Saucy Foch Meatballs
1 c.
Iowa Foch Red wine
1 can whole cranberries
1 can sauerkraut - drained
1 c. brown sugar
1 bottle chili sauce
1 bag frozen meatballs
Mix ingredients, pour over meatballs. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or put in crockpot. Serve with
Barn Dance Red.
Blue Crab Broil
1 lb. Crabmeat
1 lb. Swiss cheese spread
c. butter
tsp. garlic salt
1 Tbsp. mayo
12 English muffins
Combine cheese, butter, garlic salt & mayo. Stir in crab meat & spread on muffins. Quarter muffins and freeze on cookie sheet. To bake: Place frozen under broiler on lowest rack for 3-4 min. until lightly brown. Serve with
Iowa LaCrosse or
First Bloom.
Blue Cheese - Pecan Grapes
1 4 oz. pkg. crumbled blue cheese
1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
lb. seedless grapes
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Combine blue cheese and cream cheese in bowl and beat until smooth. Chill 1 hr. Wrap each grape with enough cheese mixture to cover, roll in pecans and chill at least 1 hour. Makes about 2 dozen. Serve with
Tabor Home First Bloom or
Catawba Ros.
Humus with Iowa LaCrosse
2 15.5 oz. cans chick peas
c. dry La Crosse wine
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
1 T chopped garlic
t. salt
1/3 c. olive oil
2 T chopped mint
2 T. chopped parsley
Puree all and refrigerate 2 days. Serve with pita bread or carrots and
Iowa LaCrosse wine.
LaCrosse Marinated Mushrooms
8 oz. button mushrooms
Iowa Dry LaCrosse wine
Olive oil
1 T. each chopped onion, chives, & parsley
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
3 cloves
Dash Tabasco, salt & pepper
Cover mushrooms with LaCrosse wine in fridge overnight. Drain. Cover mushrooms with remaining ingredients for 2 days. Serve with
Iowa LaCrosse.
Raspberry Wine Vinaigrette
1/2 c.
Electric Raspberry wine
1/3 c. salad oil or olive oil
3/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. poppy seeds - optional
Stir all together and let sit for an hour. Mix into salad. Refrigerate any remaining salad dressing. (Also good as a marinade for grilling turkey or chicken breasts.)
Catawba Sweet Reserve Salad Dressing
1/4 c.
Iowa Catawba Sweet Reserve wine
1/3 c. olive oil
3 Tbl. Tarragon vinegar
1 chopped garlic clove
c. finely chopped onions
pinch seasoning salt
Stir all together and let sit for an hour. Mix into salad. Refrigerate any remaining salad dressing. Good with a shrimp salad. Serve with
Catawba Ros or
First Bloom wine.
Grilled Turkey Salad
4 c. mixed greens of lettuce
1/2 sliced red onion
1 grilled turkey breast, sliced
1 c. red raspberries
1/2 c. Raspberry Wine Vinaigrette
Grill turkey breast basting with c. Raspberry Wine Dressing & cut into strips. Toss all together with remaining dressing. Serve with
Electric Raspberry wine.
Peach-Berry-Cherry Chutney
2 cans Peaches finely chopped
3/4 c. dried cherries & berries
1/3 c.
Iowa Foch Red Wine or
Natural Cherry Wine 1 t. grated gingerroot
tsp. Allspice
2 tsp. Jalapeno chili - chopped
1/2 c. finely chopped onions
Stir all together and cook in crockpot on low for 6-8 hrs. Serve warm or cold. Good with meats.
Cranberry Raspberry Sauce
12 oz. cranberries
2 cups raspberries
1 cup wine (
Iowa Barn Dance or
Electric Raspberry)
1/2-3/4 cup sugar
Bring all to a boil, stirring constantly. Use a whisk to lightly mash the cranberries. Simmer for 15 min. Refrigerate. Serve hot or cold.
JackSon Beef Marinade
c.
Iowa Jackson Red wine
1/3 c. lemon juice
1 c. salad oil
c. soy sauce
c. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbl. dry mustard
1 Tbl. ground pepper
2 cloves garlic - minced
Stir all together, pour over beef tenderloin or kabobs, refrigerate and marinate overnight. Baste meat with marinade while grilling. Serve with your favorite Tabor Home Foch wine (
JackSon Red or
Barn Dance Red).
Beef Wine Sauce
1/4 c. butter
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. Lemon juice
2 Tbsp. Foch red wine
Cracked fresh pepper to taste
Heat all to boil. Pour butter mixture over sliced steaks. (Optional: Flamb steaks with 2 oz. Cognac). Serve with
Iowa St. Croix or
Iowa JackSon Red.
Chicken w/ Green Olive Salsa
4 chicken breasts - cut up
1/2 jar Green Olive Salsa
1 jar Salsa con queso
1 can Salsa verde
1 can mushroom soup
4 oz. cream cheese
Combine in crockpot for 3 hours on high stirring occationally. Serve over rice or Nacho chips with our
Iowa LaCrosse white wine.
Berry Chocolate Bread Pudding
6 c. French bread cubes
c. Choc. chips
1 oz. Unsweatened choc.- melted
1 can Sweatened & cond. milk
1-12 oz. bag frozen mixed Berries
1/2 c.
Wild Blackberry Wine
1 c. eggs (4-5) whisk to blend
Grease casserole. Spread bread cubes & sprinkle with choc. chips. Blend rest & pour over bread. Bake at 325 for 45 min.(until tooth -pick comes out clean. Serve warm with
Wild Blackberry or
Electric Raspberry Wine.
Warm Chocolate Tart
Start with pie crust and bake according to package directions (under bake slightly).
Chocolate Filling:
1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
1/3 c. milk
8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350*.
Combine whipping cream & milk in pan and bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in choc. 'til melted. Whisk eggs in mixing bowl. Slowly whisk in melted chocolate mixture. Pour into pie shell and bake about 20-30 min. 'til toothpick comes out clean. (Can be made ahead, refrigerated, and warmed later.) Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream or fruit and
Wild Blackberry,
Cheery Cherry or
Electric Raspberry Wine.
Raspberry Lemon Truffle
1 Lemon pound cake or lemon bundt cake
1 c.
Electric Raspberry wine
1 pkg. Raspberry jello (dissolve in 1 c. boiling water)
1 pkg. Instant French vanilla pudding (mix according to pkg. directions)
Cut pound cake into chunks in a 9x11 pan or casserole. Pour wine on cake. Mix 1/2 of the pudding with the jello and pour over the wine-soaked pound cake. Shake/stir pan slightly and refrigerate 'til set. Spread rest of pudding on top and refrigerate. Serve with
Cranberry Whistle wine.
Fruit Wine Sauce
For cheesecake or chocolate mouse or cheese blintzes
1 cup
Electric Raspberry or
Cheery Cherry Wine
2 Tbsp. cornstarch blended with 2 Tbsp. warm water
cup sugar
cup chopped fruit (raspberries or cherries)
Warm wine in sauce pan. Wisk in cornstarch water paste. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Add sugar (adjust to taste). Cool. Blend in fruit. Serve over blintzes or cheesecake or chocolate mouse with the same Tabor Home 100% natural fruit wine as used in making the sauce.
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Brownies
Brownie mix for 11x17 pan - bake according to directions. Cool.
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Topping:
2 - 8 oz. cream cheese - room temperature.
1 pkg. frozen raspberries
1/2 c. sugar
1 lb. semi-sweet chocolate - melted
Warm raspberries and sugar in pan until sugar is dissolved. Put in bowl with cream cheese and beat until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Spread on Brownies. Serve with Tabor Home
Electric Raspberry or
Wild Blackberry.
Hot Mulled Wine
1 btl
Barn Dance Red1 btl
Electric Raspberry1 btl water
1 c orange juice
1/2 c sugar
2 oz Bisschopswijn Spices in muslin bag (at Winery)
Mix all in pan or crock pot and simmer for 30-60 min.
French Beef Stew
1 1/2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
4 carrots, chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
3/4 teaspoon dired thyme
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1/2 c.
JackSon Red Foch wine Salt and pepper to taste
Combine meat and flour in a large plastic food storage bag and toss to coat evenly. In a 6 quart saucepan brown meat in hot vegetable oil. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Deglaze pan with
JackSon Red wine . Add diced tomatoes, beef broth, carrots, potatoes and thyme. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover; and simmer for 1 hour or until beef is tender. Blend in mustard and serve. Serve with
Tabor Home JackSon Red or
Foch Nouveau (Released the week before Thanksgiving)
Butternut Squash & Cheese Panade (Stuffing)
12 oz. whole-grain bread cubes
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 lb. butternut squash, cut into cubes
2 Tbls. olive oil
2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. sage
1 tsp. savory
1 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
3 c. chicken or vegetable broth
1 c.
Tabor Home Moonlight White 6 oz. Swiss cheese, grated
Combine onions, squash, oil & spices. Spread in pan & roast at 400* for 25 min. until tender. Grease 13 x 9”. Spread half of bread on bottom, then half of roasted vegetables, then half of cheese. Repeat. Pour 2 cups of broth gently over top. Press down on top. Pour 1 c.
Moonlight White & remaining broth until 1” below rim. Cover pan with foil & bake at 375* for 30 min. Uncover & bake another 35 min. until bubbling & golden brown. Serve with
Moonlight White or
First Bloom .
Éclairs with Raspberry Fudge Wine Sauce
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 jar Hot Fudge sauce
½ cup
Tabor Home Electric Raspberry wine Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts completely. Reduce heat to low, and add flour and salt. Stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and begins to form a stiff ball. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well to incorporate completely after each addition. With a spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a No. 10, or larger, tip, spoon or pipe dough onto cookie sheet in 1 1/2 x 4 inch strips. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake 20 minutes more, until hollow sounding when lightly tapped on the bottom. Cool completely on a wire rack. For the filling: Combine pudding mix and milk in medium bowl according to package directions. In a separate bowl, beat the cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold whipped cream into pudding. Cut tops off of cooled pastry shells with a sharp knife. Fill shells with pudding mixture and replace tops. For the Chocolate Raspberry Sauce: Warm hot fudge sauce &
Electric Raspberry wine in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in hot water, one tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has reached desired consistency. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and drizzle over filled eclairs. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with
Tabor Home Toast of Iowa or
Wild Blackberry .