I’m watching a just-released Wine Expeditions video about Scott Paul Wines, drinking a strong cup of CDM coffee alongside a slice of moist Harvest Cake.  We thoroughly enjoyed meeting the crew from Wine Expeditions a few weeks back.  Fun, easy-going guys who had done their homework on our area and our wines and were ready to learn more.

The cake?  I like it.  It’s a Patricia Wells recipe.  I love any cake with ground almonds.  It’s not overly sweet and it’s subtle.  It’s even better now, a few days after baking, since the grape juice has seeped into the cake a bit more.  Perfect after a harvest lunch with the whole crew.  I served it the other night after a meal of Beouf D’Oregon, my easier-to-make take on Boeuf Bourguignon.

The coffee?  Good, but not as good as my mother’s, but visions of New Orleans are dancing in my head.  I fly there Friday and will stay the week.  I’m planning to visit, eat and drink.  For those in New Orleans, please come see me!  I’ll be pouring two of our Scott Paul pinots at Hopper’s Wines & Spirits at Uptown Square on Thursday, October 29, from 5-6:30 p.m.

Harvest Cake, recipe by Patricia Wells

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