Carefully spoon about 1 teaspoon of the hot jam into the center of each cookie.

Tingly acidity, with notes of Pink Lady apple, white cherry, and anise aromatics, make this wine perfect to refresh your palette after anything aromatic and spicy, like a walloping green curry.. Modales Winery Grüner Veltliner Lone Silo Vineyard 2023, Old Mission Peninsula ($24).Although the winery is located in southern Fennville, the grapes are from a vineyard several hours north.

This medium-to-full-bodied expression of Austria’s signature grape tastes like a top-tiered version from its homeland.With part of the wine fermented in a large, neutral-oak barrel, this Grüner has tones of lime leaf, green apple, fennel bulb, sweet pea, and an earthy mineral tone.This bottle screams to sit alongside hard-to-pair vegetables like artichokes, any brassica, or a grilled bratwurst.. Left Foot Charley Pinot Blanc Island View Vineyard 2022, Old Mission Peninsula ($28).

Winemaker Bryan Ulbrich started Left Foot Charley in 2004, and he quickly became a leader in quality and innovation.Ulbrich works with more than a dozen growers, mostly on Old Mission Peninsula, to craft his standout lineup of wines.

The Island View Vineyard Pinot Blanc makes an excellent case for this variety in the region.

It offers deep apple flavor, with notes of Meyer lemon, almond, and a mineral backbone.Stir together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl until combined.. Cut 6 (4-inch) squares from each puff pastry sheet to yield 12 squares; discard scraps.

Divide pastry squares evenly among prepared baking sheets..Working with 1 pastry square at a time, spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture from 1 corner diagonally to opposite corner.

Top each cream cheese strip with 1 strip guava paste.Brush pastry edges with some of the beaten egg.