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Galleano Winery
Domenico Galleano emigrated from Italy with his family in 1913. He and his brothers prospered and bought 160 acres here in the Cacamonga valley in 1927 from col. Esteban Cantu, the first territorial governor of Baja California Norte, who had exiled himself from his native Mexico because of political turmoil.

Commercial wine production had been associated with the Cucamonga Valley since the 1850′s. The Galleano opened their winery in 1933, following the repeal Prohibition. The family’s wine making here spans five generations. The family-owned and operated complex appears much the same now as it did when it was founded.

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Chicken, Mushrooms and Tomatoes with Port Wine
(4 servings)

Ingredients :
4 chicken boneless beast halves (with skin or without)
Salt and pepper to taste
6 whole cloves garlic, peeled
2 Tbsp butter
1/4 pound of small cremini mushrooms
3 Tbsp finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup Galleano Port wine
3/4 pound plum tomatoes, cored and quartered, or 3/4 pound cherry tomatoes, cut in half (about 2 cups)

Directions :
1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Drop garlic into a small saucepan of boiling water, cook for 5 minutes, set aside.
3. Heat butter in a heavy skillet and add chicken pieces. Cook over medium high heat until lightly browned on one side, about 1 minute. Turn and cook about 1 minute on the second side. Add mushrooms and cook, turning chicken occasionally, about 2 minute.
4. Add shallots and the garlic cloves. Add port wine, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Transfer chicken and tomatoes to a warm platter. Cook sauce down a minute or two. Pour onto chicken and serve.

Port

We are very proud of this cellar club exclusive, a port that was blended by 4th generation winemaker Domenic Galleano. It is an Aleatico blend that has been in barrel for several years, lending to its silky texture and dark onion color.
The first impression is of a great medium Tawny Port. You can taste raisins and hints of vanilla with a long intense finish and brown sugar on the nose. Enjoy as an aperitif with roasted nuts or a creamy Gorgonzola cheese. After a good meal this port would pair nicely with an almond cake, mousse or a cigar by the fireplace.

Tasting Notes

Syrah

This rich and beefy style syrah resembles the great Rhone wines of France. It is full of grip and personality with dark cherries, plums and toasty mocha accents on the palate. It is medium to full bodied, with peppery leather and tobacco notes. This wine would be great with duck ragu, mushroom risotto or a herb crusted rack of lamb with a port reduction sauce.
So…L’chaim!’ Salute!
Salud! Cheers!

MAY PEACE, GOOD WILL AND HAPPINESS BE WITH YOU
TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR
ALL OF US AT GALLEANO WINERY

This is a great time to visit the Winery

We have some great Holiday specilas and affordable gifts ready for this holiday season. Our Christmas wine gift baskets include gourmet foods and delicious confections. You can custom order personalized labels which can be added to your basket along with any items you wish to include.
Holidays are a great time to show friends, family, colleagues and clients that they are important to you.

Just in time for the Holidays

Raspberry Champagne
light, sweet and bubbly. This champagne explodes delicious red raspberry flavor on top of hints of pear,
green apple and toasted coconut

Almond Champagne
Dedicate almond flavor layered over pear, green apple, and toasted vanilla. A favorite at holiday celebrations, quiet dinners or a family get-together

   Last month Galleano Winery was honored to host a book singing by distinguished wine writer John Haliman. He presented the group with stories, memories and one of a kind insights into his lifelong study of wine. This is definitely a book worth reading. Thomas Jefferson On wine is an extraordinary gastronomic, cultural, and oenophile adventure through the time of our founding feathers. Detailed and exhaustive look to our third presendents love for wine and joy of life.
   University Press of Jackson Mississippi

Taste History in Glass everyday at Galleano Winery.

Skillet Steak

serves 4

Heat 2 cups of beef stock to boiling. Mix flour into remaining 1/4 cup of cool stock and stir into hot stock with whisk. Add garlic, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, tomato paste and bouillon cubes. Simmer uncovered 45 minutes. Sauté mushrooms in butter until lightly browned. At the end of 45 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook stark 8-10 minutes, turning to cook on both sides(medium rare). Serve with the sauce with the sauce. Garnish with parsley.

Tasting Notes

by Berdan lawson

Member Galleano wine making team

Zinfandel

Vintner Reserve

For this Zinfandel we blended our NV Zinfandel from redwood and stainless steel, with some of our 2005 Syrah that has been aged in two year old American barrels. The point of this was to capture the freshness and fruity characteristics of Zinfandel with the older more complex flavors of the barrel aged Syrah. The result eas nothing short amazing! The red berry and bark fruit of the Zin, matched the spicy okay Syrah and created a delicious full bodied wine with moderate acidity and long finish.
This is the perfect wine to complete a meal with smoky flavored meats. The pepper in the Zinfandel would also pair well with Steak and peppercorns .

Zinfandel

Barrel Select

With this Zinfandel we were trying to create a wine where the adage “Old meets new” could come together in perfect harmony. This is a blend of 60% Zinfandel from the 2009 vintage and 40% Zinfandel from 2005 Lopez Ranch that was aged in French oak for 3 years. The freshness of the 2009 really comes through with blackberry, raspberry and earth, while on the finish the 2005 takes over with notes of vanilla, nutmegs and cigar box. The wine is tremendously complex and tasty at the same time. ‘The finish seem to go on forever and while the tannins are softened up by 2005, we feel that the wine could age at least 3 more years. Pair this wine with such diverse dishes as Roast Pork to Bar-B-Q anything!

When seving Wine rembember the traditional rule

White before red

Young before old

Light before Robust

Dry before sweet

2010 Awards list to date

2005 Zinfandel Port

Gold, Best of Varietal, Best of Class
2010 Jerry Mead New Qorkd Intl. Wine Comp
Gold
2010 Pacific Rim Wine Comp.
Sliver
2010 Orange County Wine Society Wine Comp.

2008 Pioneers’s Legendary Zinfandel

Sliver
2010 Jerry Mead New World Intl, Wine comp

Ancient Angelica

Gold, Best of Class
2010 Pacific Rim Wine Comp.
4 Star Gold
2010 Orange County Wine Society Wine Comp.
Silver
2010 Jerry Mead New World Intl. Wine Comp

Dos Rancheros Zinfandel

Silver
2010 Pacific Rim Wine Comp.
Silver
2010 Riverside Int. Wine Comp.

Wine Makes daily living easier,
less hurried, with fewer tensions
and home tolerance
- Bemjamin Franklin

Port is not for the very young, the vain and active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher.
- Evelyn Waugh

Chicken and Red Wine Sauce

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon paprica
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup red wine
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high
heat. Cook garlic in oil until tender. Place chicken in the skillet and cook about 10 minutes on each side until no longer pink and juices run clear.

Drain oil from skillet. Sprinkle chicken with paprica and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Pour red wine around chicken. Cover and simmer about 15 to 20 minutes; lightly baste chicken with wine sauce while cooking. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Chardonnay is back !

It is 2008 from Paso Robles, light and aromatic with hints of pineapple, medium acidity and a buttery finish.

Did You Know that

Chardonnay is actually a little village in the Macconnais (Burgundy region of France ) and originally meant “thistle covered place” Chardonnay is female given name in united states

Charadonny is the vine that produces French Chabls

There are more than 3,000 Chardonnay brands around the globe

It is the grape preferred by makers of fine Champagne

Oaked Chardonnay smells and tastes tasty, smoky or has a hint of vanilla

Chardonnay itself has fruity aromas that range from apple, in cooler wine regions, to tropical fruits in warmer regions.

Winery and Picnic Gardens Open

Monday – Saturday 9-6

Sunday 10.30-5

Portugal has Port, Spain has Sherry, Sicily has Marsala- and California has Angelica. Angelica is California’s original wine, named after of Los Angeles. This sweet, fortified dessert wine has been made in the state for more than two centuries, primarily made from Mission grapes. The art of wine making come with Spanish Padres in the late 1700′s Each mission was to be as economically self-sufficient as possible. Agriculture was a key element in mission planning. The padres had to locate the mission near a reliable source of water and good soil. The choice of crops was easy since the climate of California resembles that of Spain. Wine making in the mission was necessary for two reasons: First, wine is necessary for the celebration of the Roman Catholic mass. Second, wine was the table beverage of the Padres.

California wine first originated in Los Angeles. The first California vineyards on record devoted to commercial table wine were planted along the banks of the Los Angeles River near what is now the city center and approximately on the site where Union Station (Amtrak) is located. The first commercial vineyard was planted in 1849 and the vineyards quickly expanded eastward to Cucamonga, where vineyards still remain, producing outstanding wines.

Our Ancient Angelica is a superb, rich, and golden dessert wine. We hope you enjoy this unique bit history from the Cucamonga Valley’s 19th century wines.

“Perhaps in your visits to the winery you have read or heard the word Cucamonga but really don’t know what irt means. Cucamonga is one of the few places in California to retain its old Indian name . It is said to be derived from “Cucamongabit”, meaning “Land of Many Springs.”

Taste History in a glass everyday at Galleano Winery