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ENJOY OUR FREE PUBLICATION An Irishman in Napa Walsh Whiskey The Global Growth of Irish Whiskey Patience in the Process Golfing Tips and Insights from GolfTEC’s Joe Garrisi WINTER / SPRING 2015 2016 Discover Ashford Castle Bespoke Travel with the Halcyon Collection An American in Paris A tribute to One of Golf’s Greats, Billy Casper Craft Beer for the Holidays EXCITING THINGS TO ENJOY ON YOUR WEEKENDS Australia’s Sunshine Coast Golf, Sun, Surf, Food & Wine Recipes by Chef Sally James 1 Editor’s Note Can you believe this is our third issue of WeekendWineWatch? We decided to take our readers on an exciting trip to Ireland and explore the nuances of the hot libation now...Irish whiskey. We always try to provide exciting and interesting topics Contents centered around the lifestyle of golf, wine, spirits, travel, An Irishman in Napa and much more. We hope that you will also try one of Chef p6 Sally James’s recipes. 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Au Contraire Cote Mas Blanc Pinot Noir Mediterranee 750ml 1 Liter 4 Recipe by Rice Noodles with Maitake Tear Maitake mushrooms into small florets with Mushrooms and Soy Pecans hands. Clean and reheat the pan, add oil, shallot Chef Sally James Serves 4 and mushrooms, and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until starting to soften. Add 6 Ounces Maifun rice noodles or preferred noodles red pepper and cook, stirring for one minute. Add A beautiful pink coral color, Mumm Napa Brut Rose ½ Pound Maitake mushrooms wine and noodles and toss to heat through. Add has vivid aromas of black cherries, red berries 1 Tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil onions, cucumber and herbs, then serve into bowls, 1 Shallot, finely chopped and citrus that introduce soft red fruit flavors that topped with the soy pecans. 1 Red pepper, thinly sliced are rich and mouth-filling, yet 2 Tablespoons Mumm Brut Rose retain the elegant character that 2 Spring onions is Mumm Napa’s trademark. A 3-4 Leaves fresh mint, torn 3-4 Leaves fresh basil, torn beautiful partner for Asian food, 1 Small Persian cucumber especially with earthy notes such (or ¼ English cucumber,) sliced thinly as in this noodle salad I created with the maitake mushrooms Soy Pecans ½ Cup pecans and soy honey pecans to add a 2 Tablespoons honey salty, rich note for the wine to 1 Tablespoon soy sauce sparkle with. Cook the noodles according to directions on packet, drain well, and toss with a few drops of oil. Set aside. To make the soy pecans, heat a non-stick pan and add the pecans, tossing until starting to toast and become aromatic. Add the honey and soy, and remove from heat. Stir through to thoroughly coat Mumm Napa Brut Rose the nuts, then transfer to a plate lined with baking paper to allow to cool. 5 AnAn IrishmanIrishman inin NapaNapa By Sally James 6 FOR SUCH A SMALL COUNTRY, IRELAND illustrious career in some of Europe’s finest V Wine Cellar (www.vwinecellar.com) boasts a HAS PENETRATED THE WORLD LIKE NO hotels, including the Dorchester, Lanesborough lounge, tasting space, private dining, and outdoor OTHER COUNTRY. It seems that countless and Grosvenor in London, while continuing to patio. It is known as one of the Valley’s leading people around the globe boast they have a little Irish further his hospitality studies at Ealing, in London, venues for exclusive wine tasting events and in them, whether as an excuse to party extra hard and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. blending seminars, with more than 2,000 varietals on St Patrick’s Day, or because it’s actually true. of wine and beer that are shipped to clients As fortune would have it, Scott was the winner worldwide. Scott also travels the globe setting up One Irishman who clings strongly to his roots, in a Green Card lottery for residency in the US wine cellars for discerning buyers and somehow though now an American citizen, and owner of 25 years ago. finds time to make his own label, Pneu, in a fabulous wine cellar in Yountville, Napa Valley, partnership with Gary and Cheryl Van Brunt. is Scott Lewis. Born in Limerick, to a chef father He first landed in Texas at the Crescent Court who once graced the kitchens of Ashford Castle, and The Mansion on Turtle Creek before And what does this Irishman in Napa like to Scott lived and breathed Irish hospitality. going on to the Arizona Biltmore, several drink? Scott’s wine of choice is Pinot Noir, his more 5-star properties, and finally ending in favorite being his own Pneu, and also Paradigm. As a young boy, Scott remembers squeezing Yountville at Villagio Inn and Spa as Director of For white, he loves the Teeter Totter Chardonnay. fresh orange juice at his dad’s hotel in Limerick, Food and Beverage. then gradually working his way through all A tireless Irishman indeed! I ask Scott to bring us aspects of the hotel — dish washer, busser, Ready for a different pace of life and loving his some memories and favorites from Ireland. bellman, and porter. Soon hotel life was pulsing new home, the time came when Scott decided through his veins, and it became inevitable that that he had done all he wanted in the hotel world What is your first Irish food memory? he would go on to train as a chef. and was ready to start his own business where It would have to be either being taken into the his passions lay — the world of wine. He has beach in County Kerry to pick wild mushrooms After graduating Galway-Mayo Institute of since created one of the Napa Valley’s finest and then making soup with them at home. Or Technology in Galway, Ireland, Scott began an wine stores and bars, the V Wine Cellar, voted helping my grandmother pick gooseberries, “2012 Best Wine Shop” in Napa Valley by Best Scott Lewis, owner of V Wine Cellar, stands next strawberries, and blackberries to make jam, of Napa Sonoma Valley and 7 X 7 Magazine. to his oak cask of Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey. 78 to serve with the brown (soda) bread we beef roast on Sunday with Yorkshire pudding. Nellys for a pint of Guinness. In Ireland it’s fresh, made with a lashing of Irish butter. I also will And the tradition of morning tea with cake — unpasteurized, creamy and has a wonderful never forget when Dad would come home on my mother’s fruit cake is something I have to texture. Then I know I’m back home! I’ll order a Friday night, after a few pints of Guinness, have when I go home! some Irish smoked salmon on brown bread to bringing his finds from the fish market to have with it. (www.durtynellys.ie) make the best chowder I have ever tasted. What is your first Irish whiskey memory? What is your favorite whiskey trail for a weekend? I loved to impress my parents as a kid, and My two grandfathers were very different I’d escape to the kitchen when they were characters, and I remember being with the I would begin in Dingle at the Dingle Whiskey listening to the thunder and rain outside, and more liberal one when I had a stomach ache.