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Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 9, 2016 10 FOOD AND DRINK Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 9, 2016 10 FOOD AND DRINK 
It’s time to give the small retailer some love and affection. Fred and Lewy Fedial have owned 
Gerlach’s Liquor store in Pasadena for many years. I think when I was a student at nearby Blair 
High School is when they took over. These guys truly know their wines. Recently I talked to owner 
Fred on how they buy wines for their limited space and how they can compete with the big box 
boys. Fred told me straight out they can’t compete, but where else can you go where the owners 
have gone to over 200 wine tastings and their knowledge of wines is available on a day to day basis? 
I asked Fred to give me a stand-out good value wine. I was told that when they do find a wine that 
they can personally recommend they simply buy more of it so they can pass the savings on to their 
customers. 
Fred suggested one that I wrote 
about several years ago, Leese 
Fitch’s Cabernet Sauvignon 
from Sonoma County. A steal 
at $11 a bottle, this cabernet 
sauvignon is a blend of 
cabernet sauvignon California 
grapes from the region. I first 
sampled the Leese-Fitch at 
the Sonoma Wine Festival, 
and Fred’s recommendation 
is right on! This cabernet 
goes great with a goat cheese 
salad, crusty sourdough bread, 
or even goat cheese pizza. 
The blending of this cabernet 
TABLE FOR TWO by Peter Dillsthechefknows@yahoo.com 
brings the alcohol content 
down to a modest 13.5%. Its flavor starts with a hint of blackberry and then somehow bursts into a 
dark cherry, with notes of vanilla that come from the French and American oak barrels. 

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world’s most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is 
grown in nearly every major wine-producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from 
Canada’s Okanagan Valley to Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley where it found new homes in places like 
California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, Napa Valley, and Sonoma. Its popularity is often attributed 
to its ease of cultivation—the grapes have thick skins and the vines are hardy and naturally low-
yielding, budding late to avoid frost and other dangers. 

Leese–Fitch Cabernet 2014 retails for $14, and can be found on sale at many fine retailers for $12. I 
found this bargain at Gerlach’s on Fair Oaks in Pasadena. 

Dills Score: 89 

Each week I will give you my Dills Score. Starting with a base of 50 points, I have added points for 
value - 8 points for color, 8 points for aroma or “nose”, 8 points for taste, 7 points for finish, and 8 
points for my overall impression, which includes my value rating. 

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ANTIPASTO SALAD 
INGREDIENTS: 

1 cup (6 ounces) uncooked orzo 
6 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths 
2/3 cup bottled Italian dressing 
1 (4-ounce) jar fancy pimientos, drained and diced 
8 cups torn salad greens 
4 large ripe plum tomatoes, sliced 
12 small balls fresh mozzarella 
1 (6-ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained 
8 thin slices baked ham, cut in half lengthwise 
16 long, thin breadsticks 


DIRECTIONS: 

Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the orzo and cook it according to thepackage directions, or just until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the beans to the water for the last 2 minutes 
of cooking. Drain out the hot water, rinse the orzo and beans under cold water, and drain againwell. Return the cooked ingredients to the pot. Add 1/4 cup of the dressing and the pimientos and tossto mix. 

Arrange the salad greens on individual plates. Divide the tomatoes, cheese, and artichoke heartsevenly among the plates and then drizzle each salad with the remaining dressing. Top each salad witha helping of orzo. 


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