PDX Wine Slushies - A Cool Treat

Do you remember chipotle, sriracha, and salted caramel?  They were in everything. I once had a sriracha margarita. What was I thinking?  I also came across chipotle ice cream and salted caramel green tea. Jeeze, The things we try. But as the fashion industry says "That was so last year".

New Trends

It seems everything has a trend, food (smoothie bowls), fashion (stripes),  music (streaming),  the President (twitter) and of course wine.  So what's the new in-thing in the wine industry? Well to name a few, Prosecco, Bourbon-Barrel Aging and Slushies. I do like a nice glass of bubbly and I am very curious about the Bourbon aging but did someone say slushies? I am so on board. 


Hot Sun Equals Cold Drink 

The weather is getting hot, women are wearing striped bikinis, and foodies are eating smoothie bowls, but I am sure the President is not tweeting about wine. So what goes perfectly with the summer heat? BBQ and Wine slushies of course. 

Did you know we are wine prophets? I kid you not, as a matter of fact, we at Paradocx have have been chatting this up for the last few years. Thanks to our sweet wine pouches.

No Blender Needed - Just Freeze

We have 5 sweet wines that we serve out of pouches. I call it the Capri Sun for adults. Now if we just had a straw big enough. For a quickie slushy, try placing our pouches in the freezer for a few hours then cut off the top. Scrape off the wine into a clear glass and top with sliced fruit, and of course one of those fancy umbrellas. Voila! Wine paradise. 

Below is a list of sweet, slushy-ready wines you can find at all Paradocx locations.

PDX Sweet Wine Pouches

Niagra - A sweet white wine made predominantly from native Niagara grapes has the aroma like stepping into the winery during fermentation each Autumn. A floral nose of spring blossoms and pallet full of peaches and sweet stone fruits.

Catawba - A sweet pink wine made predominantly with native Catawba grapes has a combination of moderate acid and sweet flavors of red fruits, cherries, and grapefruit.

Concord - A sweet red wine made predominantly with native Concord grapes with the characteristics of just picked from the backyard arbor. Fruity flavors of bright red berries, blackberry, and red cherries.

Twine - T-Wine is a sweet white wine blend en-laced with subtle natural tea flavors to create a refreshing taste experience.

Peach Twine - Peach Twine is a sweet white wine blend laced with subtle natural tea and luscious peach flavors to create a refreshing taste experience. 



Channel Your Inner Bartender
 
Here are a couple recipes you can use to make a variety of wine slushies

PDX White Peach 

Serves 2 to 3

3 Cups Frozen Peaches or freeze your own

6 oz Paradocx White Wash, chilled

2 oz Triple Sec

Place ingredients in a blender, puree until smooth. Add a little more wine if too thick and serve immediately. 




Red Rum Slushy

Serves 6 to 8

1 Bottle of Paradocx Barn Red, chilled 

3 Heaping Cups Frozen Strawberries or freeze your own 

1 Cup Spiced Rum

1/4 Cup Triple Sec

2 Tablespoons Fresh Lime Juice 

Sugar to taste


Pour into a blender and puree until smooth. Add more wine or sugar if needed. 


One Final Thought
  

Can you guess what the biggest wine bottle in the world is? A 1,850 liter bottle of red from China. And the smallest? A gorgeous 150 ml bottle of sparkling wine from Greys and Feather called the Bubble. You know what the say about big wine bottles?  "You need a bigger glass"

Way To Go Levante Brewery

In the fall of last year a new law was passed in Pennsylvania that allows local wineries the chance to sell local beer and spirits. In turn, local breweries and distilleries can sell PA wine. Paradocx thought this would be a great opportunity to satisfy the taste of all Pennsylvania customers. Is it fair to Joe Sixpack that Sue Vino has all the fun? Absolutely not. Or maybe it's 98 degrees and what is needed is a light thirst quenching craft lager.


The Day I Retired

In my early beer drinking years I was a self-proclaimed hop head. Yes, it really is a thing. One day after a visit to Two Stones Pub, during the annual IPA day, I was drinking more than my share of the 21 taps. After an unspeakable amount of Bitter Bombs, I finally became hop fatigued. Yes, that's a thing too. So I retired from hoppy beers all together. Certainly not a problem for me. There is no lack of other styles to try. Can you say Imperial Stout? Plenty of choices to get my beer fix on.


Another Shot - I Mean Pint

One of the first beers we brought in was Levante's Chief IPA. This was my first experience with Levante Brewery so I had no idea what to expect. There it is again, an IPA. I get it beer folks, India Pale Ales are the most popular style in America so of course we keep one on tap at all times but what I didn't know was this would be my new favorite IPA. Thankfully it's not a hop bomb. What it is, is an amazing well balanced beer that provides the perfect hop bitterness, aroma, and flavor. Not to boast, but I have certainly turned other "I don't like hoppy beer" drinkers onto Levante's Chief IPA. Just sayin'.





Way To Go Lavante

Recently, while hunting for an event at my favorite week in Philly, Beer Week, I noticed Philly was hosting their annual Best Of  Philly Beer Scene Award ceremony. This is the Oscars for The Philly Beer Industry.

Did you know that was such a thing? I certainly didn't. Shame on me. Putting it on my calendar now. The many Awards given out consisted of Best Bar, Best Brewer, and Best Bar Food. The one that caught my eye was Best Small Brewery of the Year. This category consisted of:

Broken Goblet, Levante,
Naked, Stable 12, &  Stickman.

Winner? You guessed it. Even though I have not experienced everyone in the category, I was not surprised, Levante is just that good.

Around that same time, Levante attended the Phoenixville Beer and Wine Festival, along with Paradocx Vineyard. Levante and Paradocx won the Judges choice award for best Brewery and Winery. "Go Team!"

Levante  Brewery is on fire! You would have thought they have been doing this for years but believe it or not they're only two years old.  To achieve what they have in just two years is quite an accomplishment.  Let me make this simple -  they brew high quality beers and are just as diverse as the big guns.



Where To Get Your Beer On    

Come into one of our beer pouring locations for a pint of award winning Levante brews.

The Market at Liberty Place, Kennett Square is currently serving Chief IPA, Bianco Belgium Wit and Vanilla Porter. At the winery, Landenberg, we are serving Chief IPA, Atmospheric Perspective  - a dry hopped pilsner, Monks Night Out - a Belgium IPA and Kolsch - a light German Ale.


One Final Thought

The world´s most expensive beer is Belgian's "Vielle Bon Secours“. One bottle costs around $1,000. Are you serious? Here's a better way to spend 1,000 bucks. Come to Paradocx during happy hour and pay only $5.00 per pint. For $1,000 you can have about 185 beers. Just not all at once.

Good Things Come In Threes - Paradocx New Releases

You know the old saying "bad things come in threes"?  Just not true. Good things too come in threes. How about 3 French Hens, 3 Bean Salad, 3 Legged Race and my favorite 3 Stooges ?

At Paradocx, we also do great things in threes. Perhaps a white, red, and rose? That's what we recently released as part of our Spring/Summer new wine lineup.

After long anticipation we have released not one, not two, but three fantastic wines! One wine is new to us, the second is a 2013 Vintage released from our cellar and the last one is destined for awards.

On May 13, 2017 our very own wine maker Gabriel Rubilar played host for the afternoon at our tasting room for our spring release party. Gabriel poured the new Viva La Rosa, 2013  Leverage Reserve and our 2016 Yield

Our New Releases

 

Viva La Rosa - A full body, dry Rose wine offering a complex bouquet of currant and strawberries. The floral notes with hints of roses deliver a crisp vibrant finish.

2013 Leverage Reserve - A dry full bodied Bordeaux style wine with layers of black pepper, spices, bell peppers, toasted almond and vanilla lead to a long silky finish.

Yield 2016 - A premium dry white blend, consisting of five different grapes, with aromas of gooseberry, grapefruit, green apples and dried fruit.

Find Our Wines

Our new wines can be found at all four of our locations but The 2013 Leverage Reserve bottles can be purchased by wine club members only.  Don't worry though, non wine club members can still purchase a glass of the reserve at our winery in Landenberg or at The Market at Liberty Place in Kennett Square. 

   

Our Artwork

Take a look at our beautiful labels above. Quite elegant aren't they?  Stay tuned for a behind the scenes look at our very own artist and please post a comment below.

One Final Thought

In Japan there is a spa where you can swim in wine. Why not Save your plane ticket and just fill your bathtub with Paradocx wine. An average tub holds approximately 189 liters .That's about 63 paint cans of Barn Red.  Bring the empty cans back and receive 126 dollars toward your next 63 cans. We do what we can.