Cabernet Sauvignon and Winter Beef Stew

This week we are featuring a new cab in the shop, the 2009 Fisticuffs Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. At an tough-to-beat price point of $32.99 a bottle, this plush red will satisfy your palate with a blast of different flavors. Fisticuffs elicits classic Napa Valley Cabernet characteristics. It has a dark ruby color with tantalizing aromas of dark chocolate, cinnamon, espresso beans and black cherries, leading to a concentrated palate of blackberry, black raspberry and cassis. The tannins are well integrated and velvety, providing a full-bodied wine with a lingering finish of baking spices, vanilla and black cherry. The perfect dish to compliment it? A beef stew. Put this one on the menu for the perfect lazy weekend evening. Set up all of the prep and ingredients to be put in the pot the night before and then cook it the next day so that you can minimize prep time. Pour a glass of the Fistcuffs cab with your stew and we guarantee a warm winter classic that will leave you feeling satisfied. We especially like this Hearty Beef Stew with Green Peas and Carrots recipe from Epicurious. Find the full recipe here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Hearty-Beef-Stew-with-Green-Peas-and-Carrots-15423.