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Blending Trials: How Red Blends Are Made

February 9, 2025
A Closer Look at how Blends are Made! From the outside looking in, winemaking is a glamorous profession filled with days spent drinking wine, nibbling cheese, and wandering the vineyards. And while we do all of that, that is a small percentage of the job. As our winemaker Russell often...
North Fork Travel Guides

North Fork Itinerary: Valentines Day Weekend 2025

January 31, 2025
Valentines Day Weekend is almost here! We have put together a weekend itinerary of interesting events and cozy restaurants for you to enjoy! Here are 3 North Fork Valentines Day weekend itineraries! Friday, February 14th  3:00-4:30PM: Kick off the weekend with Raclette & Wine for Two at our tasting room! 5:00-7:00PM: Dinner...
Winery & Vineyard: Behind the Scenes

Vintner’s Choice: A New Wine Club Level

January 14, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of our brand New Wine Club level. We invite you to join the Vintner's Choice Wine Club! A highly asked for club level, Vintner's Choice Wine Club features four (4) bottles of wine pre-selected each quarter—in March, June, September & December—by the Suhru...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Lamb Roulade & Shiraz

January 5, 2025
One of my favorite things about the winter months is that when it is cold outside—all I want to do is cook and drink red wine! One of our latest dinners was roast leg of lamb roulade over a bed of root vegetables.We paired it with a glass of Shiraz...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Holiday Appetizers and Red Blends

December 15, 2024
One of our most popular wines this and every time of the year is our Bordeaux style red blends—the Suhru Ember and Lieb Estate Meritage. As two of our favorite wines we have a wide variety of excellent food pairings and these two are always a crowd favorite, whether you...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Holiday Appetizers with Shiraz & Merlot

December 8, 2024
As we gear up for the December holidays, I find myself constantly looking for a fresh and new appetizers! Throughout the month of December we will be sharing a few of our favorites on the blog, each Wednesday—follow along for holiday inspiration! Baked brie is the best appetizer, there I've...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Baked Mac & Cheese with Merlot

December 4, 2024
There are few dishes that provide more warmth, satisfaction, and comfort than homemade mac & cheese! Maybe it's just me, but there is something completely irresistible about hot cheese no matter its form, but if I had to pick a favorite way to eat it, this recipe takes the cake...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Holiday Appetizer Recipe with Sauvignon Blanc

December 1, 2024
As we gear up for the December holidays , I find myself constantly looking for a fresh and new appetizer to bring to the many holiday celebrations with family and friends! Throughout the month of December we will be sharing a few of our favorites on the blog, each Wednesday—follow...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Roast Leg of Lamb & Cabernet Franc

November 17, 2024
The cold weather is upon us! With the change of seasons, I am shifting my cooking focus to heartier, slow-roasted meals and richer red wines. Such as our Cabernet Franc, which will warm you up from the inside out! A staple cold-weather meal in my house is Roasted Leg of...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Chicken Scarpariello & Suhru Ember

November 10, 2024
  Frankly, we are a little bummed that Chicken Scarpariello recipes are often missing on menus at Italian restaurants, or you see it jazzed up so much that it lost its original rustic charm. Ember being a Bordeaux style red blend, makes it an excellent wine to pair with food...
Wine Guides

Meritage: It rhymes with Heritage

November 6, 2024
We wine nerds love our French words!  We’ll sprinkle in words like terrior, veraison, and methode champanoise whenever possible. However, the Lieb Cellars Estate Meritage gets its name from the American based Meritage Alliance, not from our friends in France. Meritage—it rhymes with Heritage! In 1988, a group of American...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Merlot & Losh Kebabs

November 3, 2024
  It was tempting to just throw a burger recipe in here because thats what we love to have with Merlot on the regular—however that just seemed a little too lazy. What we stumbled upon was actually much, MUCH better. We highly recommend giving Losh Kebabs a try! If you're...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Apple Tart & Dry Riesling

October 27, 2024
One of the many joys of Fall is apple picking, however once you get all of those delicious apples home, the question is always what to do with them? There are only so many sweet apple dishes a girl can eat! While I love making apple pies and crisps, I...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

What to Pair with Your Thanksgiving Dinner

October 23, 2024
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we’ve pulled together a few of our favorite wines to pair with Thanksgiving dinner to give you   some inspiration when you’re planning your own holiday meal. The most important thing to remember when it comes to pairing is there are no wrong answers! However if you’re...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Sauvignon Blanc & Grilled Lobster

October 20, 2024
  Sauvignon Blanc and Lobster, this pairing barely needs an introduction. Is there a more classic pairing? But when was the last time you finished your lobster on the grill?! The grill is the optimal lobster cooking method! Not only does the direct heat impart a new set of flavors,...
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Teroldego: A Staff Favorite

October 16, 2024
Without a doubt, Suhru Teroldego is a Staff Favorite at Suhru & Lieb Vineyards.  Of course the wine is delicious—and our visitors love trying it and taking it home.  But, because Teroldego is not a common grape in the United States, it’s the ‘nicknames’ we hear from our guests that...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Lamb Meatballs & Cabernet Franc

October 13, 2024
One of the most classic Cabernet Franc pairings is Lamb and Cabernet Franc. Lamb gets a bad rep in the US—I think because of all the mint jelly. Growing up with an Australian father (aka our winemaker Russell Hearn) lamb was a staple in our house, leg of lamb, roast...
Winery & Vineyard: Behind the Scenes

How Red Wine is Made

October 9, 2024
Over the last week the focus in the winery has switched over to the red harvest. So we thought we'd take a quick moment to review how red wine is made. Once our red fruit has been hand-harvested and delivered by tractor to the winery, the grapes are destemmed. The...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Sparkling Rosé & Fritto Misto di Mare

October 6, 2024
  There’s just no way around it—dry sparkling wines and fried foods are a match made in heaven! No matter what else we pair our bubbly wines with, we always come back around to these salty, crispy, rich bites. If you’re not into seafood, try a mix of veggies instead...
Food & Wine Pairings and Recipes

Baked Brie & Teroldego

September 29, 2024
It may seem the obvious choice, but you can never go wrong with a baked brie! Hot, gooey cheese? Yes please! However if you are looking for an elevated approach I highly recommend dressing this classic appetizer up with a handful of chopped nuts, fresh fruit or fruit jam and...