{"id":4003,"date":"2018-02-25T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2018-02-25T13:32:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:32:58","slug":"wine-food-pairing-livermore-valley-white-blend-coconut-shrimp-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2018\/02\/wine-food-pairing-livermore-valley-white-blend-coconut-shrimp-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine &#038; Food Pairing: Livermore Valley White Blend &#038; Coconut Shrimp Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Texas, you certainly eat your fair share of<!--more--> tacos.<span id='easy-footnote-1-4003' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2018\/02\/wine-food-pairing-livermore-valley-white-blend-coconut-shrimp-tacos\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-4003' title='Yah, I know the whole country and maybe the world eats them too. But we eat them a lot!'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> And there isn\u2019t much we won\u2019t roll into a tortilla. Get a little closer to the Gulf coast, and you\u2019ll certainly find more seafood based tacos. I\u2019ve had fish, shrimp, oyster, calamari, crawfish \u2013 you name it \u2013 tacos. And I generally love them all. So for this month\u2019s white wine paring, I\u2019m going taco. Sort of.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b><i>The Wine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>2015 Murrieta\u2019s Well \u2018The Whip\u2019 White Wine Blend<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4009\" src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-744x558.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-744x558.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-1170x878.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/A3DE4A15-3971-446B-955A-05291D01C36F-585x439.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murrietaswell.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murrieta\u2019s Well<\/a> \u2018The Whip\u2019 White Wine Blend hails from California\u2019s Livermore Valley. I\u2019ve certainly seen my share of wines from Livermore Valley but hadn\u2019t really tasted much from there. This, despite it being one of the oldest wine regions in California. I recall having a wine or two from Concannon and Wente, who are pioneers of the region, but it\u2019s definitely been a minute. For quite a while, Livermore Valley was not known for quality wines, but there seems to be a renaissance of sorts going on. So it\u2019s definitely a great time to discover the wines of the region &#8211; many of which are good values. The nice thing about the region is that many of the wineries are still small, family owned affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Whip\u2019 is an interesting blend of 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon, 30% Chardonnay, 7% Viognier, and 3% Muscat Canelli. Each varietal is fermented separately and then blended together for aging. The wine certainly puts you in a tropical state of mind. A tad bit off-dry (presumably from the Muscat Canelli), it is dominated by melon, pineapple, pear, and floral blossoms followed by a citrusy, lemon-lime finish. Quite smooth and lively in the mouth. This really is an amazing blend of grapes, but it works. And for $16 its hard to go wrong.<span id='easy-footnote-2-4003' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2018\/02\/wine-food-pairing-livermore-valley-white-blend-coconut-shrimp-tacos\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-4003' title='I picked this one up at my local Total Wine store.'><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b><i>The Food<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Coconut Shrimp Lettuce Tacos<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4007 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-744x558.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-744x558.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-1170x878.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-585x439.jpeg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 744px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 744\/558;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4007\" src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-744x558.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-744x558.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-1170x878.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F2665B14-94B3-4470-B5F9-9E3223DD9E06-585x439.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/noscript>Hopefully the powers that be won\u2019t kick me out of the state for foregoing the traditional tortilla. But sometimes you just want something a bit lighter and healthier, so we\u2019re wrapping our \u201ctaco\u201d in lettuce. And yes, the family gave me the side eye. And yes, I had to give Thing 1 and Thing 2 an actual tortilla. But The Husband at least humored me. We topped our crispy coconut shrimp (cooked in coconut oil) with fresh avocado, tomato, and a little salsa. Given the somewhat tropical theme of the meal (coconut screams \u2018tropical\u2019), the Murrieta\u2019s Well White Wine Blend was a nice accompaniment. The sweet coconut and creamy avocado had a similar profile to the tropical fruit in the wine as both had some richness. And the extra heat from the salsa was nicely offset by the off-dry nature of the wine. Now if only it was spring and we were sitting on a tropical island.<\/p>\n<p>Happy pairing and cheers y\u2019all!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live in Texas, you certainly eat your fair share of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170,90],"tags":[388,387,230,79],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wine &amp; Food Pairing: Livermore Valley White Blend &amp; Coconut Shrimp Tacos - The Corkscrew Concierge\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2018\/02\/wine-food-pairing-livermore-valley-white-blend-coconut-shrimp-tacos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wine &amp; Food Pairing: Livermore Valley White Blend &amp; Coconut Shrimp Tacos - 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