Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a relaxing, long vacation with delicious food and even tastier wine! This year, Wine the Experience is ready to roll out some new surprises. We've got a few new limited wines coming out soon, so keep coming back for more info!



Today, we'd like to share a quick and delicious recipe for those of you who've bottled our Washington Cabernet Franc Merlot - a fine wine with tasty flavors of plums and black currant. If you've got an extra bottle lying around, or are looking for a new way to experiment, try this out:

Beef Casserole with Red Wine

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1 1/2 lb. beef, cubed

3/4 cup Estate Washington Cabernet Franc Merlot

1 can beef consomme

1 large onion

1 tsp. salt

pinch of pepper

Combine flour and bread crumbs and mix well. Combine other ingredients; blend all together and place in a large casserole dish. Cover. Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours.

The versatile beef casserole makes a hearty winter meal. Cold, blustery nights call for a hearty meal that fills you up and chases away the chill.

Let us know what you think! Cheers!