwiches are not on their usual menu, but were delicious all the same.  there was a roast beef, cheddar, horseradish, and carmelized onion sandwich that was wonderful, and definitely filling.  they did not skimp on any of the ingredients.  the roast beef was tender, too.

then, there was a waldorf chicken salad sandwich.  i avoided it, as i am not a fan of waldorf salad in any form, but will, michelle, and maria loved it.  even sean was munching on the chicken chunks falling out of michelle's half.

then, there was a lobster roll of sorts, on a ciabatta hot dog bun.  will didn't expect much of it, as we were at a winery not a seafood market, but he was pleasantly surprised in the quality of the lobster and devoured it before anyone else could snag a bite.

the pizza was the four cheese pizza, gouda, gorgonzola, mozzarella, and swiss with a red sauce. (you can get it with white sauce, too)  i could have eaten the entire pizza by myself.  the crust was as good as anything you'd find in the best pizzaria, and the combination of cheeses created such interest on the tongue that you just wanted to keep eating.

their fries were also spectacular.  will and eric think there is beef tallow in the fry oil.  yessie and i were just concerned with eating them all.  most of the sandwiches came with a little green salad and an orzo, olive, and feta salad.  the green salad had potential, but it was kind of soggy.  i had a bite and left the rest to everyone else.  the orzo salad was sadly lacking in anything but orzo.  the little bits of olive and feta spiced things up a bit, but it would have benefited with more of those two things.

i'm already dreaming of another weekend that involves a trip to the winery.  but maybe it could be a less busy weekend....