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November Wine Events
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Recipe - Port 'N Chocolate Cake
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November 2011 Wine Events
Have fun at wine events happening throughout California during the month of November Click on the links below to learn more about our recommendations:
October 1: Calaveras Grape Stomp - Murphys
October 1-2: Big Crush Harvest Festival - Amador County
October 2: Ponte Winery's 9th Annual Grape Stomp - Temecula
October 2: West Sonoma County Wineries Open House
October 8: Lodi's Treasure Island WineFest
October 8: Auburn Wine & Food Festival - Placer County
October 8-9: Riverbank cheese & Wine Exposition
October 8-9: Steele Wine Harvest Festival - Lake County
October 12: Night on the Greenville Hill - Livermore
October 15: Art & Wine Festival - Placerville
October 15, 19: Murder Mystery Dinner on the Napa Valley Wine Train
October 20: La Jolla Gallery Wine Walk & Taste - San Diego
October 22: Calistoga Blues Fest - Napa Valley
October 22: Grape Stompin & Wine Sippin - Livermore
October 21-23: Harvest Wine Weekend - Paso Robles
October 22-23: Fall Hopland Passport Weekend - Mendocino County
October 23: Pinot on the River - Healdsburg
October 28-30: Nevada Day in El Dorado's Wine Country
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Winery Collective
Address: 485 Jefferson St., San Francisco
Telephone: (415) 829-9463
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Municipal Winemakers
Address: 28 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara
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Robert Renzoni Vineyards
Address: 37350 De Portola Road, Temecula
Telephone: (951) 302-8466
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Beauregard Vineyards
Address: 10 Pine Flat Rd., Santa Cruz
Telephone: (831) 425-7777
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Wiens Family Cellars
Address: 35055 Via Del Ponte, Temecula
Telephone: (951) 694-9892
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Cooking With Wine Recipes
"I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food."W.C. Fields
Chocolate 'N Port Cake
This rich chocolate cake recipe is a dessert that you will bake over and over again. The enticing flavors of chocolate and port combine to make this a cake that will delight chocolate lovers.
Wine Pairing: One of our favorite Ports is produced by a small winery in Lodi called St. Amant. Their Vintage Port is made using traditional Portuguese traditions and is a breathtaking wine year after year. Their Bootleg Port is less expensive and still of great quality. Either would be perfect to sip and savor with this chocolate cake.
Ingredients:
10 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup margarine
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup port wine
1/2 cup flour
5 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions:
1. Melt unsweetened chocolate and 3/4 cup butter in the top of a double boiler. Cool to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan.
2. Beat egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar on high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in the 3/4 cup of port wine and flour. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture.
3. Whip egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy. Gradually whisk in 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into the batter. Then fold in walnuts. Pour batter into a bundt pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until done. Cool in pan. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
Ingredients for the Chocolate Glaze:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 tablespoon karo syrup
1/2 cup port wine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions for the Chocolate Glaze:
1. In the top of a double boiler combine chocolate chips, 1/2 cup butter, karo syrup, and chopped walnuts, if desired. Stir frequently until chocolate is melted. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup port wine and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
6. Cool for approximately thirty minutes. Then pour over cooled cake.
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