This is going to be FUN!
A couple of new products to sample and talk about with the innovative producers that made it happen. Then it’s all about Hearts Ranch Winery!
First up is Mac Anderson one of the 3 partners at Cleveland Kraut www.clevelandkraut.com
After experimenting with various recipes and fermenting techniques, they realized the sauerkraut they were making was surprisingly better than the usual suspects being offered in the grocery stores. Their fresh, crunchy, unpasteurized, probiotic sauerkraut, like grandma made, just wasn’t available on the market. So, they decided to create one – right where Drew & Mac grew up – at the local farmers markets. It took a year of fine-tuning, with the help of constant feedback from customers, chefs, friends, and family before they were ready to launch their naturally fermented sauerkrauts into retail. What better place to start then right here in Cleveland, where people know good sauerkraut.
To us, Cleveland Kraut embodies a spirit of quality, hard work, and authenticity. These are all traits that we reinforce every day when we produce our sauerkraut and run our business. Each quality ingredient is hand-picked and hand-chopped, from our cabbage to each pepper, fermented using a time-tested technique, hand hand coldpacked by a Clevelander before making it’s way to your fridge. We are proud to embrace the City of Cleveland on each pouch of delicious and healthy goods we ship out.
Then it’s all about ChocZero with Rhea Monique www.choczero.com
It started in late 2016 with two goals: to make a sugar free chocolate that was truly delicious and to create a company that cared about its customers. Now, over two years later, we’ve grown a passionate community of chocoholics and have even expanded our product line to contain a variety of sugar free syrups that contain no preservatives.
Rhea says “We’re a gluten free, soy free, and sugar alcohol free company. We use our exclusive monk fruit formula to make a line of products with absolutely no added sugar for the every day sugar free individual’s life.
Finally, Scott Saunders (part of the Saunder’s family behind Hearst Ranch Winery joins us to talk about the winery and the fine Paso Robles wines they produce. Independently, Steve Hearst and Jim Saunders both possess experience, imagination, and the integrity to create great things. Together, their shared vision on sustainable agriculture, resource protection, and historical preservation brought Hearst Ranch Winery to fruition.
Just a few miles inland from the fog-touched hills of San Simeon, in the heart of the Paso Robles Appellation, lie ninety-acres known as Saunder’s vineyard. For over twenty-five years, the clay loam soil and perfect meso-climate there have combined to create award-winning grapes for the Hearst Ranch Winery. www.hearstranchwinery.com
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
The wines of Hearst Ranch Winery in Paso Robles
Many of the Hearst wines are available at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road!