{"id":7896,"date":"2019-10-12T16:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T16:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.burnedatthesteak.com\/blog\/?p=7896"},"modified":"2019-10-12T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T16:54:33","slug":"joseph-jane-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.burnedatthesteak.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/12\/joseph-jane-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Jane Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phew!\u00a0 It’s been a nutty summer!\u00a0 I have so many events to catch you up on!\u00a0 Next up, is yet another fun event at Joseph Jane Winery.\u00a0 There’s been so many….this one was a low country boil.\u00a0 Except I don’t call it that.\u00a0 I call it the Basil & Sage high country boil.\u00a0 I mean, we are in the Pacific Northwest after all.<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t been to Joseph Jane yet, I suggest you get on it.\u00a0 I’m there a lot.\u00a0 Well….more than most wineries.\u00a0 We’ve had several events there, the wine is exceptional, they serve local craft beers, and now there’s a wood fired pizza oven.\u00a0 All of that can be enjoyed on a fantastic patio complete with a firepit.\u00a0 What else is there?!<\/p>\n

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Since moving here a few years ago, I’ve seen the husband half of that team, Leon, really grow and blossom.\u00a0 After meeting the other half of the team, Kayla, and marrying and starting their own fledgling family, I’ve seen Leon’s wine really take off.\u00a0 The Chardonnay is super approachable and frankly, a little too easy drinking.\u00a0 Ok, I’m speaking for myself.\u00a0 Ha!\u00a0 The reds Leon is putting out are all the things you’d expect from ten year old bottles….complex and long finishing.<\/p>\n

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Every year, we do a dinner or two as a donation and Leon and Kayla have always been hospitable and supportive.\u00a0 This year, they opened up their home to us again and we are so grateful for their generosity.\u00a0 Everyone was in attendance, including Swing From The Vines and some of Elizabeth’s children.\u00a0 We even had live music!<\/p>\n

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What is a high country boil, anyway?\u00a0 Basically, I swap out corn for artichokes, I do several dipping aiolis, and at least two different flavors of clarified butter.\u00a0 And that’s really it.\u00a0 This year I caught the dungeness crab myself with the help of our friend, Lem.\u00a0 He even helped me catch the tuna!\u00a0 It’s good to have friends!\u00a0 \u00a0We added cold water lobster tails, and the largest shrimp I could find.\u00a0 The boil pot was huge!\u00a0 I delegated that to Hubs.\u00a0 He’s got the muscles.<\/p>\n

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But before all that, we had to have some alligator.\u00a0 Because why not?\u00a0 Alright, alright….I fried it and put it on a salad.\u00a0 The amuse bouche was my line caught tuna with a wee bit of caviar.\u00a0 Because caviar!\u00a0 The sorbet was peach and simply perfect.\u00a0 We couldn’t decide on dessert so we had two; bite sized eclairs and poached pears in chocolate sauce.\u00a0 Elizabeth even made dish towel bibs.\u00a0 I got to keep one!\u00a0 It was definitely a party for the books.\u00a0 There’s even a video of the end of the night debauchery.\u00a0 Kayla looks so cute expecting their second baby!<\/p>\n