Winemakers: Stocking Up the 'Dream 'Fridge'

 

"With harvest approaching, what is your dream fridge stocked with? I'm guessing hoagie ingredients, potato salad, steaks, hard-boiled eggs, beer, gallons of iced tea, and bottled water, for a start ... what else?"

To those of who are wondering how to pamper your hard-working enologists during harvest, here are the comments and shopping lists we received from men and women winemakers around the world.  What would you add to the list?

Beer, chips & salsa, beer, burger fixins and more beer

Scott Klann, Twisted Oak, Calaveras County, CA

 

Pecan pie, pork chops, wine

Bob Bell, Vancouver, BC

 

Vitamin water, jerky, big hunks of cheese and beer. You know what they say about making wine and beer.

Patrick Carrico, Medford, OR

 

Lots of bubbles, pretzels (honey whole wheat from TJs), bananas, nuts, diet red bull, sandwiches and pretty much anything I can eat while driving forklift...beer is soo overrated. yep, i said it!

Derby Wine Estates, Paso Robles

 

It can get cool quickly here, especially for the night shift, so fridge: good cheeses, and a crock pot filled with hearty soups, stews and chili.

Firesteed Cellars, Willamette Valley, OR

 

A perpetual giant casserole of real macaroni and cheese made with cream and full of chunks of feta, sharp cheddar and whatever other cheese sounds good -- baked with a crust on top. Some italian sausage and fresh spinach in there too maybe. Butter lettuce salad with sugar snap peas, chevre, pine nuts and raw grated beets. Beer. MEXICAN FOOD! A little plate of grilled scallops, garlic thyme sauteed summer squash and quinoa ready to be microwaved and consumed with a glass of rose'. Mashed potatoes -- again, real ones made with cream, and more beer. Real Dim Sum like you can't get around here. Sheesh, I can't stop! Forget about dried snacks -- its gotta be fresh real food.

Glenna Thompson, Paso Robles, CA

 

Bear Republic Racer 5.

John Holdredge, Napa, CA

 

Bread, beer, cheese, coffee, meat and hope.

Brian Morrison, London and France

 

Beer, beer and more ice cold beer (locally brewed, of course!)

Amy Lillard, France