Uncorking for July

It

has been quite a while

since

Petit Soleil

featured

"wines of the month"

..

not that it wasn't

a

great

concept,

darn,

it is a

great

concept

...but

I got lazy.

LAZY

no

more!

Back,

by request from our staff

WINES OF THE MONTH

J* U*L*Y*

Whites:

Tolosa Winery 2010 Viognier

Morgan Winery 2010 Pinot Gris

Girard 2010 Sauvignon Blanc

Tolosa Winery

is a

hop skip and a jump

from Petit..

and def

worth a visit to

the

state of the art

solar

facility

of fabulous wines.

The

2010 Viognier

is

dry

citrusy

and totally lovely

for a

summer's eve.

Morgan Winery

is in

Monterey -

a cool growing region

perfectly suited for

Pinot Gris -

complex, rich

tropical flavors

..perfectly balanced.

Girard Winery

is in Napa - nope, not local,

but

I really just love this

crisp

fresh grapefruity

Sauvignon Blanc.

Rose'

2010 Curtis Winery

Heritage Rose'

one word,

LOVELY!

bone dry,

mouthful of

strawberry

nuances

Local boy,

Chuck Carlson, rocked this one!

Reds:

Perrin & Fils 2009 Cotes du Rhone Villages

M. Chapoutier 2008 Petite Ruche

Piedra Creek 2009 San Floriano

Perrin & Fils

renowned winemakers

from the southern Rhone region

of France

vinted

this Cotes du Rhone blend of

50% Syrah and 50% Grenache

cherries,

licorice

...

elegance

If you have stayed

at Petit,

you have probably

had either

Petite Ruche Blanc

Petite Ruche Rose'

or this

rouge.

This fresh

easy drinking Syrah

from the

vineyards of Crozes-Hermitage

will

pair with almost any food

and it delicious

all by itself

..Love Chapoutier wines

Piedra Creek

winemaker

Romeo Zuech makes flawless wines...

a retired

rocket scientist (really!)

Meo has

has a

passion

for making

magnificent wines.

San Floriano is a

blend of

the herbaceous Langrein grape

fruity Syrah

and smooth full bodied Merlot grape.

Combined,

this wine is

rich and velvety

yet light enough

to pair with fresh fruit

and totally

delicious!

By

featuring

Wines of the Month

we will

always

have

bottles

available

to taste,

knowledgeble staff

and

and we will pair

the wines

each

evening

with tasty bites

fresh from

our kitchen

a` sante

Hotcha! that's some a'spicy biscotti!

I always

love

an

easy

fun

and

tasty

nibble!

we serve

this

biscotti

with

a salami roll,

apple slices

and

lovely and bold red wine

(maybe Tolosa Syrah, or Ortman Eddie's Cuvee or Hitching Post Generation Red YUM!)

the recipe

calls for

black pepper

red pepper

cumin

and

sharp

cheddar cheese

flour

cornmeal

butter

egg and water

Mix

and form

two logs

The are baked

as logs

then

sliced

and baked again

thus

BI scotti

easy

and

a

bit addicting

1 tsp black pepper

2 c. flour

2 Tbs. cornmeal

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp red pepper

mix dry ingredients

1/2 c. sharp cheddar cheese, grated

add cheese to dry ingredients

1/4 c. melted butter

1/4 c. water

1 large egg, beaten

mix wet ingredients together

and stir into dry.

Knead four or five times on floured surface

Divide dough in half

and

form

halves into logs.

Place logs on baking sheet and bake 30 minutes.

Cool log 10 minutes and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices.

Bake 15 minutes - turn and bake another 10 minutes.

These would be yummy

served with a

roasted tomato soup!

350 degrees

I thought there were Seven Sisters..

Darn!

All twenty- one years

that I have lived in

San Luis Obispo,

I thought

that

there were

seven sisters,

(aka seven volcanos)

that stretched

between

SLO

and Morro Bay.

Today,

I come to find out that

there are actually

NINE SISTERS...

Who knew?

I thought these

musings with

Toulouse

would be a fun

platform

to share

fun stuff to do

and

to explore

around

San Luis Obispo County

and beyond

....

hiking the

Seven,

uh,

NINE Sisters

was one of the activities.

Toulouse, Annie and I parked

in the neighborhood below the first sister,

Islay Hill..

and we,

(Annie and I)

went a wanderin'

We walked by the

old Adobe House

in

The Arbors neighborhood.

I tried to find out this Adobe's significance,

to no avail..

The entrance to the hike is at the end of Sweet Bay Drive...

great name

SWEET BAY DRIVE

Warnings for poisen oak

and

mountain lions

and

such

were posted

but we

weren't

scared!

The views

of the Edna Valley

and it's

vineyards

are magnificent.

We are looking towards

Tolosa Winery

Edna Valley Winery

and

Baileyana

heading up Islay

facing west

you see

two more

"sisters"

San Luis Mountain

and

Bishop's Peak.

(a clearer view of those sista's)

you get some

good cardio

heading up the hill,

but it won't

really

kill

you

The

views

from the top

are

really

pretty

(especially of the Edna Valley)

hi, Annie!

Hi Everybody!

Wear

shoes

with

good treads

of them

...

the

path

down

can be dusty

and

slippery.

Next Sister, San Luis Mountain.....