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The
Wines and Suggested Food Pairings
In
cooperation with the chefs of restaurants in and around
Livingston County, the York Historical Society has initiated
a series of groundbreaking events to identify foods that
pair especially well with these heritage wines, and dishes
that benefit from their inclusion as an ingredient. As these
foods are identified they will be listed in this section.
In some cases recipes will also be published.
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Canal Boat
Red
Produced
without the addition of non-grape sugar, this deliciously
sweet Finger Lakes varietal Concord is produced by the region's
second oldest winery, Eagle Crest, founded in 1872 as O-Neh-Da.
The Warrens grew many grape varieties in their large vineyard
in York, and as early as 1860 their Concord wine was among
the award winners. From 1840, farm products like wine could
be shipped from York via canal.
- Serve
well chilled, or mulled.
- Try
it with cheddar cheese, apples, apple pie, kielbasa.
- Pair
it with any chocolate dessert, carrot cake, cheesecake,
or as a dessert itself.
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Deacon's
Delight
This varietal Catawba produced by Swedish Hill Vineyards (2008
NY Winery of the Year and 2008 recipient of the coveted Governor's
Cup) is fruity and sweet. The name commemorates New York's
first successful commercial winegrower, Samuel Warren, who
served for many years as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher
in York's Congregational Church. Catawba surely figured in
his earliest vintage - in 1832.
- Serve
well chilled.
- Try
it with spicy stuffed peppers, turkey, ham, hard sausage,
winter squash, and sweet potatoes.
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Fidelia
This
delicately fruity, semi-sweet varietal rosé of Isabella,
produced by Goose Watch Winery, earned a gold medal in the
2008 Long Beach (CA) Grand Cru competition, and in 2009 was
judged the Best Rosé of the entire show. The wine is
named for Samuel and Sarah Warren's first child. Had their
brilliant daughter Fidelia lived another month, she'd have
been one of the nation's first female physicians.
- Serve
well chilled.
- Try
it with turkey,
ham, soft cheese, fettucini Alfredo, any winter squash or
sweet potato dish, fruits, and desserts.
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Miner's
Diamond
In
July 2008, this fruity, semisweet wine from Goose Watch tied
for best white wine of the entire show at the
large Long Beach (CA) Grand Cru competition. In January 2010
it received a "Judges' Choice" award at the huge
San Francisco Chronicle Competition. The Diamond was bred
in nearby Brighton around 1870. The wine's name commemorates
generations of salt miners in York. Although in 1834 Samuel
was the first there to strike salt brine, he wouldn't sell
the mineral rights. His sons later helped develop this important
resource.
- Serve
well chilled.
- Try
it with artichoke dip, Cobb salad, crab cakes, pork tenderloin,
pork chops, filet of sole, spicy oriental dishes, main dish
chicken salad, cheese, and fruits.
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Pioneer
This
off-dry, sparkling hard cider with an aroma of the Northern
Spy apple is the most popular in Bellwether Hard Cider's
lineup. New York State's first successful commercial winegrower,
young
"log cabin pioneer" Samuel Warren, was recognized
as an expert horticulturist. He was grafting fruit trees
in York and the Genesee Country in the 1820s. Surely he
grafted the attractive Northern Spy, developed in nearby
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Union
Lad
This
unique sweet, dark red Niagara blend, is Deer Run Winery's
most popular wine. It is based on the Niagara grape, developed
in Lockport, NY. The wine's name commemorates Harlan Warren,
who left York in 1862 - with his dying abolitionist father
Samuel's blessing - to serve in the Union army. It honors
the many men from this state who gave their lives so that
others might be free.
- Serve
well chilled.
- Try
it with kielbasa, chocolate fudge cake or any chocolate
dessert, carrot cake, peanut butter cake, poured over ice
cream, or as a dessert itself.
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