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Bacioni-Braised Short Ribs

Cooking with Linganore Wines: Bacioni-Braised Short Ribs By: Matthew Lorman   The winter weather is upon us, and what better way to warm up than with a plate of our hearty Bacioni-Braised Short Ribs. Serve these alongside roasted garlic mashed potatoes or creamy Parmesan polenta for a meal that is sure to impress the whole family!   Ingredients: 5 pounds bone-in beef short ribs, cut into 2” pieces Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 large onions, peeled and chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 3 tablespoons all-purpose…

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Red Wine Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Cooking with Linganore Wines: Red Wine Chocolate Fudge Brownies By: Matthew Lorman   The question of what to do with that last little bit of wine in the bottle always puzzles me (mostly because wine doesn’t last long at a party with good friends). An open bottle of wine never tastes as good the next day as it does the day it’s opened. So what do you do with it? Do you save it? My response is always to cook with it! Add wine to certain recipes can create a remarkable flavor experience that few other ingredients can achieve. Many…

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An Aellen History Lesson

Happy Day to everyone! So today we are taking a walk into history.  I’d like to tell you a little bit about our family.  Specifically, our dad’s side of the family.  All of our grandparents are from Europe, and so there is a rich history – including wine and, yes, it goes without saying – food too. In the tasting room, there is a “Coat of Arms” hanging in the hallway that goes from the steps to the Abisso Hall into the Tasting room.  This is the “Aellen Family Crest”.  Yes – our last name is Aellen – and for…

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Out With The Old and In With…A New Vineyard??

Good Afternoon!  We hope everyone is having a good day today – knowing there are some of you who are just getting back in the swing of things, having been off for the holiday break…maybe even wishing you had another day off…while some of you are just happy to be back at work(!) Today we are talking with Eric about the vineyards.  We seem to have less of them, and perhaps I am not here often enough, but I think one of our vineyards got eaten up overnight by a really big groundhog (and their family too – must be…

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