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FOOD AND DRINK
Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 17, 2016
TABLE FOR TWO by Peter Dills
thechefknows@yahoo.com
WINE FOR $11 YOU BET !!!!
Autumn is just around the corner, but we still can’t rely on the temperatures so I am not ready to
bring out the heavy Cabs just yet I wanted to give some attention to the oldest winery in Los Angeles.
What you say Mr. Dills? Haven’t you have covered all the wine regions of California and never once
mentioned our neighbors in Los Angeles as a juice producer, San Antonio Winery on Lamar in Los
Angeles is indeed a wine producer in fact, San Antionio/Maddalena produces over 650,000 cases of
wine per year putting it in the top 25 of all California Wines Sales. Yes friends the juice is produced
through California
As I mentioned numerous times the Chardonnay grape has found a nice home here in California,
the grape is used in many sparkling wines and of chardonnay my pick this week is the Maddalena
Chardonnay, barrel fermentation and grapes that are sourced from Monterey, this is a splendid wine for
dinner pairings, are you are an “oaky” chardonnay fan the Maddalena has fruit and oak toast smell and a
well balanced finish. I would say that this wine has PTA. (potential to age) though with chardonnay don’t
let is sit too long. My recommended
dinner pairing is a roasted chicken
with plenty of garlic along with
sides of fresh fruit.
Sideways Note: San Antonio does
offer tours of their downtown LA
winery. Call
For more information
Dills Score
Each week I will give you my Dills
Score. I have added points for
value. I’m starting with a base of 50
points; I added 8 points for color, 8
points for aroma or “nose”, 8 points
for taste, 8 points for finish, and 8
points for my overall impression, which includes my value rating.
Total Score 90
Retails for ~ $16.00 On sale for ~ $11 at area markets including Vons and Pavilions
Email Peter at thechefknows@yahoo.com twitter kingofcuisineSun at 7 PM Join me for my radio
show on KLAA AM 830 on Sundays at 5 PM
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Madre, CA
91024
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