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7 月, 2019

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THE BIG REVEAL

Regular wine consumers care a lot about sustainability. That’s the bottom line from new research, conducted this spring by Wine Intelligence, into how shoppers view sustainable winegrowing. A survey of 2,000 regular drinkers, combined with results from focus groups, revealed that a large majority is interested in purchasing sustainable wine in the future, will pay more for it (an average of $3 more per bottle), and views certification logos on wine labels as helpful and credible. Younger consumers especially—Millennials and Gen Z respondents of legal drinking age—take note of sustainable practices and like to see sustainable certification on wine.

The Pour

Which Wine?

When you have guests over for dinner, the “welcome pour” makes a big impression. Get some California rosé into those glasses immediately and people will remember your hospitality long after they’ve forgotten whether the salmon was perfectly cooked. California vintners make refreshing rosés from red grapes of every type, from Pinot Noir to Zinfandel to Cabernet Sauvignon. Play the field to find the brands you love. The most popular ones disappear by midsummer, so stash away a few bottles to make sure you’re covered.

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The Recipe

馬鈴薯佛卡夏佐橄欖和迷迭香

Welcome guests to your home for dinner with a glass of California rosé and a slice of warm olive focaccia. If you’ve baked the focaccia hours before, you can reheat it quickly in a hot oven, although it’s plenty tasty at room temperature, too. Pack it on a picnic or a hike with your favorite salumi and cheeses. Or adapt the topping to showcase a seasonal fresh vegetable, like halved cherry tomatoes or strips of roasted sweet pepper. Adding cooked potato to the dough produces an especially moist and tasty result.

Wine suggestion: 加州白蘇維濃 (California Sauvignon Blanc) 或玫瑰紅酒 (Rosé)

Potato Focaccia

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 磅(250 克)帶皮育空黃金馬鈴薯
  • 1 1⁄2 茶匙活性乾酵母
  • 3 3⁄4 杯(465 克)未漂白多用途麵粉,外加一些供作揉麵團使用
  • 2 1⁄2 茶匙粗鹽或海鹽,外加一些供作播撒使用
  • 1⁄4 杯(60 毫升)特級初榨橄欖油,外加一些供作塗抹和涮刷使用
  • 24 顆加州橄欖,去核並切半
  • 1 1⁄2 茶匙新鮮迷迭香葉碎末或乾燥奧勒岡葉,碾成碎末

做法

把馬鈴薯放進一個小湯鍋,加水至蓋過 1 吋(2.5 公分)。不需加鹽。以大火加熱至沸騰後,調整熱度以保持燜煮,直到馬鈴薯皮脫落且鬆軟為止,15 分鐘或更久,取決於大小。

關火,保留約 1-1/3 杯(330 毫升)煮馬鈴薯的水,然後瀝乾。當馬鈴薯冷卻到可以料理時,去皮後放入壓泥器或配有底網片的食物研磨器,把馬鈴薯泥壓入碗內。如果您沒有壓泥器或食物研磨器,就用搗泥棒來把馬鈴薯搗成泥。

把煮馬鈴薯的水冷藏直到其冷卻成華氏 105 度至 115 度(攝氏 40 度至 46 度)為止。把 1/3 杯(80 毫升)冷藏的馬鈴薯水倒入一個大碗內並灑入酵母。讓其軟化約 3 分鐘,然後用叉子攪拌溶解並放置靜待起泡,約 10 分鐘。

同時,在一個碗內,放入麵粉和鹽並攪拌混合。

加入橄欖油、馬鈴薯泥,和剩餘的一杯(250毫升)馬鈴薯水到發酵的酵母中。攪拌混合後,再慢慢加入麵粉,用一根木匙攪拌直到麵團脫離碗邊。讓麵團留在碗內,用手輕揉直到平滑後,加入一點麵粉讓麵團不會黏手。您需要的麵粉應不超過 1 到 2 湯匙。把麵團塑成一個球狀,並稍微裹上一層橄欖油。用保鮮膜把碗蓋緊,讓麵團發酵成雙倍大,約 1-1/2 至 2 個小時。

把麵團打下來。使用 1 湯匙橄欖油,在一張 11 x 17 吋(28 x 43 公分)的烘焙紙底部和四邊都塗上一層油。把麵團移到烘焙紙上。用沾油的手指頭把麵團戳揉成長方形,符合烤盤的大小。麵團現在有彈性並且會彈回去。如果
在您把麵團攤平成烤盤形狀時感到有阻力,那麼就讓麵團靜置 5 分鐘後再試一次。如果它還是會從邊緣彈回去,就再靜置 5 分鐘後再試一次。在兩次靜置之後您應該就能夠把麵團攤平,但是若麵團並未完全填滿烤盤面積,也不用擔心。讓麵團發酵,不加蓋,直到完成發酵為止,約 1-1/2 小時。

在麵團發酵期間,把烤箱預熱至華氏 400 度(攝氏 200 度)。如果您有披薩石(或烤磚),放入烤箱中層進行預熱;理想上是在開始烘焙之前預熱至少 30 分鐘。

把橄欖鋪在佛卡夏麵包表面,以均勻間隔方式排放,然後一顆顆地壓入固定。用一湯匙的橄欖油輕刷麵團表面,然後撒放迷迭香以及一小撮鹽。把烤盤放在烤石上(如果使用的話),並讓佛卡夏烤到呈現金黃色為止,約 20 至 25 分鐘時間,時間烤至中途時把烤盤前後兩面加以對調。

立即用一把長形金屬製抹刀滑入佛卡夏底部,確定其並未黏附在烘焙紙上,然後把佛卡夏放到涼架上冷卻。用麵包刀把佛卡夏切分成想要的份量,在麵包還暖和或室溫的情況下享用。

做出一個 11 x 17 吋(28 x 43 公分)大小的佛卡夏

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Certified sustainable producer Jordan Winery, owner of the Wine Country Table website and magazine, consents to Wine Institute’s use of its trademark for this book. Find food, wine, entertaining and travel tips at www.winecountrytable.com.