This post is in collaboration with Woodwork Wines. All opinions are my own.
Even though it is winter, Brad and I still like to use our grill for cooking dinner whenever possible. I guess this is one advantage to living in Seattle – our winters are pretty mild (although Brad does get rained out pretty often as he goes out to the grill). When I was offered the opportunity to try out Woodwork Wines I thought it sounded like a delicious wine to enjoy during a dinner; little did I know how fitting it would be when we actually got the chance to try it out.
That plywood under this picture is my actual countertop right now. Since our floors are ripped up from the lovely water leak we’ve decided to do a couple other home renovations. Below is a picture of the island that we are currently working on installing. We had a peninsula which separated the kitchen and living room and we are turning into a giant island which includes seating on two of the sides (the last little bit of the peninsula is still sticking out on the right).
And now back to our regularly scheduled post about steak and wine! Along with the wine, Woodwork sent along some recipe ideas which featured their own dry rub. Dry rubs are such an easy way to add some flavoring to steak and work great for grilling.
I used my Signature Dry Rub (which features flavors of garlic, onion, paprika and lots of other spices) on this steak and it turned out absolutely delicious. I used about 2 teaspoons per steak of the dry rub.
Along with our steak, we also enjoyed homemade pickles, grilled bell peppers and a fresh dinner roll.
The Woodwork Cabernet Sauvignon was a great match with the steak. It features flavors of blackberries, cherries, chocolate, and hazelnuts. Woodwork wine is formed around the belief that craftsmanship is “best done by hand and from the heart” which is shown both in their flavor profile; and also through their handstamped wine labels.
I will definitely be looking for Woodwork wines when I’m out shopping for wine and look forward to trying more of their varieties.
Emmy says
Oh that meat looks good! My husband usually grills every Sunday, I love the break from cooking and grilled food is always so good.
Doria says
Love what you’re doing to your kitchen! And we sometimes still grill even when it’s cold/snowy out up here, too. This sounds like a delicious steak dinner/wine pairing <3
Deb- It's me, debcb! says
Hadn’t heard of them before. I’ll have to see if it’s carried in the Midwest. Can’t wait to see what your island looks like when it’s done.
Sarah Halstead says
Your kitchen is going to be awesome. That steak looks so good. The pairing sounds great.
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
And now I want steak! lol! ;) We grill all year round here too- even when it is in the single digits and there is snow on the ground. And that wine sounds like the perfect pairing to a nice, juicy steak.
Ashley says
Can’t wait to see what your kitchen looks like when you’re done! And that wine sounds fantastic!
Eugenia says
MMMM!! I also cant wait to see the final kitchen!
Jessica H. says
Your kitchen is going to look amazing! I always wanted a kitchen big enough to have an island. That steak looks delicious and the wine sounds amazing!