The Greene Grape Blog
Meatballs, Terrines, Corned Beef, Oh My!
Winter time means comfort food, and our butchers have been hard at work creating a range of meat dishes, for you to cook at home, re-heat, or enjoy as is! If your appetizers need a little boost, try a shmear of Bacon Jam, or our smoky Beet Spread, a tasty combo of sweet beets and smoked duck, pork and chicken. And the charcuterie counter is hosting two patés, a lamb and pork Country Paté, and a spreadable Cider Braised Rabbit Terrine.
When your entree needs a bit of creativity, we’ve got Rabbit Meatballs which have a little pork, Gruyere cheese, tarragon and mustard, and can be quickly cooked at home and served with many of our fresh vegetables in our produce case. But if pasta’s on the menu, you can’t go wrong with our 4-Meat Bolognese, made from beef, lamb, veal and pork. And certainly don’t forget all of our sausages, made in house regularly!
For lunch, we’re excited to share our newest addition to the counter: House made Corned Beef.
All of our meat treats are made from animals raised with care and love at Slope, Arcadian Pastures, and Kinderhook Farms.
Domaine Cayron Gigondas 2008
In this morning’s New York Times wine column on Gigondas, the elephant in the room was the 2008 Gigondas from Domaine du Cayron, a wine that wasn’t even in the tasting but seems to have made an indelible impression on chief wine critic Eric Asimov.
Despite finding the Gigondas he sampled as overall “sound, fruity, generous wines,” Eric Asimov seemed haunted by the “ravishing” “perfectly refreshing” Cayron with “the great wash of plummy, berry fruit anchored by an earthy, almost gravelly foundation.” Even after devoting a whole column to discussing the wines in the tasting, he rhapsodized that “I can’t forget the earthy, licorice-tinged ’08 Domaine du Cayron that I drank at home. Even if it wasn’t in the tasting, it’s the benchmark I use for how enjoyable Gigondas can be.”
Intrigued at what kind of wine could inspire such devotion, we tracked down just 24 bottles of the Domaine du Cayron Gigondas 2008 ($29.50) and are happy to offer them first come, first served to those calling us at (718) 797-9463.
