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<\/p>\nWine Wednesday with easy holiday drinks from Discover California Wines<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGATHERING AND NOT STRESSING OUT. AND AS KCRA 3\u2019S TAMARA BERG WILL SHOW US ON THIS WEEK\u2019S WINE WEDNESDAY, CALIFORNIA WINES HAS AN IDEA TO MAKE HOSTING FEEL EFFORTLESS. LESS STRESS. SUPER YUMMY. WHO\u2019S NOT ON BOARD OKAY. SO JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. SOMETHING YOU CAN COOK UP REALLY QUICK. IT\u2019S COZY. IT\u2019S CHIC AND IT\u2019S PLEASING TO THE CROWDS AS WELL. FROM THE CALIFORNIA WINE DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES JULIE BERGEY IS WITH US. AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IT\u2019S IT\u2019S JUST RADIATING SMELL RIGHT NOW. IT\u2019S DELICIOUS. RIGHT? YES. IT\u2019S THE PERFECT. IT IS RED WINE, HOT COCOA. PERFECT FOR THIS WEATHER. WONDERFUL. PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. NICE AND EASY. YES, I, YOU KNOW, THERE\u2019S SO MUCH GOING ON THESE DAYS DURING THE HOLIDAYS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE A LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. DEFINITELY. AND IT\u2019S FUN TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE. I\u2019M A BUSY MOM OF THREE. RIGHT. AND SO THE SIMPLER THE BETTER. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHERE DO WE START? GET US THERE FROM SQUARE ONE. SO WE START OBVIOUSLY. SO WE MAKE THE HOT COCOA AND WE\u2019RE GOING TO DO FIVE CUPS OF MILK OKAY. AND THEN ABOUT TWO CUPS OF DARK CHOCOLATE. YEAH OF COURSE SUGAR. RIGHT. THAT SWEETNESS. AND THEN WE DO ADD A QUARTER CUP OF HOT COCOA POWDER OKAY. AND THEN A CINNAMON AND SALT OKAY. AND YOU THIS IS LIKE A CROCK POT ISN\u2019T IT. SO YOU CAN DO A CROCK POT. IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR OKAY. WHICH IS A LONG TIME IF YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE. I USUALLY DON\u2019T. OKAY. SO I LIKE TO DO IT ON THE STOVETOP. SO YOU BRING ALL OF THAT TO A SIMMER ABOUT 8 TO 10 MINUTES OKAY. AND THEN YOU POUR IN THE WINE. PERFECT. AND SO WHAT PAIRS BEST WITH IT. YES. GOOD QUESTION. SO A FRUIT FORWARD RED WINE IS WHAT WE SUGGEST. YEAH. WE\u2019VE GOT A MERLOT HERE. THIS IS A MERLOT LOCAL. LOVE THAT. ONLY 40 MINUTES AWAY THEY HAVE A MAGICAL VINEYARD. THEY DO. IT\u2019S BEAUTIFUL. YES, YES. AND THEN THIS IS A REALLY FANTASTIC ZINFANDEL. OKAY. THIS IS FROM ANCIENT PEAKS THERE IN PASO ROBLES. SO SOMETHING IF YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT BOLDER. OKAY. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU\u2019RE DOING IT ON THE STOVETOP, YOU COOK THAT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES, OKAY. AND THEN ENJOY. OKAY. CAN WE TRY A LITTLE SAMPLE. ABSOLUTELY. IS THIS RIGHT NOW. SO I WANT TO TRY IT. SO HOW IS THIS SO STRESS FREE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW BUSY MOM. JUST BUSY THAT YOU\u2019RE MAYBE THE HOST OF THE PARTY. YES. SO YOU CAN SET THIS AND FORGET IT. ESSENTIALLY SAID IF YOU DO FORGET IT, IF YOU DO A CROCKPOT, THIS MAKES ABOUT A LITTLE OVER TWO QUARTS. SO YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS OR DOUBLE BATCH IT. OKAY. AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE DISCOVERED CALIFORNIA WINES. YOU HAVE A GREAT WEBSITE. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. LIKE DOZENS OF RECIPES. SO THIS ONE IS ON THERE I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU SUGGEST PEOPLE KIND OF LEAF THROUGH IF THEY GO TO THE WEBSITE. SO IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY FANTASTIC BOOK OF WINE, COCKTAILS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. YES. MULLED WINE. WE HAVE A REALLY FANTASTIC APPLE SANGRIA. OKAY. YES, LIKE A ROS\u00c9 CRANBERRY. YOU HAVE TO DO THE WHIPPED CREAM THOUGH. OH, YES. NO, NO. AND YOU BROUGHT, LIKE, MARSHMALLOWS TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EXTRA FESTIVE. THIS IS SUPER EASY. JUST PICKED UP THE GROCERY STORE. YEP. AND YOU CAN GET ALL THESE RECIPES AT DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES.COM. PERFECT. WELL, JULIE, CHEERS TO WINE WEDNESDAY. CHEERS. CHECK OUT DISCOVER CALIFORNIA WINES.COM. THEY ALSO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD PAIRING TO GO WITH THE WINE. SO YOU\u2019RE ALL SET F\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Wine Wednesday with easy holiday drinks from Discover California Wines<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:44 AM PST Dec 17, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n