Nannette and Valentin Humer
Salute Santé!® Introduces Line of Varietal Grapeseed Flours
Food
& Vine™, Inc. have now added a line of Salute
Santé! Varietal Grapeseed Flours, available
in Merlot & Chardonnay, to their
top-quality line of Salute Santé!
products all made in Napa, California, USA.
The
industry’s top purveyor of grapeseed oil, Food & Vine is recognized for
their high quality grapeseed oil line, ranging from Salute Santé! Extra Virgin Cold Pressed oils to Salute Santé! infused oils to their
original award winning grapeseed oil. Salute Santé! literally means “To your
health” in French & Italian and now, Food & Vine, Inc. offers two
delicious options for baking with their Salute
Santé! Varietal Grapeseed Flour, available in Merlot & Chardonnay!
Salute Santé! Grapeseed
Flours are rich in anti-oxidants, calcium & potassium, high in dietary
fiber, and are GLUTEN & SODIUM free. These multi-purpose flours are perfect
for sweet, as well as savory baked goods, including fruit breads, muffins,
bars, granolas, grain breads, focaccia, pizza and home-made pasta! Or sprinkle
over yogurt!
On
further exploration and experimentation, Slow Living Chef, Sally James, found
the flour terrific for thickening pan juices when sautéing or stirfrying,
inplace of cornstarch, and for coating chicken and fish before cooking. Mixed through burgers, the flour adds a great
texrure, not to mention greatly improving the fatty acid profile and
nutritional content.
Easy
to incorporate into every day recipes, grapeseed flour offers multiple flavor
& potential health benefits.
Explains Food & Vine, Inc. co-owner Nanette Humer, “You simply add 1
TBSP of grapeseed flour per 1 cup of flour or substitute 10-30% in your
favorite recipe. This adds a nuttiness & crispy texture to your favorite
baking recipes.”
Sofi Awards
at Fancy Food
Salut Sante! Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Syrah Grapeseed Oil was a Finalist for
Outstanding Oil for the 2013 sofi Awards at the New York Fancy Food Show - out
of 1885 products submitted. Star Chef Michael
Chiarello says - "The
extra virgin cold pressed grapeseed oil is the best artisanal product I have
seen in 25 years in the Napa Valley!" Now you can really pair your
grapeseed oil creations with your wine!
Food
& Vine has perfected a unique method of cold pressing California grape utilizing
their special grape seed press at their headquarters in Napa Valley. They now
offer eleven different cold-pressed grapeseed varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon,
Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Riesling, Zinfandel, Chenin Blanc, Viognier,
Sangiovese, French Colombard, and Sauvignon Blanc.
Seeds
are carefully collected from the premium vineyards of Northern California and
gently cold pressed in Napa using state of the art technology. Food & Vine,
Inc. Founder Valentin Humer explains, “Our stainless steel press gently
expresses the oil without heat or oxygen. This process, which we developed
especially for grapeseeds, allows the oil to flow at temperatures that are
consistent with the temperatures grapes experience in nature - no more, no
less. By not refining out the
biologically active substances within the grapeseeds, Salute Santé! creates the most nutritious and superior grapeseed
oil possible.
These cold pressed varietal oils offer a smooth, buttery feel; a
nutty, yet fruity taste, reminiscent of each individual varietal’s
characteristics; aromas of fresh crushed grapes; and a beautiful golden-green
color. Best used as finishing oils, these varietals quickly elevate a dish as
they are drizzled on seafood, salads, cheeses, or simply used as gourmet
dipping oils for bread or artisanal crackers.
Eli
Colvin
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| Sarah and Eli at Model Bakery Oxbow, Napa |
Eli Colvin has been working with Valentin Humer to incorporate their Grapeseed Flour into several of Model Bakery Breads. One is rEVOLUTION Bread, the backbone of what he is doing with the grapeseed and whole grain bread he makes. Available at Greenstring farm in Petaluma using only locally sourced ingredients - a platform to create a dialogue and raise awareness about industrial food production.
About
Model Bakery
For approximately 90 years, The Model Bakery has been part of the
Napa Valley culinary scene, providing discerning and hungry residents and
valley visitors the best breads, pastries and coffee house at the original
location on Main Street in St. Helena. Karen Mitchell, once a successful
caterer in the Napa Valley, has been the proprietor of The Model Bakery for
nearly 30 years. Today’s Model Bakery specializes in artisan breads made
with organic stone ground flours and the highest quality ingredients as well as
a complete range of pastry products. Karen's daughter, Sarah, works with her
mother as managing partner of the bakery and both are dedicated to authentic,
artisan baking traditions.
In January 2008, The Model Bakery opened its second location in
the Oxbow Public Market, incorporating state-of-the-art equipment and ovens to
continue to create their world-class breads and baked goods. Both locations
also offer delicious, daily breakfast and lunch specials for dining in or take
out. In addition, the Napa Oxbow location also offers a "late bake" -
an afternoon bake of signature breads for consumer purchase, and as a service
for the region's best restaurants.
Known for their artisanal products, The Model Bakery
sets the standard for such items as the English muffin (featured on Food
Network), chocolate “rad” cookies, cinnamon morning buns, gargantuan luncheon
pizzas and distinctive sandwich combinations. With more than 17 varieties of
breads in their daily baked repertoire, The Model Bakery offers the most complete
menu of options for consumers and commercial operations to be found in the
North Bay.
OLD WORLD ARTISAN MEETS HIGH TECH
The original Model Bakery in St. Helena boasts two
vintage and nearly century-old ovens, where they are heated by hand several
times a day to complete the baking cycles. These brick ovens were built by
Italian masons in the early 1920s, and are works of art in themselves. Each
oven is hand fired, where the internal temperature can reach 600 degrees,
cooling down several hundred degrees as the hours elapse, ideal for baking a
variety of items from pastries, to pies, cookies, and breads. Although
beautiful, the Model Bakery was limited by the natural cooling cycle of these
historic ovens, and without complete temperature control, their ability to keep
pace with demand was impossible. The new facility at Oxbow Public Market
complements the original St. Helena shop by providing ultra modern,
state-of-the-art ovens that excel at producing quality breads of all shapes,
sizes and varieties.
THE LATE BAKE!
