Our 30 Days of Local Wine campaign takes place throughout the entire month of December. Each day we’ll be featuring a different local wine from several of the Essex Pelee Island Coast wineries along with recipes for food, cocktails (yes, wine cocktails), desserts, party tips and more. Click here for the complete list of 30 wines.
Also, we want to see how you enjoy your local wine. We encourage you to use the #30DLW hashtag on Instagram to win prizes like a day for 2 on a tandem bicycle on our award winning Wine Trail Ride Cycling Tours. Click here for more details on the 30 Days of Local Wine Contest.
The only Rosé to be featured in this years 30 Days of Local Wine, Cooper’s Hawk Vineyard has created a sweet wine lovers’s dream!
Irresistible floral mandarin, strawberry, mint and cotton candy aromas lead to a palate of honey, strawberry jam, watermelon and finish with a touch of ginger.
Pair this wine with salads, sharp cheeses and any oil based dressings. Their customers love it with dark chocolate too! That being said, chef Michael Boucher of Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards provided the perfect chocolate recipe to pair with.
Chocolate Pumpkin Brownies
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup AP flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (or pureed pumpkin or sweet potato)
- 6 tbsp oil (You can omit, but be warned: the brownies will be gummy)
- 4 tbsp 35% cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips (not optional)
