The Vikings once called North America «Vinland» for the bounty
of wild grapes they spotted, but varieties native to our shores aren't the best for making wine due to a «foxy,» or earthy, taste.
Vines bend under the weight of massive tangles
of wild grapes, and two introduced bands of Przewalski's horses — the closest living relatives of Europe's original horses — roam free.
The name Lambrusca or Lambrusco comes from Latin «labruscum» meaning fruit
of the wild grape.
Almost every species
of wild grape in the modern world is purple, red, or blue.
Not exact matches
He digged it and cleared it
of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst
of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield
grapes, but it yielded
wild grapes.
(Jeremiah 2:21) The prophets wonder why after all the trouble God took to bring the vine out
of Egypt and carefully plant it and care for it, that God's choice vine could become bitter and produce only
wild grapes.
I made this with Trader Joe's Organic Superfruit Spread, a blend
of Morello cherry, red
grape,
wild blueberry and pomegranate concentrate.
1/3 cup Naosap
Wild Rice (1 cup cooked) 1 carrot, chopped fine 1 small onion, chopped fine 3/4 cups chopped mushrooms, chopped 3 cloves
of garlic 1/2 cup walnuts 1/3 cup fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 - 2 teaspoons fine sea salt 1/2 — 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
grape seed oil for cooking about 1/3 cup chickpea flour for coating
Serves 6 Total Time: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups
of orzo, dry 1 pound
of precooked shrimp, defrosted (
wild - caught is best) 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 Teaspoons
of Old Bay, divided 1 Cup
of grape tomatoes, sliced in half 1 Cup
of golden tomatoes, sliced in half 5 Scallions, chopped (white and green parts) 1 Cup Parsley, chopped Juice
of 3 lemons 1/2 Teaspoon salt Pepper to taste 1/4 Cup reduced - fat feta cheese Top with fresh avocado
Try this
wild blueberry smoothie bowl, which has frozen organic
wild blueberries, banana, a splash
of organic
grape juice, flaxseed meal and plain Greek yogurt.
* 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless fish fillets (any variety), at least 1 inch thick (I used
wild Alaskan sablefish aka black cod that I purchased from Vital Choice) * 1 tablespoon organic coconut oil (the recipe calls for grapeseed oil but I prefer coconut oil) * 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped * 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger * 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed * 1 pint
grape tomatoes, cut in half if large * 1 teaspoon ground cumin * 1/2 teaspoon sea salt * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I omitted this in favor
of using a fresh chile pepper) * 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (I used one can
of organic «whole» coconut milk) * handful
of fresh basil, preferable Thai basil, minced (note that this does not appear in the original recipe) * 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives (I left these out and added a minced hot chile pepper instead)
Trader Joe's Mini Pitas with Hummus + Health Warrior Banana Nut Chia Bars +
Wild Mushroom & Leek Jack Cheese + Red
Grapes + HappyTot Ancient Grain Dino Snacks I worried that this was a ridiculous amount
of food for a toddler, but Little Pea only came home with a single pita half and a few stray dinos.
It's officially fall and I'm seeing lots
of grapes at the market, so I'd thought I'd share this
wild rice salad with
grapes.
Silver Wing, a new handcrafted boutique producer, draws on hand - picked
grapes,
wild ferments, battonage, plenty
of skin contact and inspiration from the Canterbury coastline.
Sammy's abundance
of composed salads include Red Quinoa with Gold Beets, Organic
Grape Tomatoes, Avocado, Red Onion,
Wild Arugula, Parsley, Mint, Scallions & Citrus Chili Vinaigrette; Local Strawberry & Snap Pea with Organic Field Greens, Toasted Almonds & Goat Cheese; and Spicy Singapore Chop with Chilled Chicken Breast, Napa Cabbage, Organic Greens, Carrots, Broccolini, Pea Shoots, Red Onion, Cilantro & Ginger Lime Dressing.
He reported on
wild plums, crabapples,
wild cherries,
grapes, hazelnuts and raspberries, and commented, «What a field for... a natirless» — his way
of spelling naturalist.
Botanists are combing the planet for
wild ancestors
of soybeans, tomatoes, hard wheat, and
grapes, believed to contain valuable genes for drought tolerance and other characteristics, but much diversity has already been lost.
According to biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern
of the University
of Pennsylvania Museum
of Anthropology and Archaeology, the wine likely got most
of its sugars from the Chinese hawthorn fruit and
wild grapes, the seeds
of which have also been found at the site.
So McGovern settled for a canned concentrate
of muscat
grapes, considered to be the closest kin genetically to
wild Eurasian
grapes.
Wood
of six taxa was burned at the site, at least three
of which are edible — olive,
wild barley, and
wild grape.
Black soybeans promote fermentation and it is believed that the addition
of black soybean yeast helped ferment the
wild grapes, which have a relatively low sugar content.
Also referred to as
wild onions, fresh cipollines are the bittersweet bulbs
of the
grape hyacinth, and are available for a short time in the fall.
Jo Robinson, in her book «Eating on the
Wild Side», said that
grapes lose a lot
of antioxidants in becoming raisins.
It's officially fall and I'm seeing lots
of grapes at the market, so I'd thought I'd share this
wild rice salad with
grapes.
Back in the day, «bitters were generally ethanol extracts
of plant or mineral material, for example, Dr Henley's
Wild Grape Root Bitters or Brown's Iron Bitters.»
A Prehistory
of Wine No one knows who first made wine or domesticated
wild grapes, but vintners today produce about 6.6 billion gallons
of wine every year.
So if you ever stumble across an obscure variety
of grape in the
wild (there's thousands
of subspecies across every continent except Antarctica), a darker color is always superior.
Ingredients: Crystal Essences
of Carnelian, Orange Calcite, & Jasper in herbal tinctures
of wild, fresh Hawthorne Berry, Motherwort & St. John's Wort blended with Hibiscus flower essence, spring water, organic
grape alcohol & water from a sacred chalice well.
Among ingredients: Aloe Vera gel, Witch Hazel extract, Coconut oil,
Grape Seed oil, Yarrow extract, Non-GMO Vitamin E, proprietary blend
of organic and
wild - harvested essential oils.
Because hamsters are mostly herbivorous (the only animal food that your pet would eat in the
wild would be the occasional insect), they are well - suited to digesting plant foods, including moderate amounts
of fresh fruits like
grapes.
NHV Tripsy contains a powerful blend
of natural herbs (stone root, parsley piert,
wild hydrangea, gravel root, echinacea purpurea, marshmallow, and oregon
grape), which help to dissolve the stones, alleviate painful symptoms, and inhibit infection.
Plant life for the most part consists
of White, Red and Black Mangrove, Buttonwood; littoral forest plants such as black poison wood, red and white gumbo limbo, sapodilla, ziricote,
wild sea
grape, fig, copal, coco plum, coconut, saltwater palmetto, and several small shrubs.
We stopped for lunch at
Wild on Waiheke and did an hour
of archery and clay shooting amongst the
grape vines.
Off Sicily's north coast we found an island
of raw scenic beauty with dramatic volcanic cliffs plunging into the sea, sleepy villages amidst verdant mountains, colourful fishing boats on pebbly beaches, hills covered in
wild capers and vines heavy with
grapes for sweet malvasia wine.
The Spa at the Napa River Inn Using all - organic,
wild - harvested and hand - milled products (including
grape seed elements and extracts) from local artisans, the gifted staff at The Spa at the Napa River Inn brings the art
of relaxation to your Napa experience.
This discarded debris is seen within major works such as
Wild Grapes and Tulip Magnolias and Ghost Net, in which animals have become entangled in the plastic bags, ropes, and tire treads that are all too common today in our experience
of the landscape.
He painted wicker baskets, plumbs, breadcrumbs, pewter dishes,
grapes, a silver goblet, glasses
of water, a pestle and a mortar, walnuts, pewter jugs, earthenware pitchers, flasks, dead partridges, dead hares, dead salmon, dead rays, apples, Seville oranges, dead mallards, onions, leeks, turnips, straw, chestnuts, more knives, teapots, apricots, olives,
wild strawberries, white carnations, coffee pots, a copper cistern, stone ledges and white tablecloths.