Milano Cellars 2015 Dolcetto

Our Milano Cellars 2015 California Dolcetto has a beautiful dark burgundy robe. The nose is full of black cherry, raspberry, prune, dry herbs, thyme and brown sugar. This is a sweet wine with very generous fruity fl avors. The mouth is packed full of young healthy antioxidants from the tannins in the fruit. The attack is bright, sweet and round. This wine lingers in your mouth for quite a while. The wine has a noticeable weight on the palate as a result of the sweetness counterbalanced by a good amount of acidity. The balance between all these elements produces very good ageing potential.

Enjoy this wine with numerous pasta dishes like ravioli or lasagna, calzone or homemade pizza cooked in a wood burning oven. Try it with the featured recipe: “Tomato, Goat Cheese and Rosemary Tart.”

Sweet Vinotypes will particularly enjoy this wine!

VINTAGE: 2015 AGING POTENTIAL: 3 years

VARIETAL(S): 100% Dolcetto SERVE: room temperature

APPELLATION: California PAIRINGS: medium to soft cheeses such as ricotta, feta, Havarti or fontina ALCOHOL: 13.5%

tidbit: Dolcetto is a black Italian wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word dolcetto means “little sweet one.” wineshop at home $24.50

Milano Cellars 2015 Dolcetto

Our Milano Cellars 2015 California Dolcetto has a beautiful dark burgundy robe. The nose is full of black cherry, raspberry, prune, dry herbs, thyme and brown sugar. This is a sweet wine with very generous fruity fl avors. The mouth is packed full of young healthy antioxidants from the tannins in the fruit. The attack is bright, sweet and round. This wine lingers in your mouth for quite a while. The wine has a noticeable weight on the palate as a result of the sweetness counterbalanced by a good amount of acidity. The balance between all these elements produces very good ageing potential.

Enjoy this wine with numerous pasta dishes like ravioli or lasagna, calzone or homemade pizza cooked in a wood burning oven. Try it with the featured recipe: “Tomato, Goat Cheese and Rosemary Tart.”

Sweet Vinotypes will particularly enjoy this wine!

VINTAGE: 2015 AGING POTENTIAL: 3 years

VARIETAL(S): 100% Dolcetto SERVE: room temperature

APPELLATION: California PAIRINGS: medium to soft cheeses such as ricotta, feta, Havarti or fontina ALCOHOL: 13.5%

tidbit: Dolcetto is a black Italian wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word dolcetto means “little sweet one.” wineshop at home $24.50 RECIPE PAIRING : Tomato, Goat Cheese and Rosemary Tart

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS

1 refrigerated pie crust, (from 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare crust as directed on package. Place on 14.1-ounce package) Black Pepper, Coarse Ground foil-lined baking sheet. Mix rosemary, garlic powder, oregano, pepper and sea salt in small bowl. Mix cheeses and 1 teaspoon of the herb 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt from mixture until well blended. Rosemary Leaves, fi nely McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder crushed 2 ounces goat cheese, (chèvre), Spread a thin layer of cheese mixture over crust to within 1 1/2 inches 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® softened of edges. Arrange tomatoes over cheese. Sprinkle with remaining herb mixture. Fold about 1-inch edge of crust up over tomatoes, pleating or Garlic Powder 1/4 cup light whipped cream folding crust as needed. 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® cheese Oregano Leaves 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden. Cool 5 minutes. Cut tart into 8 wedges. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 8 appetizer servings.

wineshop at home Recipe & photo courtesy of McCormick & Company, Inc.

RECIPE PAIRING : Tomato, Goat Cheese and Rosemary Tart

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS

1 refrigerated pie crust, (from 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare crust as directed on package. Place on 14.1-ounce package) Black Pepper, Coarse Ground foil-lined baking sheet. Mix rosemary, garlic powder, oregano, pepper and sea salt in small bowl. Mix cheeses and 1 teaspoon of the herb 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt from mixture until well blended. Rosemary Leaves, fi nely McCormick® Sea Salt Grinder crushed 2 ounces goat cheese, (chèvre), Spread a thin layer of cheese mixture over crust to within 1 1/2 inches 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® softened of edges. Arrange tomatoes over cheese. Sprinkle with remaining herb mixture. Fold about 1-inch edge of crust up over tomatoes, pleating or Garlic Powder 1/4 cup light whipped cream folding crust as needed. 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® cheese Oregano Leaves 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden. Cool 5 minutes. Cut tart into 8 wedges. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 8 appetizer servings.

wineshop at home Recipe & photo courtesy of McCormick & Company, Inc.