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NEED WEDDING WINES?We'll ensure the wines you choose for this special event are delicious & within budget. Contact Portalis owner, Jens Strecker,
for a free consultation. FLIP SIDE: Need the perfect wedding gift? . . . . . . . . . . . 20% CASE & 10% HALF CASE DISCOUNTS ... includes mixed cases! 5205 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 206.783.2007 info@portaliswines.com Shop Hours:Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 11pmSunday: 11am - 10pm Bar Hours:Tuesday - Thursday: 4pm - 11pmFriday: 4pm - midnight Saturday: noon - midnight Sunday: noon - 10pm Closed Monday • BAR SPECIALS •
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  A LITTLE LESSON ABOUT ALASKAN BLACK COD  Alaskan Black Cod is, funnily enough, not in the cod family. In the Pacific Northwest it is generally just called Black Cod. In other parts of the US it’s known as Sablefish. To make things even more confusing, in other parts of the country there’s a fish called Black Cod which is a member of the cod family, fished from the sub-Antarctic Seas. This fish is still fatty as it comes from cold waters, but it has not the quality nor the richness of our local Alaskan Black Cod. Alaskan Black Cod is my favorite Pacific Northwest fish because of its beautiful, buttery, rich texture (I do like my butter!) and I chose to do this fish with Chinese long beans with a honey soy glaze. We had been serving the beans on the Thursday’s $5 menu to rave reviews and I thought they would be the perfect accompaniment to the rich yet mild flavors of the fish. The fish itself is a very flexible fish to pair with wine; it would even pair well with a classic, buttery California Chardonnay, a wine not easy to pair with food. However, the Asian flair of the sweet/salty beans requires a wine with a little off-dry quality to it. On the menu, we’ve paired this wine with the Weingut Hiedler 2008 Loess Grüner Veltliner. If you’d like a bottle, go for the P. Ginglinger 2009 Pinot Gris (Alsace) or a German Riesling, try Karthaeuserhof 2007 Eitelsbacher Karthaeuserhofberg Kabinett on sale for $38 from $57. (Shop price: Reg $41.99 | Sale $22.99 | Case $18.39) Cheers!
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