Picayune Cellars Pinot Noir - Product Of The Day
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Picayune Cellars Pinot Noir - Product Of The Day
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2014 Picayune Sauvignon Blanc - Product Of The Day
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2014 PICAYUNE SAUVIGNON BLANC SONOMA & NAPA
$ 21.00
Tasting Notes
Fresh aromas of lemon, Asian pear and stone fruits. The palate is bright and lively with lime zest, lemon verbena, and a hint of hay. The wine is balanced with a good acidity and a nice mineral finish. Fresh, delicate, attractive, yet rich at the same time. Drink on its own or pair with seafood, poultry, spicy food and anything that inspires you.
Appellation: 56% Sonoma County 44% Napa County
Fermentation: (70%)stainless steel barrels, and (20%)neutral French oak barrels, (10%)Cement egg
Alcohol: 13.5%
LIMITED PRODUCTION - 480 CASES
Qorkz Kitchen
/Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Welcome to Qorkz Kitchen! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and in anticipation we have put together some of our favorite Thanksgiving side dishes which would be welcome at any Thanksgiving table. We hope you enjoy them while celebrating the season with your family this holiday season.
Green Beans and Shallots
Ingredients
2 Pounds of French Cut Green Beans
1 Tablespoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Butter
5 Turns of Black Pepper
2 Shallots Diced
Directions
Wash the green beans and cut away the stems from the end of the beans.
Peel away the outside of the shallots. Cut the shallots into a fine dice. Cut the shallots lengthwise twice and then crosswise across the ribs. Then cut across the width to create the dice.
Wine Pairing
The buttery green beans go great with a wine featuring well balanced acidity and citrus floral notes. The Picayune Sauvignon Blanc pairs beautifully and would be a great addition to any Thanksgiving table $21
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the salt. Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium add the green beans and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the butter and olive oil to a deep frying pan over medium high heat. Add the shallots and sauté for five minutes or until the shallots are tender.
Drain the green beans and add to the shallot mixture. Season with salt and black pepper and cook for about a minute to combine.
Finish The Dish
Remove the green beans from the heat and serve immediately.
Movie Night
/Having a Friday night in? We recommend a movie, a bottle of wine, and some popcorn. What type of movie? One about wine of course! There are many movies about wine out there to choose from and on Fridays we will share one with you that we have seen and enjoyed. You get the popcorn and let Qorkz send you the wine!
A Good Year
A feel-good movie that highlights the beauty of France as much as it does its stars, A Good Year provides a languid, gorgeous viewing experience. Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe--who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning Gladiator--are reunited in this romantic film, which is based on Peter Mayle's book A Year in Provence. Crowe plays Max, a workaholic London bonds trader who doesn't know the meaning of vacation. When his uncle dies, leaving him a picturesque estate in the south of France, Max views it as an opportunity to cash in the winery and pocket the profits. The film is reminiscent of Diane Lane's Under the Tuscan Sun in the way the scenery plays as much of a role in the film as its characters. The lush village and streaming sunlight portray Provence as an idyllic, magical place.
Even Max falls under its spell. While not a particularly likeable character, especially in the early part of the film, Max also isn't a bad guy. When he gets the chance to live life at a less manic pace than which he is used to, he finds that a good year isn't dependent on a financial windfall. Though Scott tries to drum up some suspense in the film (Is the beautiful visitor really Max's illegitimate cousin? Will Max fall in love with the feisty local woman he trades quips with?) nothing that happens comes as much of a surprise. Still, while the film doesn't fully utilize Crowe's range of skills, the actor is charming in his role and A Good Year provides a fine time in the cinemas. --Jae-Ha Kim
Film Critic
A Good Year asks us to look our our lives and evaluate what is truly important. In this day and age where the stresses of the work day never really seem to end, this film reminds us to take a good hard look at our lives and the people we are and become the people we were meant to be. It reminds us that while the rest of life moves along at a thousand miles an hour, the wine industry remains steadfast in its time honored winemaking techniques and the continuing drive to make the perfect bottle of wine. A Good Year asks us the all important question "What's more important, your money or your life?"
Why We Love It
First of all, you can't beat the scenery in this movie. A Chateau in Provence sets the stage for the film and the views alone are enough to make you want to run off to spend time at a winery. They were able to perfectly capture that "second glass of wine on the patio of my favorite winery" romantic notion that brings so many of us back to wine country. There is also the element of leaving your high stress job to do something that really matters to you that is prevalent in the film. How many of us haven't thought of doing that once or twice? A Good Year shows us what is really important in life and that's why we love it.
Wine Pairings
For this movie we recommend the best of French winemaking techniques but with a California twist. Try the Picayune Padlock Red Blend. $29. This deep layers of black cherries, cassis, blackberries, cocoa, currants with a bit of truffle on the nose.
Movie Trailer
Welcome To The Family
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Welcome to the family Picayune Cellars! Started in 2011, Picayune Cellars is owned by Claire & Jennifer, two friends led by the same love for drinking quality wines - the same drive for searching great value in wines and the same philosophy about working "Choose a job you love and never work a day in your life!” Picayune means “a little bit” in French, and their negociant project starts with the quest for amazing small lots of wines. The process: We sit down, taste, blend and once we know this is what we want to drink then we bottle and share with you. Their sources: a talented pool of winemaker friends. Their goals: - Create exciting wines to share and drink with all!
