Gina Garbero’s Scallop with White Wine & Butter Sauce Recipe

Gina Garbero Scallop Recipe
Gina Garbero Scallop Recipe

In our most recent Instagram Influencer collaboration with our friends at ApexDrop, we posed the question to everyone, “When was the moment that you realized you loved wine?” We were thinking back to that spellbinding moment in the movie Sideways when actress Virginia Madsen, playing the character Maya, shares her relationship with wine. We paraphrase:

“I like to think about the life of wine. How it’s a living thing. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining – if it rained. I like to think about all the people who tended and picked the grapes….”

As part of this collaboration, we presented the new releases of our Lloyd Cellars 2020 Carneros Chardonnay and 2019 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, along with our Lloyd Cellars Wine Journal and pen to help our friends capture future moments and musings over sips of wine with friends and family.

One of the early gems from this collab was the creation of a recipe by our friend, chef, and photographer Gina Garbero, AKA, the_chubby_home_chef. Of course, as a chef who is constantly developing recipes, she’s decided to use the Lloyd Cellars Wine Journal to capture her tasty creations. Check out Gina’s Scallops with White Wine & Butter Sauce recipe below followed by her how-to video!

Gina Garbero Scallop Recipe

Scallops & Lloyd Cellars White Wine Butter Sauce

Gina Garbero
Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1.5 lbs Sea Scallops
  • 2 cups White Wine
  • 3 tbsp Blood Orange Juice
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Minced Parsley
  • Black Pepper to Taste

Instructions
 

  • Sear Scallops to Golden Brown
  • Deglaze with 1/2 Cup of Wine
  • Simmer for 2 Minutes
  • Add Wine, Juice & Garlic. BTAB. Reduce by Half.
  • Add Butter & Parsley
  • Garnish with Orange Zest
Keyword Chardonnay, Lloyd Cellars, Scallops,, White Wine Sauce

Rising Stars of the Wine World

Somm Journal article page

Somm Journal, April-May 2022

“I like big Chards and I cannot lie,” replied winemaker/proprietor Rob Lloyd when Leicht commented that Lloyd is beloved in the industry for his big, rich California Chardonnays. The Sir Mix-a-Lot reference might have gone over some attendees’ heads, but they certainly did not miss Lloyd’s background: Over the past few decades, the University of California, Davis, master’s grad made wine for the likes of Cakebread, Rombauer, and La Crema before establishing Lloyd Cellars and his own consulting business with his wife, Bonnie, in 2008.