Thanks to all that came out to Winter Wineland in January. Congratulations to Melissa Hansen of Princeton, California who won bottles of our 1987 and 1997 Petite Sirah.
See what Wine Wineland looked like at Foppiano Vineyards in the images below:
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We'll be featuring older vintage Petite Sirah's along with barrel tasing of upcoming releases. $10 per person includes commenmorative glass.
March 3 & 4 and March 10 & 11
11 am - 4 pm each day
Click here for more information
Foppiano Vineyards is offering older vintage Petite Sirahs exclusively to Wine Club members.
If you are a Wine Club member click here to purchase these rare wines, if not, click here to sign up for the Foppiano Vineyards "1896 Society" Wine Club.
At Foppiano Vineyards, we take great care to grow the best quality grapes for our wines. Join Paul Foppiano, our viticulturist, in the vineyard for a pruning demonstration. Paul will explain how he prunes a Carignan vineyard, a grape that can be used in blending with Petite Sirah. Click here to see video (might take up to 30 seconds to download) .
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Susan Foppiano shares with us a hearty dish that hits the spot during the winter months. When it's called Mom's Lasagna, you know it's going to be comfort food! |
Mom’s Lasagna
6 T butter (2)
1 carrot shredder
1 clove garlic, mashed
1 large onion, finally chopped
2 # lean ground beef
4 med tomatoes peeled and chopped
a can tomato past
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp basil
½ tsp sugar and oregano
½ cup dry white wine
Cream Sauce
4 t butter from the 6 above
6 T flour
Dash each pepper, nutmeg,
3 c milk
1 ½ c grated cheese
Meat Sauce
Heat 2 T butter in large frying pan. Cook carrot,garlic and onion until soft but not brown. Add ground beef. Cook, stir frequently
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, spices and wine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover , simmer 1 hr, uncover and cook 30 min longer until sauce is thick. Skim off fat.
Meanwhile cook lasagna. Drain and rinse in cold water. Separate noodles
Cream Sauce
In a 2 qt saucepan, melt 4T butter. Add flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg.. Gradually add milk stirring constantly. Cook until thickened then cook 2 min longer. Stir in half the cheese.
Arrange about 1/3 lasagna in a buttered 9x13 pan. Spread 1/3 meat sauce, then 1/3 cream sauce. Add two more layers, finishing with cream sauce . Top with remaining cheese.
Bake at 350 for 30 min.
At a recent national sales meeting, four generations of the Foppiano Family is pictured here along with representatives of San Francisco Wine Exchange, the sales and marketing company that represents Foppiano wines nationally.
Paul Foppiano, Susan Foppiano Valera, Tony Valera, Hugh Thacher (SFWE)
left to right(sitting):Louis J. Foppiano, Jaqui Foppiano and Gianna Foppiano.