Perfect Pairings! - 4 Wines - Bubbles, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon

Win a collection of wines selected with a dinner party in mind. Start with a Sparkling Malvasia Bianca with goat cheese crostini topped with honey and fig, then move to a fresh lobster and citrus salad with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Your next course could be a hearty lamb or veggie ragu pappardelle paired with a beautiful Pinot Noir. Finish with a few juicy slices of ribeye or a grilled portabello oaired with Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Onward Wines, 2022 Petillant Naturel Sparkling Malvasia Bianca, Capp Inn Ranch, Suisun Valley

This Pét-Nat is floral and fruity, but refreshingly bone-dry. The opening aromatics are like sticking your nose in a fermentation vat, with yeasty brioche notes and lively youthful freshness. To follow are notes of night blooming jasmine, citrus blossom, melon rind, warm Kaffir lime scones with preserved lemon with a refreshing hint of sea air, and did I mention soft tiny delicate bubbles?!

Name of Winery: Onward

Bottle Size: 750ml

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Sparkling Malvasia Bianca

Appellation: Suisun Valley 

Onward Wines are single-vineyard, site-driven wines from vineyard sites that are very special to me. I am a true believer in personal connection and there is a story behind each vineyard site and how it came to be part of my portfolio. In these stories, you will learn more about the people behind these vineyards. I liken my connection to these vineyards to that of one's favorite shirt or coffee mug or chair. Like a well-worn fabric or a slightly chipped mug that may have initially caught my eye for its beauty, but over the years has won my heart because it just feels right. When it comes to vineyards this happens too, because of a combination of my connection with the vines themselves and my connection with those that tend them. For me, the grower's hands are most definitely part of the terroir.

My style is about letting the vines speak. They are the art, I am the canvas, and my job is to give them a chance to share their beauty in each and every vintage. My decisions are driven by the vineyard and the vintage, my cellar practices are to uphold the truths I find in the vineyard. To this end, I pick early looking for a balance of flavors at lower ripeness, as I find this is when each vineyard is in its most unique expression of self.

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Joel Gott Wines, 2023 Sauvignon Blanc, California, 750ml

The Joel Gott Wines 2022 California Sauvignon Blanc has aromas of white peach, honeydew melon, guava and passionfruit with citrus notes. On the palate, the wine opens with tropical fruit flavors followed by crisp, refreshing acidity on the mid-palate and notes of tangerine and grapefruit on the long, clean balanced finish.

Name of Winery: Joel Gott Wines

Bottle Size: 750mL

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

Appellation: California

Since our start in 1996, we have selected the best fruit from growing regions in California, Oregon and Washington which we blend to create more balanced, clean, complex, and elegant wines. We are geared towards continuing to give our customers expressive and food-friendly wines at great prices. We hope you enjoy and will let us know what you think!

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Baldacci Family Vineyards 2019 Pinot Noir Estate Grown Carneros Napa Valley

It's a dark-fruited, juicy, and delectable 2022 Pinot Noir, layered with grippy black tea tannins, dark raspberry and brown-sugar-spiced cherry compote, with toffee, new wood cedar, and a tangy finish marked by crushed cocoa nib notes. It's super appealing, with a spicy verve and freshness about it.

Name of Winery: Baldacci

Bottle Size: 750mL

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Appellation: Carneros

At Baldacci Family Vineyards, sustainability and social responsibility are at the forefront of our winery practices and vineyard management. We believe that caring for our land, our people, and our community is a critical component in producing the best wine possible.

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Pott Wines 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 750mL

Plum, cherry, cola, tobacco, violets, porcini mushrooms, smoked duck breast, wet rock, toffee in the nose. The palate showcases plum, toffee, cherry, sage, honey comb, and roast beef in a rich attack, with a layered mid palate of vanilla, nutmeg, cherry, blackberry, and tobacco. The ample tannins are buried deep below layers of flavor that shows freshness and vibrancy. The wood is a background element to the balance of fruit and savory. This wine is singing with life and achieves perfect balance. It finishes with very tight grained tannin with toffee, vanilla, coffee, black cherry, plum and great persistence with dark chocolate lingering and fading in the end.

Name of Winery: Aaron & Claire Pott and Daughters

Bottle Size: 750mL

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation: Napa Valley

Eminent Napa winemaker, Aaron Pott, began his passion project known as Pott Wines after around 25 years of professional experience in the industry. The focus is on hand crafted wines sourced from vineyard sites all over Napa, including Pott’s 1/3 acre vineyard on Mt. Veeder which he self-titled, “Chateauneuf du Pott.” With his vineyard expertise and connections throughout wine regions across the world, Pott Wines express the wonderful eccentricities of the time and place of grapes and their terroir.  

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