Hello guys and welcome back to the kitchen we are not traveling right now but today
we're going to travel in a very special way from home by wine tasting tasting
wines from some of our favorite regions of California with this delicious box
sent to us from InGoodTaste.com. It has eight bottles of wines all
from California. California is the largest wine growing state in the United
States. We even have wine grapes on our state seal it's that important to our
state. With quarantine happening it is changing travel in a big way. A lot of people are
gonna want to do more local travel and also get the experience of traveling
from home and this is one of the best ways to do it because you can set up a
wine tasting with your friends with your family
or even with the wine maker which they have virtual wine tastings that they
offer online so you can learn while you're tasting which is really cool. This
is a fun way to get together with friends when you're not able to actually
go to the bars yet. So today we are going to be preparing some delicious wine
tasting and charcuterie boards from California - Cheers! So to go with our box
of wine I'm gonna prepare a charcuterie board this is a cheese board I have many
different delicious cheese's that will go alongside of our wines let's let the
magic begin... So for the cheese board I have a gruyere
cheese, royal creamy goat cheese, and a manchego goat cheese. I also have a
delicious honeycomb a fruit paste some olives and some crisps.
All right here is the finished cheese board little bit of honey almonds
of course grown in California, apple, delicious cheeses, and then we have our
wines. Okay so now that we are all fancy the charcuterie board is right here all
prepared. We are ready to pair with these wines this is perfect to share with
friends and family. I think I will invite my brother over...
let's welcome Mike! Mike is in the house. First of all let's talk about what
we have in here ...we have Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Rose - rose all day.
This is better than going to the wine bar because we have it all here at home. I'm going to start with
la pluma which is from Mendocino County this is an area where we've been like
what did you think of Mendocino? Lush, delicious food, delicious beverages
especially their wines. So good and on the way to Mendocino we saw redwoods
which was really awesome we drove through a redwood grove and when we
reached the coast it was so peaceful it's all unspoiled and untouched.
Oh wow very light it says here that there are tasting notes of
strawberry and grapefruit. This is perfect for summertime so we really like
this la pluma sauvignon Blanc What's great about these little bottles is
you can repurpose them and use them as flower holders or candle holders. But now
I'm moving on... Mike, wanna try next balance of powers
from Napa? So this is the OG, this is the original
granddaddy of them all contrast of flavors and textures has a lot of tannins,
but smooth as silk. Ready to take it on?
all right
hmm how was that one Wow like string the Napa cab this makes
me happy! brings back memories oh yeah Napa Valley...
Wine Train going to all the different wineries checking out all different
wines cabs but I have to say this balance of powers is so good sure wow
you guys did not sleep at night too this is a winner if you guys want a wine
that will truly impress somebody this is not the time oh I feel like I'm on this
vineyard in Napa. So good this tastes like one that you get up one of those $50
tastings in Napa this is one of them
it's delicious this is such a great deal we love these
in good taste wine boxes because they offer you a little bit of everything but
they give you like a rose a perfect for Mother's Day red blend from Napa again
you can't wait to try this Chardonnay but these are huge bottles we were
really surprised these are pretty sizable half bottles we still have
enough for two glasses tomorrow night do you want to purchase your own check out
the link down below or "atlaswines" use that in the checkout as your promo code
and get a little special something off from us okay so this is dinner no movies
the movie that we're watching is bottle shock which talks about the birth of the
wine region Napa Valley how came to be and it's free with ads on YouTube
do so the link right here and the box is normally $65 you can see how big these
bottles are this is not your little mini bottle this is like enough for a very
good pour or two and if you want to check out our videos of these wine
regions I will link them up here and also in the description so check them
out perfect for a road trip which you can do
now during this quarantine time or after whenever you guys feel safe and
comfortable bring a box of wine huh your own picnic enjoy the outdoors enjoy
fresh air and there's nothing better than a great glass of wine!