Limited Edition Soul of Sonoma Premium Wine Bundle
(featuring black-owned wineries)
As many consumers look for ways to break the cycles of systemic racism, one avenue is to support black-owned businesses with funds that may have previously been allocated elsewhere. We are excited to partner with WineSavage to bring this bundle back for a limited time in support some of our favorite black vintners through a three-bottle bundle of premium wines.
Please note all wine will be shipped at the end of the special offer expiration date on September 10, 2020 (NOTE: supplies are limited) - BUNDLE COST: $153
Okapi Wine, 2012 Napa Valley Chardonnay
155 cases produced
100% Chardonnay
Aged 12 months on 30% new French oak
As a young lawyer in the 1980s, Dan Johnson handled a legal matter for a well-known winemaker, which sparked his interest in wine and dreams of having a vineyard in Napa Valley. In 2006, his dream became a reality. Dan, and his wife Kim, transformed a walnut orchard into a vineyard. Okapi produces about 300 cases a year — what the winery lacks in quantity is made up in quality with award-winning wines that zing with innovation and creativity.
Tasting Notes: This wine presents aromas of rich French pastries and fresh picked apples and figs, spiced with hints of exotic lychee and wildflower honey. On the palate the mouthfeel is expansive and vibrant, with subtly layered flavors of mandarin orange, hazelnut, lemon, creme fraiche and a lively minerality that lingers in the energetic finish.
Theopolis Vineyards, 2016 Vineyards Estate Grown Petite Sirah, yorkvile highlands
280 cases produced
100% Petite Sirah
Aged 22 months in 25% new and 75% Neutral French oak barrels.
Owner and founder, Theodora R. Lee aka Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards, a bold and dynamic Texan and San Francisco trial lawyer, bottles her own award winning wines including the richly intense and flavorful Petite Sirah and Rosé of Petite Sirah, Theopolis Vineyards strikes a lighter note by bottling a Symphony, which is a crossing of Muscat and Grenache Gris. Theopolis Vineyards also bottles an Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, a Yorkville Highlands Pinot Noir and a Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. Currently, Theodora Lee is the only African American female sole proprietorship that owns her own vineyard.
Tasting Notes: This Estate Grown Petite Sirah has a bouquet of delicious and ripe black fruit. The wine is full bodied, rich and flavorful on the palate with hints of black pepper, lavender, wild cherry, and black tea. It has fine tannins with a lovely depth and texture, creating a pure and smooth finish. This vintage will age beautifully for decades. The wine will pair well with barbecue, stews, braised and grilled beef, pot roast, veal, wild game, oxtails, charcuterie, lamb, sausage or dark chocolate.
J. Moss Wines, 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mee Lane Vineyard, Rutherford
300 cases produced
100% clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon
Aged 28 months on 100% French oak
James Moss hails from Dallas, Texas where he first was introduced to fine wines working for a Texas distributor. He decided to move to California in 1998 to follow his dream to create high quality, hand crafted, small lots of cabernet sauvignon from top Napa Valley appellations. James spent evenings and weekends learning the intricacies of winemaking and was fortunate to have the opportunity to work alongside two phenomenal winemakers in the Valley; Mark Jessup, former winemaker from Jessup Cellars, Robert Mondavi and Opus One and now winemaker at J. Gregory Wines, and subsequently with renown winemaker Gustavo Brambila.
Tasting Notes: A powerful, classic collector's single vineyard Napa Cabernet Sauvignon is produced with precise hand-crafting in the Bordeaux style with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Opulent wine, true to the classic Rutherford Dust dense, pure and saturated profile. A bright, complex, plush and full bodied, age-worthy Cabernet with ample layers of bright cassis, succulent black fruit, hints of mocha, tobacco, sweet vanilla whiskey, leather and warm toasted spices. Substantial, yet supple tannins round out this well balanced wine with a long, complex finish.