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Grandfather Leber was among ten Washingtonians who, over half a century ago, began a bold experiment to determine if premium 100% varietal wines could be made in the Pacific Northwest. They co-founded Associated Vintners (AV), and, over time, their vision became reality— with more than 500 wineries producing world-class varietal wines in Washington State today. Now, fifty years later, we have established a new AV, AprèsVin (French for “after the wine”) to make 100% varietal grape-seed oils and flours from the same types of grapes that were planted in the late 1950s. To produce these gourmet oils and flours, wine pomace is carefully collected from select wineries in Eastern Washington and then the seeds are separated, dried, and cold pressed with European expeller presses to yield handcrafted, grape-seed oils with unique and distinct flavors and colors subtly distinguished by vintage and appellation. It takes 3,000 lbs of grapes (enough for 300 gallons of wine) to yield the 75 lbs of dried seeds needed to make a single gallon of grape-seed oil.
Grape-seed oils are delicious, healthful, and excellent for dipping, salad dressings, sautéing (very high 485˚ F smoke point), and sauces. They have considerable breadth of character that ranges from light, herbaceous, citrus notes to full-bodied, rich, and robust. Additionally, they have a particularly high level of heart-healthy polyunsaturated fats, half the saturated fat of olive oil, and other beneficial components.
Grape-seed flours are milled from the press cake after the oil is expelled to yield a wonderful ingredient that brings outstanding color, flavor, and texture (and a several-thousand fold boost in antioxidants) to breads, pizzas, croutons, muffins, brownies, cakes, cookies, pastas, sauces, breading, and much more.
Our all-natural, 100% varietal grape-seed oils and flours taste great, are good for you, and promote sustainable winemaking. We hope you enjoy them as much as our family does…Santé!
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